Job summary
The ideal candidate will be an HCA experienced in working General Practice. As
a member of the practice based nursing team to assist nurses and GPs in the
delivery of the highest standard of patient care, ensuring that this is
sensitive to the needs of the patient.
Main duties of the job
- To assist in the delivery of patient care, ensuring
that patient safety and well-being is respected at all times. This includes taking significant numbers of blood samples.
- Carrying out new
patient checks and long term condition reviews, testing urine, blood pressure checks, heights, weights, peak
flow recordings, ECGs, dressing wounds and leg ulcers as directed, and
assisting with 24 hour BP monitoring. Administer flu
vaccinations as directed.
- To ensure the practice treatment rooms and consulting
rooms are kept in a clean and tidy state and that equipment is in working
order, clean and available for use.
- To ensure that the drug refrigerators are at the
correct temperature and that drugs are within their expiry dates and used
in correct sequence.
- To, ensure that adequate levels of stock are available and ordering performed as necessary and rooms are stocked.
- To record all patient contacts as appropriate.
About us
We are a friendly and busy GP surgery based in Wantage. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced HCA with a strong emphasis on good teamwork and flexibility to join our team. We are a training practice housed in a modern health centre with 5 GP partners and a 15,500 patient list
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist in the delivery of patient care, ensuring
that patient safety and well-being is respected at all times. This will
include taking significant numbers of blood samples, therefore experience
in phlebotomy is essential.
- Carrying out new
patient checks, testing urine, blood pressure checks, heights, weights, peak
flow recordings, ECGs, dressing wounds and leg ulcers as directed, and
assisting with 24 hour BP monitoring. Administer flu
vaccinations as directed
- To communicate courteously and effectively with
patients, relatives and carers.
- To ensure the practice treatment rooms and consulting
rooms are kept in a clean and tidy state and that equipment is in working
order, clean and available for use.
- To ensure that the drug refrigerators are at the
correct temperature and that drugs are within their expiry dates and used
in correct sequence.
- To advise the Lead Nurse and/or Practice Manager of
the need for drugs and other supplies, ordering as appropriate, ensuring
that adequate levels of stock are available and stocking rooms.
- To report all matters pertaining to patient care
(e.g. changes in condition or circumstances) to a relevant member of the
nursing or medical team as a matter of priority and to ensure that a
documented record is kept.
- To make sure that health promotion materials are
available & displayed within the surgeries ordering new stock when
needed.
- To record all patient contacts as appropriate.
- To
participate in audits as required
- To
undertake other such duties as the Lead nurse may reasonably require
- Liaising
with and assisting members of the administrative team
- Carry
out any other duty that may be reasonably requested and within your level
of skills
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist in the delivery of patient care, ensuring
that patient safety and well-being is respected at all times. This will
include taking significant numbers of blood samples, therefore experience
in phlebotomy is essential.
- Carrying out new
patient checks, testing urine, blood pressure checks, heights, weights, peak
flow recordings, ECGs, dressing wounds and leg ulcers as directed, and
assisting with 24 hour BP monitoring. Administer flu
vaccinations as directed
- To communicate courteously and effectively with
patients, relatives and carers.
- To ensure the practice treatment rooms and consulting
rooms are kept in a clean and tidy state and that equipment is in working
order, clean and available for use.
- To ensure that the drug refrigerators are at the
correct temperature and that drugs are within their expiry dates and used
in correct sequence.
- To advise the Lead Nurse and/or Practice Manager of
the need for drugs and other supplies, ordering as appropriate, ensuring
that adequate levels of stock are available and stocking rooms.
- To report all matters pertaining to patient care
(e.g. changes in condition or circumstances) to a relevant member of the
nursing or medical team as a matter of priority and to ensure that a
documented record is kept.
- To make sure that health promotion materials are
available & displayed within the surgeries ordering new stock when
needed.
- To record all patient contacts as appropriate.
- To
participate in audits as required
- To
undertake other such duties as the Lead nurse may reasonably require
- Liaising
with and assisting members of the administrative team
- Carry
out any other duty that may be reasonably requested and within your level
of skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE grade A-C (or equivalent) in English and Maths
Desirable
- Qualification in Phlebotomy
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a nursing team
Desirable
- Experience of working in a GP Practice
Qualities/Attributes
Essential
- Proven IT competency
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Understands the importance of teamworking
- Flexibility
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE grade A-C (or equivalent) in English and Maths
Desirable
- Qualification in Phlebotomy
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a nursing team
Desirable
- Experience of working in a GP Practice
Qualities/Attributes
Essential
- Proven IT competency
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Understands the importance of teamworking
- Flexibility
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.