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Healthcare Assistant

Highfield Surgery

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Job summary

Are you a compassionate and dedicated healthcare professional looking to make a difference? We are excited to announce an opening for a Healthcare Assistant to join our team and facilitate our new dermatology service. In this role, you will also provide essential home visits for patients requiring phlebotomy services and other baseline observations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Facilitate and support our dermatology service, ensuring high-quality patient care.
  • Conduct home visits to perform phlebotomy and other essential health checks.
  • Collaborate with our multidisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive care.

What We Offer:

  • A supportive and dynamic work environment.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.

If you are passionate about patient care and eager to take on a rewarding role, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

To support the practice nursing team in the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary 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.

About us

Are you passionate about providing exceptional patient care? Highfield Surgery, a large and forward-thinking GP practice located in the vibrant South Shore area of Blackpool, is looking for a dedicated healthcare assistant to join our team.

At Highfield Surgery, we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to healthcare, our commitment to the community, and our supportive work environment. If you're ready to make a difference and be part of a dynamic team, we want to hear from you!

Why Join Us?

  • Collaborative and inclusive team culture
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • State-of-the-art facilities
  • Focus on patient-centered care

Apply today and help us continue to provide top-quality healthcare to our community!

Date posted

05 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A2596-25-0001

Job locations

South Shore Primary Care Centre

Lytham Road

Blackpool

Lancashire

FY4 1TJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

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:

Successfully assist in running our new dermatology service.

- Welcoming patients and preparing them for their dermatology appointments

- Taking high quality photos of the patients skin conditions as per clinical guidelines

- Sending the photos to the assigned clinician for evaluation

- Informing patients, they will be contacted by the service with their results

- Assisting with scheduling, recording keeping and other administrative tasks as needed related to the service.

Phlebotomy / venepuncture, including when trained taking blood from under 12s

Carrying out home visits for phlebotomy

Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately

Routine BP monitoring / Hypertension checks

Urinalysis

Act as a chaperone as required

Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation

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

Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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:

Successfully assist in running our new dermatology service.

- Welcoming patients and preparing them for their dermatology appointments

- Taking high quality photos of the patients skin conditions as per clinical guidelines

- Sending the photos to the assigned clinician for evaluation

- Informing patients, they will be contacted by the service with their results

- Assisting with scheduling, recording keeping and other administrative tasks as needed related to the service.

Phlebotomy / venepuncture, including when trained taking blood from under 12s

Carrying out home visits for phlebotomy

Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately

Routine BP monitoring / Hypertension checks

Urinalysis

Act as a chaperone as required

Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation

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

Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance

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

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with the general public
  • Experience of working in a healthcare setting

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a primary care environment

Qualifications

Essential

  • Healthcare qualification (Level 3 or 4) or working towards
  • Phlebotomy certification

Clinical knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Venepuncture
  • New patient medicals
  • Ability to record accurate clinical notes

Desirable

  • Wound care / removal of sutures & staples
  • ECG's
  • Chaperone procedure
  • Spirometry
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with the general public
  • Experience of working in a healthcare setting

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a primary care environment

Qualifications

Essential

  • Healthcare qualification (Level 3 or 4) or working towards
  • Phlebotomy certification

Clinical knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Venepuncture
  • New patient medicals
  • Ability to record accurate clinical notes

Desirable

  • Wound care / removal of sutures & staples
  • ECG's
  • Chaperone procedure
  • Spirometry

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

Highfield Surgery

Address

South Shore Primary Care Centre

Lytham Road

Blackpool

Lancashire

FY4 1TJ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Highfield Surgery

Address

South Shore Primary Care Centre

Lytham Road

Blackpool

Lancashire

FY4 1TJ


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Miss Heather Wilson

01253204672

Date posted

05 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A2596-25-0001

Job locations

South Shore Primary Care Centre

Lytham Road

Blackpool

Lancashire

FY4 1TJ


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