Job summary
Eagle House Surgery is a busy practice in Ponders End, Enfield, North London, there has been a medical centre on the same site for over 100 years. We provide a service to 13,000 patients and have a large clinical team. The Healthcare Assistant will assist the practice clinical team and work as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care our patient population.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be polite, approachable, and an excellent team player, with outstanding written and verbal communication skills. They will demonstrate strong interpersonal and customer service skills and be able to remain calm and professional when working under pressure.
We are looking for a candidate with previous experience working in a GP practice. The ideal applicant will have knowledge of Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), be competent in performing venepuncture, hold a recognised phlebotomy certificate, and have a good understanding of blood pressure measurement and interpretation.
About us
We are a large friendly practice and the successful candidate will be supported by dedicated, multi-skilled clinical and admin team and our aim is to work together to ensure we deliver safe services to all our patients. We offer; on going training, four weeks annual leave plus bank holidays and one week study leave. You will automatically be enrolled into the NHS pension scheme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Description:
Phlebotomy
New
patient health checks
Chaperoning
duties
Basic
wound care
Foot
checks
BP
monitoring
Delivery
of IM injections (B12 & flu) working in line with the PSD godliness.
Processing and management of laboratory
samples requested by GPs/nurses
Actively
participate in achieving QOF and Enhanced Services targets and recall demands
Vaccine/cold
chain storage, monitoring and recording
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
Assisting
in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being
Undertaking
specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and
taught specifically in relation to that individual
Helping
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Description:
Phlebotomy
New
patient health checks
Chaperoning
duties
Basic
wound care
Foot
checks
BP
monitoring
Delivery
of IM injections (B12 & flu) working in line with the PSD godliness.
Processing and management of laboratory
samples requested by GPs/nurses
Actively
participate in achieving QOF and Enhanced Services targets and recall demands
Vaccine/cold
chain storage, monitoring and recording
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
Assisting
in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being
Undertaking
specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and
taught specifically in relation to that individual
Helping
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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- We are looking for a full-time experienced Health Care Assistant with Level 3/4 qualifications. plus phlebotomy.
Desirable
- Previous 1 year experience in a GP practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- We are looking for a full-time experienced Health Care Assistant with Level 3/4 qualifications. plus phlebotomy.
Desirable
- Previous 1 year experience in a 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
