Job summary
Glemsford Surgery is looking for an ambitious and compassionate healthcare assistant to expand our nursing team. We are a small rural surgery situated between Sudbury and Bury St Edmunds. We serve around 4700 patients and have a clinical team of 4 Doctors, 1 Advanced Care Practitioner, 2 Registered Nurses, 1 HCA and various allied health and administrative staff.
Our HCA will be interested in developing a multitude of skills and should be prepared to work as an individual in a clinical setting. As such, experience in a healthcare setting would be a strong advantage but is not essential as full training can be given.
Our General Practice HCA will work with the clinical team to support the practice nursing and administrative teams in the delivery of clinical and administrative services. They will work as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team to deliver care of the highest standards to the registered patient population.
The Healthcare Assistant will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education whilst also supporting the administrative team on an as-required basis. Skills to be developed include management of long term conditions, dressings, phlebotomy and performing ECGs alongside other routine general practice skills.
Main duties of the job
- Taking baseline observations including measuring pulse rate, pulse oximetry blood pressure etc.
- Undertake BMI checks
- Undertake new patient health checks
- Undertake NHS health checks
- Facilitate and advise patients to undertake 24 hour BP monitoring
- Perform wound care and dressings changes
- Perform venepuncture
- Perform urine testing
- Administer vaccinations and B12 injections
- Assist in/perform (depending on competency) Long Term Condition management clinics
- Assist with ECGs
Any other clinical duties required that are commensurate with the HCA role and in which you have received training and been deemed competent
The expansion of General Practice teams is at the forefront of delivering services to NHS patients in the face of ever-increasing challenges. Our successful candidate will be willing to learn and should expect ongoing development of their professional skills. Opportunities for advancement to nursing associate may exist after sufficient time in the post.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description for more information
Glemsford Surgery delivers services to patients five days a week and aims to provide equality of treatment.To meet these aims andchanging service requirements, the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust may need youeither to work temporarily outside of your core hours or to permanently change your core working days and hours.The Trust willgive you reasonable notice, where possible, of temporary changes to your days or hours of workand willconsult with you and/or your staff representativesabout substantialpermanent changes, but ultimately, these are changes which may be required of you.
Non Clinical
Key non-clinical duties for the Healthcare Assistant include the following:
- Acting as a chaperone as required
- Supporting health promotion activity
- Ensuring compliance with organisational cold chain policies
- Being responsible for safe disposal of clinical waste
- Being responsible for checking clinical and non-clinical stock levels
- Being responsible for ordering and stock control
- Supporting the administration team where required
- Ensuring active communication is undertaken with all team members
- Maintaining high standards of paperwork
- Ensuring adherence to all confidentiality and data protection regulations
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description for more information
Glemsford Surgery delivers services to patients five days a week and aims to provide equality of treatment.To meet these aims andchanging service requirements, the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust may need youeither to work temporarily outside of your core hours or to permanently change your core working days and hours.The Trust willgive you reasonable notice, where possible, of temporary changes to your days or hours of workand willconsult with you and/or your staff representativesabout substantialpermanent changes, but ultimately, these are changes which may be required of you.
Non Clinical
Key non-clinical duties for the Healthcare Assistant include the following:
- Acting as a chaperone as required
- Supporting health promotion activity
- Ensuring compliance with organisational cold chain policies
- Being responsible for safe disposal of clinical waste
- Being responsible for checking clinical and non-clinical stock levels
- Being responsible for ordering and stock control
- Supporting the administration team where required
- Ensuring active communication is undertaken with all team members
- Maintaining high standards of paperwork
- Ensuring adherence to all confidentiality and data protection regulations
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- oPrevious completion of the HCA Care Certificate (as per GP Mythbuster No 57 - HCAs in General Practice) or equivalent
Desirable
- oPhlebotomy and Vaccination certification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- oExperience of working with the general public
Desirable
- oExperience of working in a healthcare setting
- oExperience of working in primary care
- oExperience of using SystmOne
- oKnowledge of cleaning standards and infection control policies
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oExcellent documentation skills
- oFull understanding of confidentiality and data protection regulations
- oAbility to follow organisational policies
- oGood communication skills, both written and verbal
- oAbility to use clinical systems
- oExcellent time management abilities
- oGood interpersonal skills
- oAbility to perform: ECGs, Venepuncture, Health checks
Desirable
- oAbility to summarise patient records
- oAbility to use Office suite programmes
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oPolite and friendly to patients and staff
- oFlexible approach to working hours/duties
- oMotivated to provide top quality care to our patients
- oAble to communication clinical and non- clinical information clearly
- oAble to work alongside people of all backgrounds and maintain our standards of equality and diversity
- oAble to work effectively in stressful situations
- oCommitted to continued professional development
- oConfident in contributing to positive change within our service
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- oPrevious completion of the HCA Care Certificate (as per GP Mythbuster No 57 - HCAs in General Practice) or equivalent
Desirable
- oPhlebotomy and Vaccination certification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- oExperience of working with the general public
Desirable
- oExperience of working in a healthcare setting
- oExperience of working in primary care
- oExperience of using SystmOne
- oKnowledge of cleaning standards and infection control policies
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oExcellent documentation skills
- oFull understanding of confidentiality and data protection regulations
- oAbility to follow organisational policies
- oGood communication skills, both written and verbal
- oAbility to use clinical systems
- oExcellent time management abilities
- oGood interpersonal skills
- oAbility to perform: ECGs, Venepuncture, Health checks
Desirable
- oAbility to summarise patient records
- oAbility to use Office suite programmes
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oPolite and friendly to patients and staff
- oFlexible approach to working hours/duties
- oMotivated to provide top quality care to our patients
- oAble to communication clinical and non- clinical information clearly
- oAble to work alongside people of all backgrounds and maintain our standards of equality and diversity
- oAble to work effectively in stressful situations
- oCommitted to continued professional development
- oConfident in contributing to positive change within our service
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
