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Health Care Assistant- Primary Care Services

FedBucks Ltd

The closing date is 31 January 2025

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Job summary

Health Care Assistant - Primary Care Services

Base: Buckinghamshire

Working Hours Post: 37.5 hours per week with 1 Saturday per month

Salary: £11.84-£12.80 per hour dependant on experience

Do you love working with the wider community? Passionate about the services and treatment patients receive?

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our FedBucks health care team, we are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and pro-active experienced Health Care Assistant that is ready to work in a fast paced and stimulating environment.

We are passionate about developing our people, offering support and training throughout your employment.

Main duties of the job

Job Summary:

The successful candidate will assist the clinical team in the provision and delivery across a diverse range of community-based Planned Care Services, which currently include Intermediate Gynaecology, Phlebotomy and Health checks.

The post holder will ensure HCA duties within the Primary Care Services division are carried out within FedBucks guidelines and policies.

The role will require travel to various NHS sites throughout the Bucks county and a full driving licence with access to own vehicle is essential.

About us

FedBucks is a not-for-profit GP federation of 47 GP practices covering a population of over 500,000 patients across Buckinghamshire. We began in 2016 and now employ around 300 members of staff at our head office site, and across our planned and unplanned care services.

As a GP Federation and Social Enterprise, we are proud to represent our member practices and to champion primary care by working with local general practice and system partners in the provision of community-based healthcare services. We are dedicated to providing safe and compassionate care to our patients across our range of planned and unplanned healthcare services in Buckinghamshire and believe in continuous commitment to quality service delivery and positive patient outcomes.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves in our purpose when enabling excellent patient care and supporting general practice.

Date posted

17 December 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0093-24-0079

Job locations

Fedbucks Ltd

Summerleys Road

Princes Risborough

Buckinghamshire

HP27 9LE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Patient health checks
  • Phlebotomy
  • Chaperoning duties
  • Processing and management of laboratory samples
  • Surgical equipment and medicines restocking and stock rotation
  • Overseeing clearing and restocking consulting rooms
  • Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPwSI and Consultants during clinics
  • Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and wellbeing
  • Helping to raise awareness of health and wellbeing and how it can be promoted
  • Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and wellbeing
  • Contacting patients for appointment booking
  • Administration as required
  • Any additional and reasonable duties asked by the Management

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Patient health checks
  • Phlebotomy
  • Chaperoning duties
  • Processing and management of laboratory samples
  • Surgical equipment and medicines restocking and stock rotation
  • Overseeing clearing and restocking consulting rooms
  • Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPwSI and Consultants during clinics
  • Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and wellbeing
  • Helping to raise awareness of health and wellbeing and how it can be promoted
  • Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and wellbeing
  • Contacting patients for appointment booking
  • Administration as required
  • Any additional and reasonable duties asked by the Management

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of chaperoning
  • Phlebotomy competencies

Desirable

  • Experience of carrying NHS Health Checks

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • An understanding of GDPR and adherence to this always
  • Willing to be adaptable to change and new challenges
  • Prior experience of working in healthcare essential
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Computer literate and previous use of Microsoft systems is preferable

Qualifications

Desirable

  • HCA 15 Competencies
  • NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care
  • Phlebotomy
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of chaperoning
  • Phlebotomy competencies

Desirable

  • Experience of carrying NHS Health Checks

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • An understanding of GDPR and adherence to this always
  • Willing to be adaptable to change and new challenges
  • Prior experience of working in healthcare essential
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Computer literate and previous use of Microsoft systems is preferable

Qualifications

Desirable

  • HCA 15 Competencies
  • NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care
  • Phlebotomy

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

FedBucks Ltd

Address

Fedbucks Ltd

Summerleys Road

Princes Risborough

Buckinghamshire

HP27 9LE


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

FedBucks Ltd

Address

Fedbucks Ltd

Summerleys Road

Princes Risborough

Buckinghamshire

HP27 9LE


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

People Partner Primary Care Services

Julie McGraw

bht.hrprimarycare.fedbucks@nhs.net

Date posted

17 December 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0093-24-0079

Job locations

Fedbucks Ltd

Summerleys Road

Princes Risborough

Buckinghamshire

HP27 9LE


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