Health Care Assistant/Phlebotomist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

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

Duties and responsibilities:

• New Patient health checks
• ECG recording
• Phlebotomy
• Re-dressing of wounds/post op wounds etc
• Spirometry
• Chaperoning duties
• Processing and management of lab samples requested by GPs/nurses
• Vaccine/cold chain, storage, monitoring and recording
• Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation
• 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
• 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 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
• Whilst in post, Staff are expected to acquire and update their knowledge on safeguarding as per the Intercollegiate document requirements. Training must include knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberties

(This list is not exhaustive

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Proficient in wound care
• Able to do injections i.e. B12 injections

Experience

Essential

• Experience of dealing with people
• Able to work as a team and alone if required
• Trained to relevant criteria

Desirable

• Experience of working in a GP Practice is desirable but not essential

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Weoley Park Surgery

Address

112 Weoley Park Road

Selly Oak

Birmingham

B29 5HA

Employer's website

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