Healthcare Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Ringmead Medical Group is looking for an experienced and dynamic Health Care Assistant to join its ever growing nursing team.

This is a varying role and will suit a candidate with a flexible attitude, ability to multi task, a keen eye for detail, works well under pressure and has a great sense of humour.

Ringmead is a training practice and there will be an opportunity to progress including as a trainee nursing associate.

Main duties of the job

This is a clinical role working in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols. the Healthcare Assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of patient care.

Your duties are likely to include:

• Undertaking clinical tasks including venepuncture, wound care, administering injections, NHS Health Checks, Diabetic Part 1 reviews and carrying out ECGs
• Performing and recording clinical observations such as blood pressure and pulse
• Health promotion
• Discussing and sharing information with Registered Nurses and GPs on a patients condition
• Ensuring the privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times
• Recognising issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults

Wound care experience is desirable.

About us

The Ringmead Medical Group have five sites covering Bracknell, Crowthorne and Sandhurst (Birch Hill, Great Hollands, Crowthorne, Yorktown Road & Owlsmoor). We try to ensure clinicians work predominantly in either the North or South patches.

Our team is ever growing, with an MDT team comprising of Paramedic Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists, First Contact Physiotherapists, Nursing Associates, Mental Health Practitioner, Social Prescriber and Care Coordinators.

We are a very friendly team who are looking for a Healthcare Assistant to join us!

We reserve the right to close this advert early if a sufficient number of candidates have applied

We pride ourselves on our use of information technology and we have a team of motivated and experienced administration and management staff.

We are a GMS contract holder and use EMIS Web, EPS electronic prescribing and Docman.

For more details or to arrange an informal visit please contact ringmeadmedicalpractice@nhs.net

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Wound care experience is essential.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a primary care setting.

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

Ringmead Medical Practice

Address

Sandhurst Group Practice

1 Cambridge Road

Owlsmoor

Sandhurst

Berkshire

GU47 0UB

Employer's website

https://www.ringmeadmedicalpractice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)