Job summary
Whitstable Medical Practice is looking for a friendly, motivated Health Care Assistant to join our supportive and experienced clinical team.
This is a varied role combining general HCA duties within our medical practice and support for our Dermatology service across multiple sites in East Kent.
If you are a caring, adaptable team player with excellent communication skills and experience we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
This Health Care Assistant opportunity is to support Clinical Services and General Medical Services (GMS) at our medical centres. Mileage will be paid from Estuary View Medical Centre to Dermatology Clinic locations, with travel time paid for selected locations.
The hourly rate for this role is £12.42, increasing to £13.80 after successful completion of probationary period.
Hours
General HCA Hours
- Monday 8am to 1pm.
- Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon (2pm to 6.30pm) to be confirmed at offer
- Total 9.5 hours
Clinical Services (Dermatology)
- Thursday 8am to 4pm
to be located in Ramsgate or Folkestone
- Friday 8am to 4.30pm
to be located in Whitstable or Sittingbourne
- Total 16.5 hours
One Saturday per
month 8am to 2pm (1.5 hours per week equivalent over a month)
Total contracted hours - 27.5 hours per week
About us
Whitstable Medical Practice is a forward thinking single practice Primary Care Network (PCN) GP Practice based across 3 sites in Whitstable. There are 22 equity partners looking after over 45'000 patients. We pride ourselves on our innovative approach to Primary Care. We are a training practice and run various in house contracts including Cataract surgery, Ultrasound, Dermatology, Physical Therapies and Audiology together with further community contracts, a Day Surgery Suite and an Urgent Treatment Centre with digital x-ray.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties of the Job
To work as a team
member under supervision of the Treatment Room Nurses and Dermatology
Clinicians to provide and maintain an optimum level of care for our patients.
Responsibilities
- Supporting clinicians in a theatre setting with Minor Surgical
procedures.
- Performing stock control functions: proactively keeping cupboards
and trolleys well stocked and tidy, sending stock requests through to the
relevant administrator for ordering. Unpacking deliveries of stock. Re-stocking
and checking clinical rooms as needed.
- Filling the hand-held liquid nitrogen as required.
- Unlocking treatment room cupboards and ensuring all equipment is set
up for the day. Setting up clinics with the correct equipment for the specific
service and putting equipment away after the clinic has finished.
- Working alongside the clinicians in the provision of patient care.
- Undertaking measurements of blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
Filing of patient information and entering results of Blood Pressures,
Urinalysis and other observation on the patients medical records.
- Recognising changes in the patients observations, which must be
reported and acted on.
- Assisting clinicians in emergency management of patients.
- Acting as a chaperone.
- Providing relevant health promotion and literature for patients.
- Taking Blood Samples from Patients (Phlebotomy)
- Checking vaccine refrigerators daily and recording the temperature.
Maintaining cold chain for all vaccines.
- Answering phone and dealing with queries, liaising with the nursing
staff.
Clinical Care
Work alongside the clinicians in the provision of patient care.
Undertake and record a range of tasks, which may include:
- Measurement of height and weight
- Urinalysis
- Measurement of blood pressure, temperature and pulse
- Peak flow measurements
- Recording of ECGs / 24 hour BPs / 24 hour ECGs/ 7 day ECGs
- Phlebotomy
- Undertaking diabetic foot checks
- Assisting with leg ulcer clinics / simple dressings
- Assisting with Family Planning Clinics
- Assist nurses in INR clinics and doctors in Minor Op clinics
- Assisting clinicians in a theatre
- Undertake health checks
- Enable patients to access appropriate professionals in the practice
team.
Other duties as per nurses and doctors instructions as
dictated by changes in the nature of Whitstable Medical Practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties of the Job
To work as a team
member under supervision of the Treatment Room Nurses and Dermatology
Clinicians to provide and maintain an optimum level of care for our patients.
Responsibilities
- Supporting clinicians in a theatre setting with Minor Surgical
procedures.
- Performing stock control functions: proactively keeping cupboards
and trolleys well stocked and tidy, sending stock requests through to the
relevant administrator for ordering. Unpacking deliveries of stock. Re-stocking
and checking clinical rooms as needed.
- Filling the hand-held liquid nitrogen as required.
- Unlocking treatment room cupboards and ensuring all equipment is set
up for the day. Setting up clinics with the correct equipment for the specific
service and putting equipment away after the clinic has finished.
- Working alongside the clinicians in the provision of patient care.
- Undertaking measurements of blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
Filing of patient information and entering results of Blood Pressures,
Urinalysis and other observation on the patients medical records.
- Recognising changes in the patients observations, which must be
reported and acted on.
- Assisting clinicians in emergency management of patients.
- Acting as a chaperone.
- Providing relevant health promotion and literature for patients.
- Taking Blood Samples from Patients (Phlebotomy)
- Checking vaccine refrigerators daily and recording the temperature.
Maintaining cold chain for all vaccines.
- Answering phone and dealing with queries, liaising with the nursing
staff.
Clinical Care
Work alongside the clinicians in the provision of patient care.
Undertake and record a range of tasks, which may include:
- Measurement of height and weight
- Urinalysis
- Measurement of blood pressure, temperature and pulse
- Peak flow measurements
- Recording of ECGs / 24 hour BPs / 24 hour ECGs/ 7 day ECGs
- Phlebotomy
- Undertaking diabetic foot checks
- Assisting with leg ulcer clinics / simple dressings
- Assisting with Family Planning Clinics
- Assist nurses in INR clinics and doctors in Minor Op clinics
- Assisting clinicians in a theatre
- Undertake health checks
- Enable patients to access appropriate professionals in the practice
team.
Other duties as per nurses and doctors instructions as
dictated by changes in the nature of Whitstable Medical Practice.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a Health Care Assistant or experience within a Healthcare/ health environment.
- Phlebotomy Trained.
Desirable
- Wound Care Trained.
- Knowledge of EMIS.
- Knowledge of ICE system.
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum Grade C/4 GCSE or equivalent in English Language and Maths.
Desirable
- Healthcare qualification/certificate (STEP, Care Certificate)
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent assessment skills.
- Good decision making, communication and organisational skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with people at all levels.
- Good IT skills to enable accurate recording of consultations.
- Committed to ongoing development.
- Adaptable and flexible to work additional hours including extended access hours.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- A team player.
- Enthusiasm and energy.
Desirable
- Ability to work with little or no supervision.
- Ability to priorities tasks.
- Ability to anticipate challenges, identify solutions and act to make positive changes without being prompted.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a Health Care Assistant or experience within a Healthcare/ health environment.
- Phlebotomy Trained.
Desirable
- Wound Care Trained.
- Knowledge of EMIS.
- Knowledge of ICE system.
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum Grade C/4 GCSE or equivalent in English Language and Maths.
Desirable
- Healthcare qualification/certificate (STEP, Care Certificate)
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent assessment skills.
- Good decision making, communication and organisational skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with people at all levels.
- Good IT skills to enable accurate recording of consultations.
- Committed to ongoing development.
- Adaptable and flexible to work additional hours including extended access hours.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- A team player.
- Enthusiasm and energy.
Desirable
- Ability to work with little or no supervision.
- Ability to priorities tasks.
- Ability to anticipate challenges, identify solutions and act to make positive changes without being prompted.
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.
