Job summary
An exciting opportunity for a Health Care Assistant to join our friendly practice team, motivated to share in the delivery of high quality primary care services.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant should be a caring HCA who is
trained to NVQ level 3 in Healthcare and hold a Care Certificate. They will ideally have experience working within a GP
Practice. They will be proficient in the
usual HCA skills including Phlebotomy, New Patient and NHS Health Checks, Blood
Pressure Monitoring, B12 Injections and Flu Vaccinations.
You will need to be:
Flexible and adaptable
Motivated
Well organised
A team player
Confident and able to work on your own initiative.
About us
The Royton & Crompton Family Practice is a training practice, with an excess of 21,000 patients based in modern premises.
With 4 GP Partners and experienced Multi Disciplinary team, including Salaried GP's, ANP's, Clinical Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, HCA's all supported by an experienced Admin Team using the Emis Web clinical system.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
To assist with the delivery and provision of high quality primary health care service for patients including clinical and administrative tasks in which they have been trained and/or shown to be competent. The HCA will work collaboratively with all members of the team in order to promote a high standard of health and well-being amongst the patient population and to facilitate access to appropriate medical personnel when required.
Please see attached Job Description
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
To assist with the delivery and provision of high quality primary health care service for patients including clinical and administrative tasks in which they have been trained and/or shown to be competent. The HCA will work collaboratively with all members of the team in order to promote a high standard of health and well-being amongst the patient population and to facilitate access to appropriate medical personnel when required.
Please see attached Job Description
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a GP service environment.
- Experience of using computers, with good keyboard skills.
- Experience of performing Patient Health Checks.
- Experience of taking Blood Pressures.
- Experience of phlebotomy.
- Good communication skills.
- Good administrative and organisational skills.
- The ability to prioritise workload.
- Work well within a team environment.
- Effective time management.
- Ability to work independently following verbal or written instructions.
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
- Able to work under pressure and remain calm.
- Flexible and adaptable.
- Aware of own limitations.
Desirable
- Knowledge of clinical systems, Emis, Docman and Accurx.
- Clean driving license, insured for business.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent).
- Proof of Care Certificate (for HCAs employed since April 2015).
- Trained and experienced in Phlebotomy.
Desirable
- Trained to administer vaccinations, B12, Flu, pneumonia and shingles.
- Trained to assist with medical procedures
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a GP service environment.
- Experience of using computers, with good keyboard skills.
- Experience of performing Patient Health Checks.
- Experience of taking Blood Pressures.
- Experience of phlebotomy.
- Good communication skills.
- Good administrative and organisational skills.
- The ability to prioritise workload.
- Work well within a team environment.
- Effective time management.
- Ability to work independently following verbal or written instructions.
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
- Able to work under pressure and remain calm.
- Flexible and adaptable.
- Aware of own limitations.
Desirable
- Knowledge of clinical systems, Emis, Docman and Accurx.
- Clean driving license, insured for business.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent).
- Proof of Care Certificate (for HCAs employed since April 2015).
- Trained and experienced in Phlebotomy.
Desirable
- Trained to administer vaccinations, B12, Flu, pneumonia and shingles.
- Trained to assist with medical procedures
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.
