Health Care Assistant/Phlebotomist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

New patient health checks

ECG recording

Phlebotomy (including blood tests for specialist clinics, such as CHD or Diabetic clinic)

Spirometry

Chaperoning duties

Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses

Sterilising, cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment

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 in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being

Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual

Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted

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

Review of wound dressings, with specific direction from a named clinician

The administration of injections (e.g. Influenza, B12 etc.) under the strict direction of a Patient Specific Direction.

Healthy Heart MOTs

Suture removal

Well person checks (such as senior screening)

Urine dips for analysis

Monitoring of blood pressure

Glucose tolerance tests

Assisting with minor surgery operations

Maintenance of the Practice Clinical equipment register, ensuring that all clinical equipment is serviced and calibrated in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations. This also involves arranging the annual clinical equipment check.

Maintaining the stock of patient information leaflets to ensure they are current and relevant, ordering new stock and disposing of old stock as necessary.

Waiting room displays, in line with the national strategy for health campaigns.

This list is not exhaustive and it is reasonable that the post holder takes on additional duties that are commensurate with the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of Phlebotomy
• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of working in a similar role

Desirable

• Experience of working in a GP Practice
• Experience of wound management
• Experience of administering vaccines and immunisations

Qualifications

Essential

• A good standard of general education
• Qualified in Phlebotomy

Desirable

• Qualified to NVQ level 3
• Qualified in administering vaccines and immunisations
• Qualified in the management of wounds

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

The Green House Surgery

Address

Redcar Primary Care Hospital

West Dyke Road

Redcar

Teesside

TS10 4NW

Employer's website

https://www.thegreenhousesurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)