Job summary
The 7-Day GP Service is held at Family Surgery, 107 Liverpool Rd Southport during 5-9pm Mon-Fri and 9-1pm Saturday and Sunday. It offers non-urgent general practice appointments bookable via the patients own surgery and covers Southport and Formby.
The Health Care Assistant (HCA) will work under the supervision of the Practice Nurse performing health screening and lifestyle assessments, providing lifestyle advice, perform investigative procedures such as ECGs and phlebotomy. You will work with a range of clinical and non-clinical staff in a happy and friendly GP setting and join a growing GP Federation which can offer you support and training.
Main duties of the job
The main responsibilities of the 7-Day Health Care Assistant shifts are:
· Lifestyle health Checks. Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients’ health and well-being
· Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care
· Sign posting to appropriate lifestyle change support agencies
· ECG’s-Perform and complete administration process for sending results
· Taking blood pressure
· Chaperoning duties
· Phlebotomy
· Equipment checks
· Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms
· Maintaining stock levels of stock items
· Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs
· Assists in the collection of specific outcome data
· Work with receptionists to secure safe storage of equipment at the end of clinical session
· Work with receptionist to ensure safe and secure closure of building at end of working day
· To carry any other appropriate duties as required
About us
The 7-Day Service is part of the Southport and Formby GP Federation. Appointments are held at Family Surgery, 107 Liverpool Rd, Southport, during 5-9pm Mon-Fri and 9-1pm Saturday and Sunday. It offers non-urgent general practice appointments bookable via the patients own surgery and covers Southport and Formby.
We currently have vacancies for Health Care Assistants as part of our casual workforce team, made up of clinicians and receptionists. Shifts are requested using app technology and distributed fairly amongst the team on a monthly basis.
We offer competitive rates of pay and benefits and the chance to join a growing, friendly team on a casual worker basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The Health Care Assistant (HCA) will work under the supervision of
the Practice Nurse performing health screening and lifestyle assessments,
providing lifestyle advice, perform investigative procedures such as ECGs and
phlebotomy.
Main responsibilities
·
Lifestyle health Checks. Assisting in the assessment and
surveillance of patients’ health and well-being
·
Support patients to
adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily,
and apply principles of self-care
·
Sign posting to
appropriate lifestyle change support agencies
·
ECG’s-Perform and complete
administration process for sending results
·
Taking blood pressure
·
Chaperoning duties
·
Phlebotomy
·
Equipment checks
·
Clearing and re-stocking
consulting rooms
·
Maintaining stock levels of stock
items
·
Preparing and maintaining
environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including
assisting GPs
·
Assists in the collection of specific
outcome data
·
Work with receptionists to secure
safe storage of equipment at the end of clinical session
·
Work with receptionist to ensure
safe and secure closure of building at end of working day
·
To carry any other appropriate
duties as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The Health Care Assistant (HCA) will work under the supervision of
the Practice Nurse performing health screening and lifestyle assessments,
providing lifestyle advice, perform investigative procedures such as ECGs and
phlebotomy.
Main responsibilities
·
Lifestyle health Checks. Assisting in the assessment and
surveillance of patients’ health and well-being
·
Support patients to
adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily,
and apply principles of self-care
·
Sign posting to
appropriate lifestyle change support agencies
·
ECG’s-Perform and complete
administration process for sending results
·
Taking blood pressure
·
Chaperoning duties
·
Phlebotomy
·
Equipment checks
·
Clearing and re-stocking
consulting rooms
·
Maintaining stock levels of stock
items
·
Preparing and maintaining
environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including
assisting GPs
·
Assists in the collection of specific
outcome data
·
Work with receptionists to secure
safe storage of equipment at the end of clinical session
·
Work with receptionist to ensure
safe and secure closure of building at end of working day
·
To carry any other appropriate
duties as required
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- A good knowledge of community health and social care systems
- Awareness of medical terminology
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with both patients and colleagues
- Ability to work with confidential sensitive information & understand boundaries
- Competent in the use of Office and NHS mail applications
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in a Health Care Assistant role
- Competent in the use of Emis software
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting
- Experience of carrying out ECGs, phlebotomy and lifestyle checks
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications
- Educated to GCSE or A Level standard in English and Maths.
- Care certificate / NVQ qualified level 2 in Health & Social Care
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- A good knowledge of community health and social care systems
- Awareness of medical terminology
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with both patients and colleagues
- Ability to work with confidential sensitive information & understand boundaries
- Competent in the use of Office and NHS mail applications
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in a Health Care Assistant role
- Competent in the use of Emis software
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting
- Experience of carrying out ECGs, phlebotomy and lifestyle checks
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications
- Educated to GCSE or A Level standard in English and Maths.
- Care certificate / NVQ qualified level 2 in Health & Social Care
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.
