Experienced HCA with phlebotomy

Job description

Job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities to be undertaken by members of the Practice Nursing team may include any or all of the items in the following list. Duties may be varied from time to time under the direction of the Lead Practice Nurse, GP and/or Practice Manager, dependent on current and evolving Practice workload and staffing levels:

Performing venepuncture to obtain blood samples, ensuring that the patient is as comfortable and relaxed as possible and confirming their agreement to the collection of a blood sample

Ensuring samples are stored in appropriate containers

Accurate labelling of all samples to confirm patient identity

Checking patient identification against GP/Nurse request and confirming with patient

Recording collection of blood sample in patient record in accordance with Practice procedure

Ensuring that samples are dispatched to the appropriate laboratories in a timely fashion.

ECG recording

BP recording and reporting

Dressings of wounds

Chaperoning duties

Sterilising, cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment

Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation

Emergency equipment and medication vaccine re-stocking and checking

Managing clinical waste

Re-stocking consulting rooms including ordering of stock where appropriate

Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations

Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being

Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual

Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted

Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being

Ensuring that anomalies are reported to a senior member of staff

Notifying the GP/Nurse of any significant patient issues

Liaising with and assisting members of the administrative team

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified in phlebotomy
• Qualified in wound care

Desirable

• Experience in primary care
• Qualified to carry out NHS Health checks

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

Corfe Castle Surgery

Address

Toms Mead

West Street

Corfe Castle

Dorset

BH20 5HH

Employer's website

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