Healthcare Assistant - Primary Care

Job description

Job responsibilities

• ECG recording
• Phlebotomy
• BP Checks
• Basic wound care
• Undertake new patient health checks and NHS health checks
• Undertake a range of diagnostic procedures e.g., urinalysis, blood pressure monitoring, pregnancy tests, diabetic foot checks
• Delivery of health promotion e.g., smoking cessation advice, diet, exercise, and alcohol
• Maintain stock control for all clinical rooms
• Supporting practitioners to carry out healthcare activities
• Participate in home visits and care home visits

Maintaining patient records

Personal:

• Supporting the activities of other team members
• Maintaining safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff
• Verbally reporting to trained staff and to relay concerns from patients and relatives to the nurse in charge in respect of changes in patient condition
• Working within the practice and personal boundaries
• Participating in meetings and training as required
• Developing personal knowledge and skills
• Contributing to audit and other quality/service improvement interventions
• Accountability to all partners
• Any other duties that may be assigned

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Upholds the values as defined in the NHS Constitution
• Can demonstrate key behaviors consistent with the values identified for delivering compassionate care.
• Can demonstrate motivation, ability and commitment to working on own initiative or as part of a team
• Reliable, resilient, flexible and responsive to change in accordance with the practice needs
• Can demonstrate an ability to value the opinions of others
• Willingness to undergo training/education for both practice and service needs
• Willingness to work towards professional and performance objectives

Knowledge and Skills:

Essential

• Confident with SystmOne.
• Ability to work with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Can demonstrate a basic understanding of the needs of the patient and the role of the HCA.
• Demonstrates understanding of person cantered care.

Desirable

• Understands issues regarding accountability and delegation.

Communication and Verbal Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent listening skills

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within a healthcare setting
• Experience of working as a phlebotomist
• Experience or knowledge of primary care

Specific conditions of employment

Essential

• Staff must not be patients of the practice, and nor should their immediate family members (parents, children/grandchildren, spouses/partners, siblings). This is to avoid any conflict of interest.

Qualifications

Essential

• Experienced Health care Assistant

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

Kensington Partnership

Address

Kensington Street Health Centre

Whitefield Place

Bradford

West Yorkshire

BD8 9LB

Employer's website

https://www.kensingtonpartnership.org/ (Opens in a new tab)