Healthcare Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

Post: Health Care Assistant

Responsible to: Clinical Partners and Nurses Admin - Practice Manager

Responsible for: Self

Fixed term contact for maternity cover 6-9 months. Up to 24 hours per week.

Main Purpose:

Basic health care tasks under the supervision of the Practice Nurses and GPs as detailed below (after suitable training where necessary)

Provide a courteous, high standard of service to patients

Ensure a tidy work and patient environment

Follow procedures and protocols as defined from time to time, especially Health and Safety, Clinical and Administrative as applicable

Provide cover for absent colleagues and assist colleagues with work flows

Duties and Responsibilities:

Venepuncture (phlebotomy)

Well person checks

Height & Weight

Blood pressure

Urine analysis

Basic records

Cleaning and sterilisation of instruments as applicable

Stock control of disposable equipment

Assist with minor surgery

Application of basic dressings

Chaperoning patients

Monitoring, ordering and maintaining of vaccines in fridges

Monitoring and recording of fridge temperatures

General stock control in consulting rooms and ordering of replacement supplies

Administering flu injections

ECGs

Near Patient Testing (INRs)

Smoking Cessation stop smoking advice

Metabolic Syndrome advice sessions

Assisting with clinics as directed

Ensuring all work is documented accurately in patient records

Maintaining health promotion literature and materials

Recording of adverse incidents and significant events

Any other clinical duties that maybe reasonably expected from time to time and which are consistent with the responsibilities of the post following suitable training and supervision

Simple wound care delivery

General:

Ensure patient records are kept confidential and maintained in accordance with Practice protocols, procedures and the Data Protection Act

Compliance with all protocols and procedures as may be in place from time to time, including Health and Safety, Clinical, Administrative, Dispensing and any general requirements specified by the Partners or Practice Manager

Undertaking relevant training and ensuring qualifications are kept up to date

Any other duties that may be reasonably expected from time to time and which are consistent with the responsibilities of the post

The above list of duties is not exhaustive and may be amended/added to from time to time.

Clinical supervision and governance will be performed by the GPs, Practice Nurses and District Nurses in various degrees, with ultimate supervision and responsibility by the Partners.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A demonstrable commitment to professional development
• Good standard of English &Maths
• Qualifications in a Healthcare related subject/HCA qualification

Desirable

• NVQ2/3 in Health Care

Experience

Essential

• Health Care Assistant experience
• Experience of working with Patients
• Venepuncture experience

Desirable

• Primary Care Experience
• Experience in Spirometry, ECGs, Flu vaccinations
• Competent in simple wound care

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Competent in basic HCA duties
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrate understanding of requirements of General Practice.
• Evidence of ongoing PDP
• Awareness of own accountability
• To have a clear understanding of the importance of confidentiality
• Good keyboard skills
• Read coding experience
• IT skills
• Valid Driving Licence

Desirable

• Health & Social Care Training,
• CPR/Defib,
• Safeguarding, I
• Infection Control
• Clinical Skills:- wound management/tissue viability,
• SystmOne clinical system

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

Calow and Brimington Practice

Address

Foljambe Road

Brimington

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

S43 1DD

Employer's website

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