Job summary
SSW PCN Community Investigation Hub based at Martock and South Petherton Surgeries are looking for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join their team on a permanent basis. This role is full time 37.5 hours per week.
Pay rate is £12.00-£12.50 per hour, depending on experience 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.
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 21 practices across
Somerset providing care for 134,000 patients.
Symphony has developed a model where each practice is
encouraged to operate autonomously, but as a subsidiary of Somerset Foundation Trust and with
the backing and economies of scale from a central support team (particularly
for HR/People Services 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties and responsibilities include:
-
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
Main duties and responsibilities include:
-
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
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
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.
