Health Care Assistant - General Practice

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job summary:

Working under the direct supervision of the senior practice nurse and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the healthcare assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

Duties and responsibilities:Duties and responsibilities:

Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs

Maintain and clean equipment used by the nurses and GPs according to the practice Infection Control Policy

New patient and NHS health checks

ECG recording

Phlebotomy

Influenza vaccinations

Removal of stitches

Dressings

Chaperoning duties

Blood pressure monitoring

B12 injections

Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses

Sterilising, cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment

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, including coil fitting.

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

Maintain the booking system for BP & ECG Monitors and processing of results

READ coding of results and letters

(subject to the completion of relevant training and competency sign-off)

Management of QOF Recall and Enhanced services reporting protocols

To be aware of national, local and practice quality standards for chronic disease management.

To provide support in correctly identifying and targeting patients for assessment and treatment.

To ensure staff are aware of the importance of maintaining disease registers and assist in the validation process.

To produce regular reports on the progress against practice targets.

To assist in the production of information for clinical audit

Data quality

A full job description is attached.

Person Specification

Additional Skills

Essential

• Able to demonstrate enthusiasm to develop skills
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work in a changing environment
• Able to use own initiative
• Flexibility

Qualifications

Essential

• A good level of basic education
• Qualifications/Certificates or demonstrable experience in Healthcare Assistance or Care Certificate
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development

Desirable

• Qualified in Phlebotomy.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of working of working in or towards a role of Health Care or Nursing Assistant with competence in basic duties required of the post.
• Experience of dealing with the public/patients
• Excellent Communication skills

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care or GP Practice
• Experience of Systm1 clinical system
• Experience of Microsoft Office software

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

The Buntingford & Puckeridge Medical Practice

Address

The Medical Centre

White Hart Close

Buntingford

Hertfordshire

SG9 9DQ

Employer's website

https://www.buntingfordandpuckeridgepractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)