Health Care Assistant (in a GP Practice)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

To run an independent HCA clinic delivering high quality, practice based healthcare.

Clinical supervision and support provided if required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical

1. To perform blood pressure measurements, urine tests (including pregnancy tests), phlebotomy and Electrocardiography; recording the obtained information accurately in the patient records, and reporting abnormal findings accordingly to the GP or Practice Nurse.
2. Obtain specimens as required and store them in the appropriate place for collection, document all relevant information as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Phlebotomy trained

Desirable

• Health Care Certificate

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

King’s College London NHS Health Centre

Address

Bush House, 3rd Floor SE Wing

300 Strand

London

WC2B 4PJ

Employer's website

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