BANK Healthcare Assistant (HCA) Primary Care

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support health promotion and prevention activities, including smoking cessation, weight management, and lifestyle interventions. Work within a Multi-Disciplinary Team to support patients with long-term conditions and health inequalities

NHS health checks / Weight Management

ECG recording

Phlebotomy

INRs Warfarin Management

Assist with Learning Disability and Mental Health annual reviews

Play a key role in vaccination and immunisation programmes

Chaperoning duties

Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses

Maintenance of surgical equipment

Cleaning of clinical areas within remit of role

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

Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being

At all times, observes infection control procedures and protocols to protect patients, colleagues and themselves.

Other Tasks:

To undertake any other reasonable duty commensurate to the position that is requested.

Person Specification

Other

Essential

• Ability to cover a shift pattern between practice operating hours

Desirable

• Car Driver Clean Licence or ability to travel between sites

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified in venepuncture
• NVQ 2 in a healthcare/healthcare support
• Care certificate or willingness to undertake and complete within 3 months of commencing in post
• Good standard of general education GCSE grades or equivalent including English and Maths Grade 4 and above

Desirable

• NVQ 3 in healthcare
• Previous experience of working in a HCA role

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience in health promotion, prevention, and supporting long-term condition management

Desirable

• Previous experience within a General Practice or health care role
• Experience in EMIS Web

Knowldge and Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Good written communication skills, clear concise record keeping
• IT Skills
• Time management, able to prioritise and organise own workload
• Knowledge of patient confidentiality policy

Desirable

• Understanding of local and national policies for primary care, including QOF

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

Brampton Medical Practice

Address

Brampton Medical Practice

4 Market Place

Brampton

Cumbria

CA8 1NL

Employer's website

https://bramptonmedicalpractice.com/ (Opens in a new tab)