Job summary
Modality Partnership
Wokingham Division has a full-time vacancy for a Health Care
Assistant. The postholder will be a high performing HCA, working at one of the
following sites Wokingham Medical Centre or Burma Hills Surgery. We are
seeking dedicated postholders to join our team and who can display our CARE
values: Commitment, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.
This job is
suitable for individuals who enjoy interacting with patients, delivering high
quality patient care, and look forward to working closely with the nursing team
and wider practice team.
The job is not
suitable to people who are not resilient to working in a fast-paced environment,
working flexibly in line with ever changing demands in Primary Care and the
wider NHS.
As an employee with
us you can benefit from:
Enrolment to the NHS pension scheme
Minimum 27 days annual leave, plus 8 days bank holiday pro rata
Employee discounts and benefits scheme
Employee assistance programme (EAP)
Education and career pathways
If you are interested in learning
more, please read on.
Please Note: The Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this
vacancy at any time during the advertising period.
Main duties of the job
This is a
hands-on patient facing role; we are seeking individuals to join our team who
are caring, compassionate and confident, who demonstrate effective
communication, excellent customer service skills, good IT skills and the
ability to support patients with interventions and/or queries. The postholder
will be a key member of the practice team, responsible for undertaking patient
health checks inc. BP / ECG monitoring / height and weight, taking blood
samples, health and wellbeing advice and promotion.
About us
We are one of
the largest GP super-partnerships in the UK, serving over 450,000 patients and
with a workforce of 1500+. We are unique,
we are always looking at ways to improve our delivery of services through the
implementation of new and innovative solutions that we can scale across the
organisation. Your job is to work directly within the healthcare team and
support us to harmonise ways of working and improve working practices to
improve patient satisfaction. This is a role that will equip you with a portfolio
of skills in primary care with career advancing opportunities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to
the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core
responsibilities of this role.
You will love this job if you are
seeking career development opportunities that can help you grow and build your
nursing career. you have a passion for supporting
patients by promoting health and well-being
within the practice population,
and you are able to carry out all relevant tests required to ensure patients such
as those with long term conditions, or those that require tests as part of
other medical conditions or referrals are supported.
You will not
enjoy this job if you do not work well working as part of a wider
multidisciplinary team of established practice nurses.
If you feel
this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to
the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join
our growing team of likeminded people.
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will
be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage
individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be
undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are
mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a
mandatory requirement.
*PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL APPLICANTS THAT ARE INVITED FOR
INTERVIEW MUST PROVE THEIR RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK AT THE INTERVIEW STAGE*
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to
the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core
responsibilities of this role.
You will love this job if you are
seeking career development opportunities that can help you grow and build your
nursing career. you have a passion for supporting
patients by promoting health and well-being
within the practice population,
and you are able to carry out all relevant tests required to ensure patients such
as those with long term conditions, or those that require tests as part of
other medical conditions or referrals are supported.
You will not
enjoy this job if you do not work well working as part of a wider
multidisciplinary team of established practice nurses.
If you feel
this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to
the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join
our growing team of likeminded people.
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will
be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage
individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be
undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are
mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a
mandatory requirement.
*PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL APPLICANTS THAT ARE INVITED FOR
INTERVIEW MUST PROVE THEIR RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK AT THE INTERVIEW STAGE*
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Good organisational skills.
- Ability to work within a team.
- Ability to work alone.
- Ability to manage situations and environments.
- 24 hour ABPM.
- BP checks.
- Pulse checks.
- ECG recording.
- Phlebotomy/advanced.
- Spirometry/Peak Flow.
- Chaperoning duties.
- Basic wound care.
- Ear care/irrigation.
- B12/Flu/Pneumococcal vaccinations.
- Health promotion.
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic IT knowledge and skills.
- Demonstrates understanding of person-centred care.
- Willing to develop clinical skills and competency relevant to the role.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Professional approach to work.
- Strong team player.
- Smart appearance.
- Exercises tact and discretion at all times.
- Demonstrates initiative to handle any unforeseen events during a shift.
- Demonstrates flexibility towards new working practices and towards working hours.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Good organisational skills.
- Ability to work within a team.
- Ability to work alone.
- Ability to manage situations and environments.
- 24 hour ABPM.
- BP checks.
- Pulse checks.
- ECG recording.
- Phlebotomy/advanced.
- Spirometry/Peak Flow.
- Chaperoning duties.
- Basic wound care.
- Ear care/irrigation.
- B12/Flu/Pneumococcal vaccinations.
- Health promotion.
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic IT knowledge and skills.
- Demonstrates understanding of person-centred care.
- Willing to develop clinical skills and competency relevant to the role.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Professional approach to work.
- Strong team player.
- Smart appearance.
- Exercises tact and discretion at all times.
- Demonstrates initiative to handle any unforeseen events during a shift.
- Demonstrates flexibility towards new working practices and towards working hours.
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.
