Job summary
Working under the direct supervision of the practice
nurse/GPs and strictly in accordance with practice guidelines and protocols,
the healthcare assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the
provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care to include
treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education. The post will
also include some administrative duties.
Main duties of the job
Duties and responsibilities once training undertaken and appropriate competencies
have been signed off:
Patient health checks
Chronic disease monitoring
ECG recording
Phlebotomy
INR/Cholesterol point of care testing
Blood pressures
Spirometry
Simple wound care (as directed by practice nurse or GP)
Simple removal of sutures
Chaperoning duties
Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by
GPs/nurses
Urinalysis
Injections and vaccination under direction of PSD
Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
Surgical equipment, consumables and vaccine ordering,
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
Provide lifestyle advice to patients making any necessary
referrals within the practice
Weight monitoring
Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs
related to health and well-being
About us
The practice aims to deliver high quality patient care in an
efficient, caring way with the utmost regard to dignity, respect and
confidentiality.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient health checks
chronic disease monitoring
ECG recording
Phlebotomy
INR point of care testing
Blood pressure
Spirometry / Feno testing
Simple wound care (as directed by practice nurse or GP)
removal of sutures
Chaperoning duties
Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by
GPs/nurses
Urinalysis
Injections and vaccination under direction of PSD
Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
Surgical equipment, consumables and vaccine ordering,
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
Provide lifestyle advice to patients making any necessary
referrals within the practice
Weight monitoring
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient health checks
chronic disease monitoring
ECG recording
Phlebotomy
INR point of care testing
Blood pressure
Spirometry / Feno testing
Simple wound care (as directed by practice nurse or GP)
removal of sutures
Chaperoning duties
Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by
GPs/nurses
Urinalysis
Injections and vaccination under direction of PSD
Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
Surgical equipment, consumables and vaccine ordering,
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
Provide lifestyle advice to patients making any necessary
referrals within the practice
Weight monitoring
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education
- GCSE Mathematics C or above
- GCSE English C or above
- Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and social care
Desirable
- Qualified to NVQ level 3 in Health and social care
- Practical experience of working in General Practice
- Practical experience of computerised recording systems
- Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education
- GCSE Mathematics C or above
- GCSE English C or above
- Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and social care
Desirable
- Qualified to NVQ level 3 in Health and social care
- Practical experience of working in General Practice
- Practical experience of computerised recording systems
- Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.