Health Care Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Northern Health GPPO Ltd is located in the North region of Manchester to provide extended Primary Care Access to its patients registered within 33 local GP practices. The service is available to registered patients during the weekend and weekends from various community based primary care hubs, strategically placed across the catchment area to provide equity of access.

The service provides patients with access to a GP, a Practice Nurse or HCA via a pre-booked appointment for planned or unscheduled presentations as an extension of their own surgery outside of normal surgery hours.

The Extended Access Primary Care HCA will work alongside and support the service based primary health care team, delivering high quality health care appropriate to the needs of the local population. You will be supervised by all members of the nursing team, working within agreed protocols.

Main /Clinical Duties

New registration health checks

Height /weight/body mass index assessments

Basic medical history

Health Promotion including advice on diet, exercise, smoking cessation Sexual Health advice.

Cytology Screening advice

Breast awareness advice

Smoking cessation sessions as intermediary advisor

Blood pressure monitoring

Venepuncture

Assist with routine screening of all asthma, COPD, diabetic and IHD patients

Assist with Spirometry under supervision of primary care nurses

Urinalysis

ECG recording

Act as chaperone/assist with clinical examination as required

Act as patients advocate promoting patients point of view to others

Maintain accurate records of patient care in electronic format using correct codes

Report changes in condition of patient/areas of concern to relevant member of clinical staff and ensure documented action is taken

To follow relevant protocols, guidelines and best practice, e.g. local protocols, NICE guidance

General Responsibilities

To contribute to safe working environment for all through adherence to health and safety management systems

Correctly handle confidential information in line with your duties, and to actively support information governance policies, processes and systems

Support the services approach to equal opportunities, acting in line with the services equality and diversity policy

Participation in the services appraisal and personal development processes

To work at all times within boundaries of ones competence, taking personal responsibility to keep abreast of change

To act in a professional manner at all times towards patients and staff

Any other duty as requested, including covering for absent colleagues

This Job Description is subject to continual review, and any service HCA will be expected to work with the service in delivering continual improvement and amendments to role responsibilities and duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good General Education
• Qualified to NVQ Level 3
• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Qualified to give B12 Injections
• Qualified to do Blood Pressure Monitoring
• Qualified to complete NHS / New Patient Health checks

Experience

Essential

• Experience within a Health Care setting

Desirable

• Experience in GP Practice

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

Northern Health GPPO Ltd

Address

Ancoats Primary Care Centre

Old Mill Street

Manchester

M4 6EE

Employer's website

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