Health Care Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Duties

Health promotion acquire data and act upon any areas of concern by giving advice and / or literature or referral to a doctor to promote health and well-being of the patients, including smoking cessation advice

Routine, non-advice blood pressure monitoring (both in clinics and home visits as required).

Phlebotomy - on site clinics or in patients homes.

Urinalysis.

Height, weight, alcohol, smoking, other checks & calculating body mass index (BMI),

CVD assessments

Perform ECGs (both in clinics and home visits as required) Recording and downloading ECG for both routine and emergency situations

Chaperone duties as required.

Assist in chronic disease / illness management clinics i.e. take basic measurements, height / weight / BMI/ BP/ Pulse / oxygen saturations, possibly extending role to include peak flow.

Blood pressure recordings as per PCN / National guidelines (NICE)

Removal of wound closure materials in line with PCN policy / procedures, i.e. sutures / clips / steristrips.

Basic wound care dressing following removals of sutures, attend to patients in need of wound assessment and dressings as per protocol and with assistance from a Senior Clinician where required.

Assist in the vaccination campaigns, including influenza immunisation utilising Patient Specific Directions (PSDs) as per local policy / procedure.

First aid and assisting in management of medical emergencies

Non-clinical duties

Maintenance and stock control of consulting rooms.

Maintenance and stock control of treatment rooms and testing room including all venepuncture stock and urinalysis/stool sample bottles.

Maintain a register of medical refrigeration (min / max / actual) temperatures, as per local Policy / Procedure.

Emergency equipment administration.

Ensure clinical waste collection runs smoothly, reporting any problems to the Senior ANP, ensuring waste is correctly collected, placed in to appropriately assembled waste boxes, sealed, and prepared ready for collection and disposal.

Ensure sharps bins are appropriately assembled, sealed, and prepared ready for collection and disposal.

Ensure all samples are collected in appropriate, labelled containers and that it is consistent with the request form.

Ensure all specimens are in the appropriate collection box before leaving duty.

Administration and professional responsibilities

Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the PCN team.

Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes.

Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date with accurate details recorded.

Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports.

Attend and participate in meetings as required.

Assist in formulation of PCN philosophy, strategy and policy.

To assist in seasonal and special projects as requested e.g. flu/Covid campaign.

Ordering and display of Health Promotion materials.

Management of appointment system

Ensure total familiarity with the appointment system including regular and incidental variations.

Book appointments and recalls ensuring sufficient information is recorded to enable retrieval of the medical record.

Cover Reception as and when required and mark patients as arrived on the clinical system

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE A-C in English and Mathematics

Desirable

• Phlebotomy Certificate
• NVQ2 in Health and Social Care

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Full clean driving licence
• Understanding of clinical systems

Desirable

• Understanding of SystmOne clinical system
• Computer literate
• Knowledge of word/Excel packages

Experience

Essential

• Having worked in the NHS
• Having experience of undertaking Phlebotomy

Desirable

• Having worked in Primary Care

Attitudes and Disposition

Essential

• Ability to remain calm in a stressful situation
• Caring and compassionate
• Ability to fit in to and work well as part of a small team
• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team to cover our operational hours.

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

Swadlincote Primary Care Network

Address

Ragsdale House

138 Burton Road

Woodville

Derbyshire

DE11 7JG