Health Care Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

TitleHealth Care Assistant (HCA)

Line Manager Practice Senior Nurse

PurposeTo assist the GPs and practice nurse team in the service delivery and management of patients.

Specific Responsibilities

The following is not intended to be exhaustive as new duties may be added from time to time after consultation and training.

Clinical Skills

After training and strictly following any guidelines or protocols the HCA maybe expected to carry out the following procedures.

• Record all patient contact be it face to face, on the telephone or via letter or email in the patients clinical notes and read code as needed.

• Record information and activities undertaken with patients and carers accurately and within the appointment slot.

• Give accurate information to patients within their own competence.

• Urinalysis and preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathology laboratory.

• Blood pressure

• Pulse rate and rhythm

• Temperature

• Height and weight

• Body mass index

• ECGs.

• Venepuncture.

• Chronic disease health check

• NHS health checks.

• B12 injection and vaccinations including influenza, pneumococcal and shingles once training has been given following patient specific directives. (PSD)

• Support clinicians in minor surgery and coil fitting.

• Act as chaperone as requested.

• Prepare and maintain rooms and equipment before, during and after patient contact. Ensure the room and equipment is clean, tidy and ready for the next user, signing the check list as requested.

• Ensure your allocated GP rooms are re-equipped as directed and the check list signed as requested.

• Allocated cleaning jobs, signing check list as requested.

• When quiet be proactive in ensuring your allocated jobs are completed, any photocopying, stocking up and help where needed within the nursing team.

• Undertake training as required by the surgery and the ICB.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 5 GCSEs at grade C or above.
• Computer literate and keyboard skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience of working with the public.

Desirable

• Previous Health Care experience.
• Experience of working in a GP surgery.

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

The Centre Practice

Address

Fareham Health centre

Osbourn Road

Fareham

Hampshire

PO16 7ER

Employer's website

https://www.farehamcentrepractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)