Symphony Healthcare Services Limited

Healthcare Assistant - North Petherton Surgery

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Job summary

North Petherton Surgery are looking for an Experienced Heath Care Assistant to join their team for 13 hours per week on a permanent basis.

Working pattern will be discussed at interview.

£11.38 per hour with an NHS or NEST pension offered.

You will have experience of working in primary care and be competent in healthcare duties. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills and an ability to organise their own time and workload.

Main duties of the job

Working under the direct supervision of the Lead / Practice Nurse and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the Healthcare Assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality is essential.

About us

Symphony Healthcare Services was established in 2016 as part of the award-winning Symphony Programme Vanguard, developing new models of care. We now support 20 practices across Somerset (including one in Devon) providing care for 120,000 patients.

Symphony has developed a model where each practice is encouraged to operate autonomously, but as a subsidiary of Yeovil Hospital and with the backing and economies of scale from a central support team (particularly for HR and strategic management matters).

Providing NHS services is at the heart of what we do. Our vision is to ensure that primary care is sustainable for patients and practices in Somerset, and we aim to be a national exemplar for primary care provision. We work closely with our practice teams to support, develop and transform patient care and working practices with innovation and technology at the heart of what we do. We also work hard to make sure primary care has a loud voice in Somerset.

Details

Date posted

24 January 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11.38 an hour depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0215-24-0010

Job locations

North Petherton Surgery

Mill Street

North Petherton

Bridgwater

Somerset

TA6 6LX


Job description

Job responsibilities

· New patient health checks – BMI, Urinalysis

· ECG recording

· INR monitoring using Coagucheck and INR Star

· To undertake Doppler testing

· Blood Pressure Monitoring – following practice hypertension guidelines, issue HBPM in accordance with practice policy

· Phlebotomy – including perform annual blood tests, BP, BMI, ACR as requested for patients with chronic diseases

· Urinalysis – MSU, ACR in accordance with practice policy

· Wound Care – suture removal in accordance with practice policy, following training

· Weight Management

· Chaperoning duties

· Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses

· Administer influenza vaccines according to PSD, following training

· Administer B12 injections according to PSD

· To undertake Spirometry for GP to interpret results.

· Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation

· Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms

· Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations, coils and implants

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

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

· Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being

· Assist with recall systems

· Lifestyle advice, (diet, weight, exercise, smoking cessation, alcohol) making necessary referrals within PHCT and local support services

· Maintain health promotion information in waiting room designated for patient education

Job description

Job responsibilities

· New patient health checks – BMI, Urinalysis

· ECG recording

· INR monitoring using Coagucheck and INR Star

· To undertake Doppler testing

· Blood Pressure Monitoring – following practice hypertension guidelines, issue HBPM in accordance with practice policy

· Phlebotomy – including perform annual blood tests, BP, BMI, ACR as requested for patients with chronic diseases

· Urinalysis – MSU, ACR in accordance with practice policy

· Wound Care – suture removal in accordance with practice policy, following training

· Weight Management

· Chaperoning duties

· Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses

· Administer influenza vaccines according to PSD, following training

· Administer B12 injections according to PSD

· To undertake Spirometry for GP to interpret results.

· Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation

· Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms

· Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations, coils and implants

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

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

· Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being

· Assist with recall systems

· Lifestyle advice, (diet, weight, exercise, smoking cessation, alcohol) making necessary referrals within PHCT and local support services

· Maintain health promotion information in waiting room designated for patient education

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • English & Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
  • NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care
  • Care Certificate

Desirable

  • HCA Training

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate excellent communication skills

Desirable

  • Previous experience using EMIS web

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working as a HCA or equivalent

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in Primary Care/ or similar NHS setting
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • English & Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
  • NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care
  • Care Certificate

Desirable

  • HCA Training

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate excellent communication skills

Desirable

  • Previous experience using EMIS web

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working as a HCA or equivalent

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in Primary Care/ or similar NHS setting

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

Symphony Healthcare Services Limited

Address

North Petherton Surgery

Mill Street

North Petherton

Bridgwater

Somerset

TA6 6LX


Employer's website

https://www.symphonyhealthcareservices.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Symphony Healthcare Services Limited

Address

North Petherton Surgery

Mill Street

North Petherton

Bridgwater

Somerset

TA6 6LX


Employer's website

https://www.symphonyhealthcareservices.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Deanna Campbell

deanna.campbell1@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

24 January 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11.38 an hour depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0215-24-0010

Job locations

North Petherton Surgery

Mill Street

North Petherton

Bridgwater

Somerset

TA6 6LX


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