Health Care Assistant

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a HCA to join our highly committed team. The candidate needs to have the ability to work independently as well as being a good team player. We are an innovative and forward-thinking practice, and this role would allow you to be part of a large and diverse team with any training and development needs being fully supported. The candidate will need good communication skills and the ability to work under pressure.

The successful applicant should:

• Be caring, conscientious and have excellent communication skills.
• Be an enthusiastic learner and adaptable to changes in the role.
• Be a good team player and ideally have experience.

Main duties of the job

• NHS Health Checks & new patient health checks
• ECG recording
• Phlebotomy
• Urinalysis and specimen processing
• Chaperoning duties
• Blood pressure recording
• B12, Flu, Pneumococcal, Shingles & COVID vaccinations
• Diabetes checks including foot checks
• Pre-diabetes and diet/lifestyle advice
• Hypertension reviews
• Fridge checks
• Defib and emergency equipment checks
• QOF work
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording.
• Re-stocking consulting rooms
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions, including assisting GPs during the performance of minor surgery

About us

We are a large, innovative teaching practice in Huddersfield, with a list size of nearly 16,000 patients. Our surgery is modern and friendly and continuously strives to provide an excellent standard of care for our patients.

We have a team of around 35 clinical and non-clinical staff members. Our clinical team comprises GPs, ANPs, PAs, Practice Nurses, HCAs, pharmacists and PCN staff. Our non-clinical team provide management, administration, and reception services.