Healthcare Assistant - Part time

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the practice nursing and administrative teams in the delivery of clinical and administrative services, working as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.

The Healthcare Assistant will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education while also supporting the administrative team on an as-required basis.

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:

a. Undertake new patient health checks

b. Support the Practice Nurse with health promotion programmes

c. Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximitery, blood pressure, temperature and pulse rate, recording findings accurately

d. Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly

e. Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required

f. Support the Practice Nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics

g. Carry out BMI checks as directed

h. Act as a chaperone as required

i. When trained, undertake venepuncture

j. When trained, administer flu vaccinations

k. When trained, carry out ear irrigation under the supervision of the Practice Nurse

l. Carry out ECGs as requested

m. Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation

n. Provide support during minor operations as required

o. Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session

p. Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance

q. Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the organisations IPC policy

r. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Secondary key responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Healthcare Assistant may be requested to:

a. Participate in practice audit as directed by the audit lead

b. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care

c. Support and participate in shared learning within the organisation

d. Complete opening and closing procedures in accordance with the duty rota

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE Grade A - C in English or Maths (or equivalent)
• Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care

Desirable

• Qualified in phlebotomy
• Qualified to NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care

Experience

Essential

• Person Specification
• Able to work as a team member and autonomously -
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills -
• Effective time management (planning and organising) -
• Strong IT skills- including clinical IT system user skills -
• Flexible and cooperative -
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required.
• Essential Experience
• Wound care - EGCs - Venipuncture
• height - weight - BP pulse -
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting -
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes -
• Good knowledge of clinical governance -
• Understands the requirements for PGDs and associated policy -

Desirable

• Desirable Experience -
• Experience of working in Primary Care -
• Knowledge of SystmOne -

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

Front Street Surgery

Address

14 Front Street

Acomb

York

YO24 3BZ

Employer's website

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