Health Care Assistant Trosnant Lodge

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Activities, Duties and Responsibilities

Phlebotomy duties

To take and, where appropriate, despatch laboratory specimens including blood, urine, swabs and other diagnostic tests as required by clinicians. Making sure they are ready for collection by the designated collection or ensuring appropriate storage if collection has been missed.

Taking ECGs and ensuing that reports have been reviewed by a GP.

Carrying out blood pressure checks and recording measurements in the clinical system.

To measure and record height, weight and BMI of patient.

To carry out part 1 diabetic checks, including diabetic foot checks.

To undertake basic wound care and suture, clip removal.

To administer IM injections under PSD, including but not limited to, B12, influenza, shingles, pneumonia etc.

To undertake spirometry testing, ensuring that reports are passed to a GP and recorded in the clinical system.

Ensuring that all clinical rooms are adequately stocked.

To empty all clinical waste bins and remove full sharp boxes from clinical rooms, and to ensure all waste is stored appropriately.

To support the nursing team in delivery of their services as required.

To maintain high standards of cleanliness and tidiness in line with the infection control policy and health and safety policy.

To undertake any additional duties as may be deemed necessary.

Areas of Additional Responsibility

The monitoring of fridge temperatures when required.

Research and Audit

Participate in clinical GMS audit projects.

Participate in Quality Improvement Projects and Audits.

Participate in Quarterly Enhanced Service Audits

Flexibility

Provide cover for both annual and sick leave.

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust with us, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information, from any source, is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Personal Professional Development

The post holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and professional development.

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work. Your practice is expected to be evidence based.

Experience and, or qualifications relevant to your duties as outlined in your job description.

Demonstrate commitment to future academic and clinical training to advance professional practice.

Actively participate in appropriate practice and nurse meetings.

Where appropriate, you are responsible for maintaining professional registration and are expected to provide membership renewal evidence to the Practice Manager.

Health and Safety

The post holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health and safety and infection control policies. This will include, but is not limited to

Using security systems within the workplace.

Awareness and implementation of national infection control guidelines.

Responsible for the correct and safe management of specimens, including collection, handling, labelling, storage and transport.

Identifying and managing risks involved in work related activities.

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.

Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control and escalate any concerns.

Safe management of sharps, including storage and disposal.

Maintain working areas, ensuring that they are tidy, clean, sterile and free from hazards.

Actively reporting any concerns immediately once recognised.

Undertaking infection control training.

Waste management.

Spillage control procedure.

Decontamination control procedures.

Equality and Diversity

The post holder will support equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues including

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and current legislations.

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.

Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Quality

The post holder will strive to maintain quality in the practice and will

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.

Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.

Effectively manager own time, workload and resources.

Communication

The post holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will stive to

Communicate effectively with other team members.

Communicate effectively with patients and carers.

Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services

The post holder will

Apply practice policies, standards and guidance.

Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect their own work.

Participate in audits where appropriate.

Other Terms

Probationary Period

There will be a six month period of mutual assessment, during which time the period of notice will be one week on either side. This probationary period may be extended at the discretion of the Practice.

Notice Period

Once the probationary period has been successfully completed, there will be a three month notice period of notice on either side to terminate the employment.

Annual Leave and Study Leave

Annual leave entitlement will be up to 33 days, pro rata, per year plus bank holidays, this is dependent on length of service.

Time off to attend relevant training courses and updates will be approved in line with the practice policy.

Hours of Work

Your hours of work will be agreed and detailed in your contract. The post holder will be expected to work the hours needed to fulfil the needs of the Practice, which might at times include working longer or unsociable hours.

Pension Scheme

Entrance into the NHS Pension Scheme is automatic unless the post holder selects to opt out of the scheme. This is contributory scheme by both employee and employer. There is no alternative scheme available.

The above list of duties is not exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may be reasonably expected within the scope and the grading of the post.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a health care setting
• Experience of performing ECG's
• Experiencing in performing blood pressure readings

Desirable

• Experience of working in General Practice

ADDITIONAL CRITERIA

Essential

• General IT Skills

Desirable

• Experience of using GP clinical systems such as Vision or EMIS

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Health and Social Care Level 3
• Phlebotomy Qualification
• Good general education

Desirable

• Qualified in giving IM injections
• Infection Control Certificate

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Trosnant Lodge Surgery

Trosnant Street

Pontypool

Gwent

NP4 8AT

Employer's website

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