Job summary
Market Surgery is delighted to be advertising for a Healthcare Assistant to join our friendly, diverse and highly skilled nursing team. This is an additional role as we grow and develop our current team.
We are looking to recruit a suitably qualified Healthcare Assistant for either 30 hours per week.
Working days are 4 days per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday).
This vacancy may close early once a sufficient amount of applications have been received.
Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for overseas applicants at this time.
Main duties of the job
Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) in primary care play a crucial role in providing comprehensive and patient-centred care. Their work contributes to the smooth functioning of the practice and patient health and well-being. HCAs in primary care have a wide range of duties, primarily focused on supporting patients and assisting the clinical team. They work under the supervision of registered nurses or other healthcare professionals, ensuring patients receive the care and support they need, ensuring comfort and safety. They willalso play a vital role in health promotion, patient education, and administrative tasks.
Their responsibilities include supporting the Nursing and GP team with monitoring long term conditions which may require visiting patients homes, including residential homes. General duties also include, venepuncture, warfarin monitoring (INR), blood pressure monitoring, sample processing, ECG's and Health Checks.
Additional duties where trained may include, Basic wound care, Immunisations, Ear Care and Spirometry.
About us
At Market Surgery we fundamentally believe that our staff are the most important aspect of our business. They often work in challenging situations and staff morale is of the upmost importance to ensure effective, safe, and patient centred care is offered.
As such we offer to prospective candidates an outstanding package of benefits to our staff. We offer colleagues a variety of additional benefits including:
- NHS Pension
- Generous Annual Leave entitlements
- A variety of other leave entitlements including absence.
You'll be joining a large and yet cohesive team at the Surgery which consists of 49 staff members across both clinical and administrative fields
We also work closely with other GP practices across Rotherham, particularly with the other GP practices of Health Village Dearne Valley PCN of which we are an active member.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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:
- Undertake
NHS Health checks
- Support
the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
- Carry
out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature,
pulse rate, recording findings accurately
- Facilitate
routine and Home BP monitoring, including 24 hour, advising patients accordingly
- Undertake
wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
- Support
the practice nurse with the management of long term condition clinics (including patient own home and care home)
- Carry
out BMI checks as directed
- Act
as a chaperone as required
- Undertake
venepuncture
- Administer
injections and vaccinations to patients under PSD
- When
trained, carry out ear irrigation under the supervision of the practice nurse
- Carry
out ECGs as requested
- Ensure
specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
- Provide
support during minor operations as required
- Ensure
clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
- Ensure
fridges are cleaned routinely and fridge temperature is checked and documented
in accordance with practice policy and guidance.
- Ensure
clinical waste and sharps are correctly disposed of in accordance with the
practice IPC policy.
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion where
appropriate
Job description
Job responsibilities
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:
- Undertake
NHS Health checks
- Support
the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
- Carry
out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature,
pulse rate, recording findings accurately
- Facilitate
routine and Home BP monitoring, including 24 hour, advising patients accordingly
- Undertake
wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
- Support
the practice nurse with the management of long term condition clinics (including patient own home and care home)
- Carry
out BMI checks as directed
- Act
as a chaperone as required
- Undertake
venepuncture
- Administer
injections and vaccinations to patients under PSD
- When
trained, carry out ear irrigation under the supervision of the practice nurse
- Carry
out ECGs as requested
- Ensure
specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
- Provide
support during minor operations as required
- Ensure
clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
- Ensure
fridges are cleaned routinely and fridge temperature is checked and documented
in accordance with practice policy and guidance.
- Ensure
clinical waste and sharps are correctly disposed of in accordance with the
practice IPC policy.
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion where
appropriate
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- SystmOne user skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a Healthcare Assistant in Primary Care
Qualifications
Essential
- Venepuncture
- Manual Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Sample Processing
- NHS Health Check
- Basic Wound Care
Desirable
- Healthcare qualification (Care Certificate)
- Immunisation Training (certificate and competency documents)I
- Ear syringing certification
- Basic Wound Care
- Assisting Minor operation clinics
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- SystmOne user skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a Healthcare Assistant in Primary Care
Qualifications
Essential
- Venepuncture
- Manual Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Sample Processing
- NHS Health Check
- Basic Wound Care
Desirable
- Healthcare qualification (Care Certificate)
- Immunisation Training (certificate and competency documents)I
- Ear syringing certification
- Basic Wound Care
- Assisting Minor operation clinics
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.
