Health Care Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

HOUSEKEEPING DUTIES

1. Clean and restock Doctors rooms daily, involving clearing away used instruments and replace, restock blood/ sample bottles and clean couches.

2. Ensure that stocks (drugs & consumables) are ordered and placed in Doctors rooms, Doctors bags, treatment rooms, including emergency supplies.

3. Prepare HCA & Doctors clinical areas, in readiness for clinical sessions including instrument preparation, cleaning, checking of expiry dates, replacing and restocking.

4. Asist in ensuring drug refrigerators are checked daily for the correct temperature, and that contents are checked for expiry dates. Ensure adequate supplies are available and that the cold chain is maintained.

5. Ensure that health promotion materials are maintained by restocking and re-ordering

6. Ensure that equipment is fully operational and that any servicing is arranged and recorded.

7. Ensure that infection control standards are adhered to, report to Nursing team if standards are not being met. If appropriate attend local IPC meetings conduct internal Infection Control audits.

CLINICAL DUTIES

1. Carry out health assessments on newly registered patients, e.g. testing urine, blood pressure checks, pulse, heights, weights, peak flow measurements and taking family history.

2. Venepuncture and packaging of blood samples ready for collection by Hospital.

3. Carry out simple dressing changes, under the supervision of a clinician.

4. Removal of sutures and clips.

5. Assist in minor operations, as directed by the Doctor and/or Practice Nurse.

6. Carry out injections under PSD in line with practice protocols.

7. Report all matters pertaining to patients care e.g. changes in conditions/circumstances to a relevant member of the Nursing or Medical Team.

8. Act as a chaperone as and when required by a Doctor or Nurse.

9. Carry out Ear Syringing on patients who have already had the procedure.

10. Carry out Health checks for CVD (NHS Health Checks)

11. Administer Flu vaccinations, Pneumococcal vaccinations and B12 Injections under PSD.

12. Administer Shingles vaccinations.

13. Carry out Home visits to patients as required.

Please note the clinical duties will only be undertaken after adequate training has been given.

ADMINISTRATION

1. Carry out relevant clerical and reception duties as required in relation to nursing services, e.g. answering the telephone, entering data onto the computer system, carry out computer searches and summarise patients medical records.

2. Provide clerical support for the nursing team including recording clinical information, e.g. cervical smear screening, vaccinations and immunisations, entering data onto EMIS or manual systems as

directed.

3. Organise own work schedule within the constraints agreed by the Practice Nurses/Practice Manger/Doctors.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Ability to provide quality care
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness, as well as infection control and clinically based patient care protocols and implementing them across the practice.

Experience

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified in phlebotomy

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Plane Trees Group Practice

Address

51 Sandbeds Road

Pellon

Halifax

HX2 0QL

Employer's website

https://planetreesgrouppractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)