Healthcare Assistant - Rossendale

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Practice 

The post holder will make professional decisions, providing safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care. 

To include but not limited to; 

- NHS Health Checks 

-Phlebotomy, Blood Pressure readings

-Height, Weight, BMI,

- Assess, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being 

- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies and encourage principles of self-care 

- Manage QRisk following protocols. 

- Weight Management & Advice and referrals to health trainers, social prescribers, weight management service, drug and alcohol and stop smoking services. 

Diabetic Reviews 

- Undertake appropriate investigation, clinical observations and interventions following agreed guidelines for patients with Diabetes 

- Phlebotomy, 

- Blood pressure readings 

- Height, Weight, BMI, Waist circumference, 

- Foot examinations 

- Handling sample for Urine ACR 

- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies and encourage principles of self-care 

- Weight Management & Advice and referrals to health trainers, social prescribers, weight management service, drug and alcohol and stop smoking services. 

Other duties 

- Infection control

- Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted 

- Willing to adapt and develop as per the needs of the PCN additional duties as requested by the clinicians or managers.

As this practitioner will be working across a number of practices and community settings it is important that you are able to prioritise and contribute to the delivery of high standards of care to patients, families and their carers in a safe and supportive environment. As part of the PCN clinical team you will also be asked to assist in developing and maintaining services provided to patients and contribute to the safe, efficient, and smooth running of the clinical area/department. The post holder will be seeing patients that are presenting at one of the PCNs practices by appointment. This role will be involved in the patient journey from initial history taking, clinical assessment, and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. In addition, the post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision making process. They will be expected to work collaboratively within the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing leadership as required.

For full details please see job description attached

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Evidence of good general education
• Care certificate / NVQ qualified level 2
• Qualified by experience 3 years in a similar role working in a healthcare setting, or community care

Desirable

• Care certificate / NVQ qualified level 3 / NVQ 2/3 Health and Social Care

Other

Essential

• Full UK driving Licence
• Self-directed practitioner
• Highly motivated
• Flexibility
• Enthusiasm
• Team player
• Ability to work across boundaries.

Experience

Essential

• Willingness to learn and develop new skills
• Management of patients with longterm conditions including Diabetes
• Management of patients with complex needs.
• Clinical examination skills
• Self-motivated and able to fulfil the job role well without direct
• supervision
• Respectful, confident communicator
• Skilled in giving and taking direction to and from patients, families and colleagues
• Able to assess moving and handling risks and take immediate action to ensure the patient, you and colleagues are safe
• Accountability of own role
• Local and national health policy
• Clinical governance issues in primary care

Desirable

• Knowledge of public health issues
• Able to identity determinants on health in the area.
• NHS Health Check Training

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Alliance

Address

Burnley Business Centre

Empire Way

Burnley

BB12 6HH

Employer's website

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