Health Care Assistant

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, legible labelling of all samples to confirm patient identity

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

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 under the direction and guidance from the Practice Nurse

Recording and actioning of patients who DNA their appointment

Chaperoning duties

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

Cleaning own consulting rooms including 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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualifications
• Essential
• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
• Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care

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

Crickhowell Group practice

Address

War Memorial Health Centre

Beaufort Street

Crickhowell

Powys

NP8 1AG

Employer's website

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