Job summary
Come and join our forward thinking and
supportive multi-disciplinary team.
After successfully expanding our nursing and advanced clinical workforce
our Practice Nurse Lead is looking to continue to develop and strengthen her
team. Nurses and allied health professionals have a strong voice in our
Practice, and we have seen huge growth in our clinical teams over the last few
years.
Some past experience in the caring profession is essential with NVQ 3
being desirable.
Our HCAs deliver a high level of care and are supported to continuously
develop in line with the RCGP HCA (General Practice) Competency Framework.
This post is a permanent contract on 37.5 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will offer general
assistance to the Practice clinical
team, liaising closely with the Practice Nurse
Lead.
The HCA will be involved primarily in:
- Assisting in the provision of a phlebotomy service
- The management of laboratory samples for
the Practice
- Undertaking well person checks
- Urinalysis
- ECG recording
- Chaperoning patients
- Cleaning and sterilising instruments and equipment
- Maintenance of equipment, including keeping records
of when external
checks are due, e.g. calibration
- The daily recording of refrigerator temperatures
- Ordering of stock and re-stocking clinical rooms
- Simple dressings
The HCA will also be responsible for:
- Documenting patient consultations in the
clinical system
- Maintaining appropriate records
to ensure continuity and quality of care
for patients
- Involvement in Practice development, identifying service
changes and in line with clinical needs locally
- Maintaining records of appointments, financial transactions, and other administrative duties
- Maintaining skills at the current
level and undertaking such training and development as required to maintain personal
competency
- Participation in all activities required by
CQC registration
About us
The whole Practice team is committed to
providing quality patient care and received a GOOD rating from the CQC
Inspection in 2022.
Working within a friendly GP Practice.
NHS Pension and good transport links.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will offer general assistance to the Practice clinical team, liaising closely with the Practice Nurse Lead.
The HCA will be involved primarily in:
- Assisting in the provision of a phlebotomy service
- The management of laboratory samples for the Practice
- Undertaking well person checks
- Urinalysis
- ECG recording
- Chaperoning patients
- Cleaning and sterilising instruments and equipment
- Maintenance of equipment, including keeping records of when external checks are due, e.g. calibration
- The daily recording of refrigerator temperatures
- Ordering of stock and re-stocking clinical rooms
- Simple dressings
The HCA will also be responsible for:
- Documenting patient consultations in the clinical system
- Maintaining appropriate records to ensure continuity and quality of care for patients
- Involvement in Practice development, identifying service changes and in line with clinical needs locally
- Maintaining records of appointments, financial transactions, and other administrative duties
- Maintaining skills at the current level and undertaking such training and development as required to maintain personal competency
- Participation in all activities required by CQC registration
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will offer general assistance to the Practice clinical team, liaising closely with the Practice Nurse Lead.
The HCA will be involved primarily in:
- Assisting in the provision of a phlebotomy service
- The management of laboratory samples for the Practice
- Undertaking well person checks
- Urinalysis
- ECG recording
- Chaperoning patients
- Cleaning and sterilising instruments and equipment
- Maintenance of equipment, including keeping records of when external checks are due, e.g. calibration
- The daily recording of refrigerator temperatures
- Ordering of stock and re-stocking clinical rooms
- Simple dressings
The HCA will also be responsible for:
- Documenting patient consultations in the clinical system
- Maintaining appropriate records to ensure continuity and quality of care for patients
- Involvement in Practice development, identifying service changes and in line with clinical needs locally
- Maintaining records of appointments, financial transactions, and other administrative duties
- Maintaining skills at the current level and undertaking such training and development as required to maintain personal competency
- Participation in all activities required by CQC registration
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Patient facing role
- General Practice experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Good understanding of spoken and written English.
- Desire to develop skills and qualifications under continuous professional development.
Desirable
- Good standard of general education including Maths and English at Grade C and above (or equivalent).
- Health and social Care qualification such as Care Certificate or NVQ level 2 or 3.
Skills
Essential
- Work within teams
- Flexible approach and ability to demonstrate empathy
- Maintain accurate records
- Be organised and able to prioritise tasks
- Basic IT skills (MS Office, Internet)
- Able to take instruction and follow requests made
- Willingness to learn
- Desire to help, assist and improve the lives of Patients
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Patient facing role
- General Practice experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Good understanding of spoken and written English.
- Desire to develop skills and qualifications under continuous professional development.
Desirable
- Good standard of general education including Maths and English at Grade C and above (or equivalent).
- Health and social Care qualification such as Care Certificate or NVQ level 2 or 3.
Skills
Essential
- Work within teams
- Flexible approach and ability to demonstrate empathy
- Maintain accurate records
- Be organised and able to prioritise tasks
- Basic IT skills (MS Office, Internet)
- Able to take instruction and follow requests made
- Willingness to learn
- Desire to help, assist and improve the lives of Patients
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.
