Healthcare Assistant - Enhanced Access Service

Coventry And Rugby GP Alliance

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Job summary

Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance are seeking Healthcare Assistants to join a new Enhanced Access Service.

Working under the supervision of a clinician and strictly in accordance with policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols. The healthcare assistant will assist the clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care in line with assessed competency, and necessary for General Practice Health Care Assistant Duties

Rates for this role are:

  • £10.50 per hour plus holiday for permanent
  • £10.75 per hour for bank work + 12%

Main duties of the job

Annual Health Checks for patients

Measuring and recording:

  • Blood pressure
  • Pulse rate
  • Height and weight
  • Body mass index

About us

The Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance is a private company limited by shares, wholly owned by local Coventry and Rugby GP practices. As a GP led organisation, we represent 50 GP practice shareholders and cover nearly 420,000 patients.

We describe our work in terms of Supporting, Innovating, Developing and Educating - we are on the S.I.D.E. of general practice and we have developed our Operational Plans to describe what we are going to do over this year to ensure that we continue to high quality, accessible and responsive services for both practices and patients.

We have identified key areas that we will focus on to build upon and improve our existing services.

These are our Strategic Priorities:

  • Clinical Service Improvement & Delivery
  • Clinical Innovation
  • Primary Care Development Practice and Network Support
  • Training and Education
  • Integrated Care
  • Good Governance

Date posted

20 December 2022

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£10.50 an hour Plus NHS Pension, Annual Leave and Occupational Sick Pay

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

E0046-22-5670

Job locations

1 The Boiler House, Electric Wharf

Sandy Lane

Coventry

CV1 4JU


Job description

Job responsibilities

Recording temperature

Measuring peak flow

Act as a chaperone

Wound care/dressings within sphere of competence

Cleaning and maintenance of equipment

Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

Supplies, equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation including consultation rooms

Vaccinations B12, Influenza, Pneumococcal and Shingles where trained and competent to do so

Clip/suture removal

Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions, including assisting GPs during the performance of procedures

Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being

Undertaking patient specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual patient

Raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted

Job description

Job responsibilities

Recording temperature

Measuring peak flow

Act as a chaperone

Wound care/dressings within sphere of competence

Cleaning and maintenance of equipment

Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

Supplies, equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation including consultation rooms

Vaccinations B12, Influenza, Pneumococcal and Shingles where trained and competent to do so

Clip/suture removal

Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions, including assisting GPs during the performance of procedures

Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being

Undertaking patient specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual patient

Raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted

Person Specification

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Good organisational skills
  • Good team working skills
  • Effective time management skills
  • Ability to work independently following verbal or written instructions
  • Adaptable to change
  • Computer literate
  • Ability to ensure patients are treated with dignity and respect
  • An understanding of requirements of confidentiality
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Able to work on own initiative
  • Ability to work as part of an integrated team
  • Able to work under pressure and remain calm
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Aware of own limitations
  • Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm to develop healthcare nursing skills within sphere of responsibility
  • Double Covid Vaccination

Desirable

  • Knowledge of EMIS and Docman clinical systems

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a health care setting Primary Care

Desirable

  • Experience of working in the community

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care
Person Specification

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Good organisational skills
  • Good team working skills
  • Effective time management skills
  • Ability to work independently following verbal or written instructions
  • Adaptable to change
  • Computer literate
  • Ability to ensure patients are treated with dignity and respect
  • An understanding of requirements of confidentiality
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Able to work on own initiative
  • Ability to work as part of an integrated team
  • Able to work under pressure and remain calm
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Aware of own limitations
  • Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm to develop healthcare nursing skills within sphere of responsibility
  • Double Covid Vaccination

Desirable

  • Knowledge of EMIS and Docman clinical systems

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a health care setting Primary Care

Desirable

  • Experience of working in the community

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 Health and 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry And Rugby GP Alliance

Address

1 The Boiler House, Electric Wharf

Sandy Lane

Coventry

CV1 4JU


Employer's website

https://www.coventryrugbygpalliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry And Rugby GP Alliance

Address

1 The Boiler House, Electric Wharf

Sandy Lane

Coventry

CV1 4JU


Employer's website

https://www.coventryrugbygpalliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

HR

HR Team

crgpa.hr@nhs.net

Date posted

20 December 2022

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£10.50 an hour Plus NHS Pension, Annual Leave and Occupational Sick Pay

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

E0046-22-5670

Job locations

1 The Boiler House, Electric Wharf

Sandy Lane

Coventry

CV1 4JU


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