Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join our friendly practice.

The role is rewarding and varied, it will suit someone who is enthusiastic, motivated and a good team player.

You will have experience and confidence in managing patients face to face and have good organisational and communication skills.

Our ideal candidate will hold a NVQ level 3/QCF level 3 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support or equivalent and have experience of working in Primary Care/Secondary Care or the Community.

This HCA role within the Practice is developing and therefore a willingness to learn and a flexible approach is essential.

Main duties of the job

New patient health checks

ECG recording - routine

Phlebotomy

Chaperoning duties

Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses

Maintenance of surgical equipment

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 to 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

Blood pressure checks

Minor dressings

About us

We are a thriving surgery in a semi rural town of Newport in the beautiful Shropshire countryside with an easy commute to Shrewsbury, Telford, Wolverhampton and Birmingham. Linden Hall has branch Surgeries at Muxton and Harper Adam University in Edgmond. We pride ourselves to be a family practice as in the traditional sense, we know our patients and families and put a emphasis on patient centered care. We are members of Newport & Central Primary Care Network