Health Care Assistant

Job summary

As a Health Care Assistant you will be working within our Complex Care Team providing support to our housebound patients in a very supporting environment. The Complex Care Team work closely with our Visiting Team which is made up of GP's, Paramedics and Nurses who manage the triaging and visits for any patient which is deemed as housebound or acutely unwell and unable to attend the practice. This role will support that provision with requirements for blood taking, ECG's, Urine analysis etc.

This is a varied role which our team find of great value, you will be working with two very successful teams which have been developed over the last three years and have each grown in numbers in order to meet our enhanced service requirements and provide outstanding care to our vulnerable patients.

Training on all of the above areas is available for the right candidate, along with regular updates to ensure competencies are maintained.

We offer 6 weeks annual leave, automatic enrolment into a pension scheme, hold socials throughout the year and the opportunity to increase your leave allowance through attendance awards.

As this role requires visiting patients in their homes, candidates will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle at all times.

Working pattern: Monday to Friday 4hrs per day, 9am til 1pm (or slight variation)

Main duties of the job

Candidates are encouraged to view the full job description and person specification attached to this advert.

About us

York Medical Group are a large, inner-city practice and their own Primary Care Network serving a population of 44,000 over 8 sites and consider themselves as a forward thinking, innovative and driven team of professionals meeting the demands of patient care. We have a diversified workforce made up of GPs, ANPs, UCPs, Paramedics, Nurses, Assistant Practitioners, Health Care Assistants, Care Coordinators, Link Workers and Mental Health Workers.

Even though the Covid pandemic turned our normal practice upside down, we are continuing to plan for the future and are committed to providing a friendly, open and supportive environment where our staff feel valued, safe, appreciated and comfortable with sharing ideas which could improve and diversify our services further.

We encourage further professional development and involvement in working groups to enhance our internal processes and patient services and encourage a friendly working environment.