Job summary
We are seeking a Health Care Assistant to join our busy and friendly team in the Cornwall Skin Clinic for up to 12 months.
Based within The Three Spires Medical Practice in Truro, you will assist our clinical team of consultants, GPs and Nurses in a theatre setting in providing 'see and treat' and day case clinics for the Dermatology service.
We have up to 24 hours available (two full days and two half days). Your earliest start will be 8.30 am and the latest finish will be 5.00 pm.
Main duties of the job
Ideally you will have previous minor operations or theatre experience as you will be assisting in our Dermatology clinics (a 'see and treat' service).
You should already working at a Band 3 level.
About us
The Cornwall Skin Clinic is run by the Three Spires Medical Practice, a large, forward-thinking GP Practice with a friendly team (comprising 20 GPs, a team of 7 nurses and 13 HCAs and our own physiotherapy team), who look after approximately 18,000 patients in and around Truro City.
We are a training practice which means that you may have medical students observing and participating in your clinical sessions.
No two days are the same and a shift is never dull!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working with the nurse team, providing care for patients as directed by the practice nurse or GP; the post holder will be required to use their own initiative but must be able to recognise their own limitations and seek guidance where necessary.
Dermatology practice includes:
Assisting the Consultant Dermatologist or GPwSI in dermatology clinics either in the consulting room or the minor operations theatre.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working with the nurse team, providing care for patients as directed by the practice nurse or GP; the post holder will be required to use their own initiative but must be able to recognise their own limitations and seek guidance where necessary.
Dermatology practice includes:
Assisting the Consultant Dermatologist or GPwSI in dermatology clinics either in the consulting room or the minor operations theatre.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Qualified to NVQ Level 3 in HCA or Health and Social Care.
- - GCSE Grade A to C in English and Maths (or Literacy / Numeracy at Level 2 or above).
- - Fully trained in Phlebotomy.
Desirable
- - Fully trained in assisting in minor procedures.
Experience
Essential
- - Experience of working in primary care.
- - Experience of working unsupervised.
Desirable
- - Experienced phlebotomist
- - Experience of working in a GP practice
Skills
Essential
- - Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- - Excellent IT skills
- - Uses initiative
- - Able to prioritise
Abilities
Essential
- - Is confident and enthusiastic
- - Can be flexible and a team player
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Qualified to NVQ Level 3 in HCA or Health and Social Care.
- - GCSE Grade A to C in English and Maths (or Literacy / Numeracy at Level 2 or above).
- - Fully trained in Phlebotomy.
Desirable
- - Fully trained in assisting in minor procedures.
Experience
Essential
- - Experience of working in primary care.
- - Experience of working unsupervised.
Desirable
- - Experienced phlebotomist
- - Experience of working in a GP practice
Skills
Essential
- - Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- - Excellent IT skills
- - Uses initiative
- - Able to prioritise
Abilities
Essential
- - Is confident and enthusiastic
- - Can be flexible and a team player
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.
