General Practice - Healthcare Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role Summary

• To support the practice nursing team in the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.
• The healthcare assistant will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education.

Primary Responsibilities

• Undertake new patient health checks
• Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
• Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately
• Phlebotomy
• Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
• Support the Practice Nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
• Carry out BMI checks as directed
• Carry out ECGs as requested
• Act as a chaperone as required
• When trained, administer flu vaccinations
• Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
• Provide support during minor operations as required
• Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
• Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
• Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

Patients that are of a safeguarding concern, who fail to attend their appointments, will be contacted to rebook their appointment, this allows the practice to check on the patients welfare and highlight any concerns to the safeguarding lead.

To be alert to the potential indicators of abuse or neglect for children and adults and know how to act on those concerns in line with local guidance.

To take part in training, in accordance with their roles and responsibilities as outlined by the training frameworks of each Intercollegiate Documents, for Safeguarding Children, Looked after Children and for Safeguarding Adults and implementation of the Mental Capacity Act.

Contribute, when requested to do so, to the multi-agency meetings established to safeguard and protect vulnerable patients.

Minimise any potential risk to patients.

Understand the principles of confidentiality and information sharing in line with local and government guidance

Secondary Responsibilities

• When trained, undertake venepuncture
• Participate in practice audits
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
• Support and participate in shared learning within the practice

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Previous experience as a Healthcare Assistant with phlebotomy skills
• Competency in venepuncture (relevant certification preferred).

Desirable

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and adapt to various environments.
• A caring and professional approach to patient care.
• A valid driving license may be required for home visits.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Issa Medical Centre

Address

73 St Gregory Road

Preston

Lancashire

PR1 6YA

Employer's website

https://www.issamedicalgroup.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)