Job summary
We are looking to recruit an experienced, motivated, enthusiastic, and dedicated Healthcare Assistant with experience of working within a general practice environment to join our busy and friendly team.
You will work strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols under the direct supervision of GP's and practice nursing team, you must be competent in phlebotomy and working with patients with long term conditions. You wiull support the clinical team in the provision and delivery of quality health and care services
Main duties of the job
- The successful candidate must be able to use Emis web and be accurate and contemptuous record keeping off all patient contact using appropriate templates and read coding.
About us
We are a friendly, forward thinking, supportive training practice with around 24000 patients across 2 sites. We have an extremely friendly team consisting of 6 GP partners (3 male 3 female), 5 practice nurses, 1 Mental health practitioner, 5 GPA, in house Physios and social prescriber an Admin and a reception team and a prescription clerks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake and record the following tasks (not exhaustive)
- Height
- weight (BMI)
- Blood pressure
- Pulse
- Temperature
- Venepuncture
- ECG'S
- Urinalysis
- Peak flow rates
- Diabetic Foot Checks
- NHS health checks
- smoking cessation
- Administer FLU/pneumococcal vaccines under PSD
- Administer B12 injections under PSD
- Spirometry/Reversibility under PSD
- ABPM
- Chronic disease management as applicable
- recognise changes and abnormalities in patients conditions and act accordingly - notifying GP/Nurse of any significant issues
- Stock control and ordering
- Fridge temperature recording
- Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory/ contractual/ professional requirements and good practice guidelines.
- Act as chaperone
- Maintain confidentiality#Recall system for clinics
- Undertake administrative duties when required assisting with QOF
- Processing of patient samples
- safe mangement of sharps procedures, including training , use, storage and disposal
- waste management
- spillage control procedures
- make effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake and record the following tasks (not exhaustive)
- Height
- weight (BMI)
- Blood pressure
- Pulse
- Temperature
- Venepuncture
- ECG'S
- Urinalysis
- Peak flow rates
- Diabetic Foot Checks
- NHS health checks
- smoking cessation
- Administer FLU/pneumococcal vaccines under PSD
- Administer B12 injections under PSD
- Spirometry/Reversibility under PSD
- ABPM
- Chronic disease management as applicable
- recognise changes and abnormalities in patients conditions and act accordingly - notifying GP/Nurse of any significant issues
- Stock control and ordering
- Fridge temperature recording
- Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory/ contractual/ professional requirements and good practice guidelines.
- Act as chaperone
- Maintain confidentiality#Recall system for clinics
- Undertake administrative duties when required assisting with QOF
- Processing of patient samples
- safe mangement of sharps procedures, including training , use, storage and disposal
- waste management
- spillage control procedures
- make effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Essential :
- Experience working within a primary care environment
- Qualified in NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social care
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Desirable
- Desirable:
- Qualified to Level 3
- Working in a GP practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a nursing/Clinical team
Desirable
- working in a GP practice setting
- experience of working in primary care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Essential :
- Experience working within a primary care environment
- Qualified in NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social care
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Desirable
- Desirable:
- Qualified to Level 3
- Working in a GP practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a nursing/Clinical team
Desirable
- working in a GP practice setting
- experience of working in primary care.
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.
