Healthcare Assistant - Kidderminster Medical Centre

Wyre Forest Health Partnership

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Job summary

Kidderminster Medical Centre are looking to recruit a qualified Healthcare Assistant who will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care, strictly in accordance with specific partnership guidelines and protocols, working 29 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

This role would include the following:

  • New patient health checks
  • ECG recording
  • Phlebotomy
  • Injections to include Influenza, Pneumococcal, Vitamin B12, Shingles
  • Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
  • Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
  • Chaperoning duties
  • Clearing and 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 operations where applicable

About us

Wyre Forest Health Partnership:one successful and ambitious health partnership working at scale together to provide high quality innovative patient care, delivered by a valued and respected team.

WFHP has been operating since December 2014 as a single Partnership, operating out of 5 surgeries, 3 are purpose built. We operate at scale and are at the forefront of primary care delivery in how we organise ourselves, having management and leverage for a large number of primary care employees (c250 people & c50 GPs). We also look after c 72 000 patients. We have a very strong quality improvement ethic, and are always looking to improve.

WFHP is working towards the NHS goals to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible. We actively encourage new staff to take an interest in this and build sustainable practice into their roles.

Date posted

20 February 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A3309-24-0009

Job locations

Kidderminster Medical Centre

Coventry Street

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY10 2BG


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Healthcare Assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care, strictly in accordance with specific partnership guidelines and protocols.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Healthcare Assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care, strictly in accordance with specific partnership guidelines and protocols.

Person Specification

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
  • Ability to record accurate clinical notes.

Desirable

  • Wound care and dressings.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE level 4 / C (or equivalent), including Maths and English.

Desirable

  • Relevant qualifications.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office / Teams.

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work using own initiative, without direct supervision, as well as part of a team.
  • Flexible to the needs of Partnership and Team in terms of working pattern.
  • To be able to respond and adapt to changing work requirements.
  • Positive, resilient, enthusiastic, and able to overcome challenge.
  • Good organisational skills.
  • Tact, discretion, and ability to maintain confidentiality and privacy.
  • Sensible, mature, and responsible approach to work. Punctual and reliable.
  • Clean, smart appearance.

Desirable

  • Ability to travel to other sites within WFHP Partnership as mutually agreed.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
  • Experience of working in General Practice.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working within a similar role in GP Surgery/ Primary Care setting.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office / Teams.
  • EMIS.
Person Specification

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
  • Ability to record accurate clinical notes.

Desirable

  • Wound care and dressings.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE level 4 / C (or equivalent), including Maths and English.

Desirable

  • Relevant qualifications.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office / Teams.

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work using own initiative, without direct supervision, as well as part of a team.
  • Flexible to the needs of Partnership and Team in terms of working pattern.
  • To be able to respond and adapt to changing work requirements.
  • Positive, resilient, enthusiastic, and able to overcome challenge.
  • Good organisational skills.
  • Tact, discretion, and ability to maintain confidentiality and privacy.
  • Sensible, mature, and responsible approach to work. Punctual and reliable.
  • Clean, smart appearance.

Desirable

  • Ability to travel to other sites within WFHP Partnership as mutually agreed.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
  • Experience of working in General Practice.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working within a similar role in GP Surgery/ Primary Care setting.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office / Teams.
  • EMIS.

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

Wyre Forest Health Partnership

Address

Kidderminster Medical Centre

Coventry Street

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY10 2BG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Wyre Forest Health Partnership

Address

Kidderminster Medical Centre

Coventry Street

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY10 2BG


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

WFHP PCN Team Leader

Sam Burns

samantha.burns12@nhs.net

01562546761

Date posted

20 February 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A3309-24-0009

Job locations

Kidderminster Medical Centre

Coventry Street

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY10 2BG


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