Health Care Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Purpose: To assist the GPs and practice nursing team in the service delivery and management of patients.

Role Summary

To work within the practice nursing team in the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the patient population.

Assist the clinical team in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education

Specific Responsibilities

Clinical Skills

Undertake the following tasks following appropriate training and competence assessment:

Phlebotomy

Take and record physiological observation such at Blood pressure and pulse

Undertake long term condition clinic appointment working alongside the GP to monitor patients with hypertension and chronic renal disease

Perform ECGs and act action results appropriately

Carry out diabetes annual checks in preparation for the nursing review This includes phlebotomy, height, weight and foot checks

Inhaler techniques and supporting patients with low-risk Asthma

Carry out a range of wound care following training and competence assessment

Removal of stitches and sutures

Perform spirometry on patients after full training and assessment of competence

Assist GPs in providing minor surgery and coil insertion clinics

Cardiovascular Health checks

24hour BP monitoring

Provide support and encouragement to patients to self manage their conditions as appropriate

Administer intramuscular injections such influenza, shingles and pneumococcal vaccinations as well as vitamin B12 injections following training

Act as a chaperone, when requested.

Record information and activities undertaken with patients and carers in an accurate and timely fashion

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• General education (eg GCSEs) to grade C or above.

Desirable

• Care Certificate.
• Open University HCA Diploma or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrates self awareness, i.e. strengths and weaknesses, personal qualities and skills.
• Able to communicate routine information that requires tact and persuasive skills, or where there may be barriers to understanding.
• Standard keyboard skills

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

North Swindon Practice

Address

Home Ground Surgery

Thames Avenue

Swindon

SN25 1QQ

Employer's website

https://www.northswindonpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)