Job summary
St Austell Healthcare are seeking a Healthcare Assistant to work alongside our highly skilled multi-disciplinary team.
Training to Level 2 is preferred but not essential, however, previous HCA experience is essential.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide clinical care as
directed by the practice nurse and/or GP. Working under the supervision of a practice nurse
responsibilities will vary, involving the implementation of clinical care
packages, phlebotomy and assessment, treatment and the evaluation of patients
care.
Overview
of responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain communication
with a range of people on a range of matters in a form that is appropriate
to them and the situation.
- Monitor and maintain health, safety
and security of self and others.
- Contribute to the improvement of
services.
- Maintain quality in own work and
encourage others to do the same.
- Support equality and value diversity,
identifying when own or others behaviour undermines equality and
diversity.
- Plan, develop, implement and assess approaches to promote health and
well-being.
- Recognise
and report situations where there might be a need for protection
There will be a requirement to move between our sites.
Hours to be arranged between 8.00 am and 8.00 pm Monday to Friday, with rota participation on a Saturday from 9am to 5pm.
Benefits include 6 weeks holiday per year, NHS pension scheme and access to company car scheme.
About us
St Austell Healthcare has a strong
multidisciplinary team comprising GPs, ANPs, Nurses, Paramedics, Physiotherapist and Pharmacists
and an ethos for innovation and collaboration with health and social care
partners.
We are an award winning, happy team and take pride in our work and the
care we offer our 37,000 patients.
We are constantly seeking new ways of working to
enhance service provision and the patient experience, introducing new
technologies and methods of working to meet the expectations of our patient
group. We are ambitious and wish to provide the best service we can for the
people of St Austell.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific Responsibilities:
Clinical Skills
- Undertake record and
follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate
training.
- Venepuncture.
- Urinalysis
and preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathology
laboratory.
- Measuring and recording:-
- blood pressure
- pulse rate and rhythm
- temperature
- height and weight
- body mass index
- peak flow
- ECGs
- Blood
glucose monitoring
- Prepare
and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient
care interventions
- Ensure GPs rooms and clinical
treatment rooms are clean and well stocked.
- Give
accurate and appropriate information to patients and groups within own
competence.
- Support
clinicians in providing minor surgery.
- Plan,
develop and implement ways of raising and promoting awareness of health
and well-being, keeping records of what has been done.
- Provide
support and encouragement to patients to self-manage their conditions as
appropriate.
- Act as a chaperone, when
requested.
- Record information and activities undertaken
with patients and carers in an accurate and timely fashion using manual or
computer systems and Read codes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific Responsibilities:
Clinical Skills
- Undertake record and
follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate
training.
- Venepuncture.
- Urinalysis
and preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathology
laboratory.
- Measuring and recording:-
- blood pressure
- pulse rate and rhythm
- temperature
- height and weight
- body mass index
- peak flow
- ECGs
- Blood
glucose monitoring
- Prepare
and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient
care interventions
- Ensure GPs rooms and clinical
treatment rooms are clean and well stocked.
- Give
accurate and appropriate information to patients and groups within own
competence.
- Support
clinicians in providing minor surgery.
- Plan,
develop and implement ways of raising and promoting awareness of health
and well-being, keeping records of what has been done.
- Provide
support and encouragement to patients to self-manage their conditions as
appropriate.
- Act as a chaperone, when
requested.
- Record information and activities undertaken
with patients and carers in an accurate and timely fashion using manual or
computer systems and Read codes.
Person Specification
Other Skills
Essential
- Practical and intellectual skills:
- Demonstrates self-awareness, i.e. strengths and weaknesses, personal qualities and skills.
- Able to communicate routine information that requires tact and persuasive skills, or where there may be barriers to understanding.
- Standard keyboard skills
- Planning and organisational skills:
- Able to organise own time and workload, and cope with occasional last-minute changes
- Training and education:
- Willingness to undergo education/ training for both practice and service needs.
- Willingness to work towards professional and performance objectives.
- Disposition/ personal:
- Demonstrates motivation, reliability and commitment to team working and the development of others.
- Flexibility, commitment and adaptability.
- Demonstrates an ability to value the opinions of others
- Physical effort/ skills:
- Ability to work within manual-handing policy.
- Ability to handle simple medical equipment and undertake phlebotomy (dexterity and manipulation skills)
- Mental and emotional effort:
- Ability to deal with occasional exposure to distressing circumstances or emotional events
- Ability to cope with occasional exposure to aggressive behaviour
Qualifications
Essential
- General education (3 GCSE's) to grade C or above
- Previous HCA experience
Desirable
Person Specification
Other Skills
Essential
- Practical and intellectual skills:
- Demonstrates self-awareness, i.e. strengths and weaknesses, personal qualities and skills.
- Able to communicate routine information that requires tact and persuasive skills, or where there may be barriers to understanding.
- Standard keyboard skills
- Planning and organisational skills:
- Able to organise own time and workload, and cope with occasional last-minute changes
- Training and education:
- Willingness to undergo education/ training for both practice and service needs.
- Willingness to work towards professional and performance objectives.
- Disposition/ personal:
- Demonstrates motivation, reliability and commitment to team working and the development of others.
- Flexibility, commitment and adaptability.
- Demonstrates an ability to value the opinions of others
- Physical effort/ skills:
- Ability to work within manual-handing policy.
- Ability to handle simple medical equipment and undertake phlebotomy (dexterity and manipulation skills)
- Mental and emotional effort:
- Ability to deal with occasional exposure to distressing circumstances or emotional events
- Ability to cope with occasional exposure to aggressive behaviour
Qualifications
Essential
- General education (3 GCSE's) to grade C or above
- Previous HCA experience
Desirable
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.
