Health Care Assistant

Job summary

Looking for a warm and welcoming place to work?

Are you an enthusiastic, organised Health Care Assistant who has experience of working in a GP Practice? Are you committed to delivering high quality healthcare to patients? Come to Pimlico!

PLEASE NOTE: You must have experience of working in Primary Care to be considered.

This is a wonderful opportunity to be part of a welcoming and supportive team based in Londons favourite village with excellent transport links including bus, rail and underground all nearby.

We are friendly forward thinking GMS training practice with 14,000 patients, with strong links to the locality and primary care network ensuring we have are at the cutting edge of primary care.

Our practice place great value on teaching, training and mentorship within the team.

We have a happy team of GP partners, salaried GPs, GP Registrar, Practice nurses and HCAs as well as fantastic support staff.

Main duties of the job

The following are the core responsibilities of the Healthcare Assistant. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. PLEASE NOTE: You must have experience of working in Primary Care to be considered :

Wound care non-complex dressing

Removal of stitches

Perform NHS Health checks, weight monitoring, and Long-Term Condition monitoring including diabetic foot checks.

Provide lifestyle advice to patients making any necessary referrals.

ECG

Phlebotomy

Administer B12 injections under PSDs signed by GPs.

Administer annual influenza vaccinations/pneumonia under PSD (training can be given)

Urine dipstick testing

BP monitoring including 24-hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

Injections, including B12, within level of training.

Care plans

Re-stocking of all clinical areas and maintaining stocks and keeping all clinical areas clean

To maintain and order clinical supplies and health

About us

Modern purpose built health centre

High QOF achievement and a wide range of locally enhanced services

CQC overall rating good

Full complement of nursing and administrative staff and an active PPG

Learning and development opportunities

BMA Model Contract, NHS Pension