Lavender Hill Group Practice

Health Care Assistant (HCA) at GP Practice

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Job summary

We are looking for a new, additional Health Care Assistant to join our clinical team.

The successful applicant will have a deep understanding of health services, together with a passion for improving lives and improving healthcare.

We will provide a comprehensive induction programme and continuous support from the clinical team.

Main duties of the job

Main clinical responsibilities include:

- Phlebotomy

- Long term conditions reviews and assessments

- Injections (including B12)

- Staples/stitches removal, dress changing

- Adult Seasonal Immunisation

- Health Checks

- Spirometry

- ECGs

- Sexual health screens

- Lifestyle advice

- Urine testing

Main Admin duties include:

- re-stocking of clinical areas

- maintaining adequate clinical supplies and health promotion materials

- emergency drugs monitoring

- infection control procedures

- maintaining patient recall lists

About us

We are a large, innovative and well-organised London Teaching Practice with a traditional ethos of patient-centred continuity of care, located in North Battersea (SW11).

Lavender Hill Group Practice has a strong reputation for our focus on quality improvement and delivering excellent health care to our patients.

The Practice:

- PMS 13,500 patients

- Five partners

- Five salaried Doctors, three Practice Nurses, and one Health Care Assistant

- Training Practice (Registrars, Medical Students)

- Emis Web

- High QOF achievements

Details

Date posted

23 August 2020

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A3383-20-8037

Job locations

19 Pountney Road

London

SW11 5TU


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will provide a wide range of health care assistant duties, working independently but with the continuous support from the Practice clinical team.

They will be responsible for carrying out several clinical duties, consulting on a patient-facing role; as well as administrative duties supporting the Nursing team and the Practice, ensuring appropriate efficiency levels and compliance with policies and guidelines.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will provide a wide range of health care assistant duties, working independently but with the continuous support from the Practice clinical team.

They will be responsible for carrying out several clinical duties, consulting on a patient-facing role; as well as administrative duties supporting the Nursing team and the Practice, ensuring appropriate efficiency levels and compliance with policies and guidelines.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • It is essential that you have at least 1 year experience in working in a primary care setting as an HCA (GP Practice).

Desirable

  • An understanding of Emis Web is desirable, but not essential
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • It is essential that you have at least 1 year experience in working in a primary care setting as an HCA (GP Practice).

Desirable

  • An understanding of Emis Web is desirable, but not essential

Employer details

Employer name

Lavender Hill Group Practice

Address

19 Pountney Road

London

SW11 5TU


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lavender Hill Group Practice

Address

19 Pountney Road

London

SW11 5TU


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Practice Manager

Jo Acres

joanne.acres@nhs.net

02079244413

Details

Date posted

23 August 2020

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A3383-20-8037

Job locations

19 Pountney Road

London

SW11 5TU


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