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Wordsworth Health Centre

Health Care Assistant

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Job summary

We are currently looking for a Health Care Assistant (HCA) to join our friendly, GP Practice in East London. We are looking for a positive, enthusiastic individual with experience working in a GP Practice as a HCA and has good team working skills and flexibility.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant must have excellent communication skills, interpersonal and customer service skills, experience working as a HCA in a primary care setting and must hold former HCA qualifications / training.

About us

We are a friendly GP Practice based in East London with a list size of 12,000 patients. We are a friendly, supportive, teaching, patient-centred practice committed to providing excellent patient care to the local community.

We have 3 GP Partners, 1 Salaried GP, 4 Long-term Locum Locum GPs, 3 Practice Nurses, 2 Clinical Pharmacists, 1 Pharmacy Technician, 2 Physiotherapists, 1 Paramedic, 1 Social Prescriber, 1 Mental Health Occupational Therapist and 1 Nursing Associate.

We offer in-house services such as Phlebotomy, ECGs and Travel Injections.

We have a large building to accomodate our patients and services. Car park is available and East Ham underground station is a 5 minute walk from the Practice.

Details

Date posted

06 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A4413-24-0005

Job locations

19 Wordsworth Avenue

Manor Park

London

E12 6SU


Job description

Job responsibilities

Key duties and responsibilities of a HCA:

  • NHS Health Checks, Primary prevention reviews, LTC Health Checks
  • Administering Flu vaccines and B12 Injections
  • Vaccinations stock check and expiry checks
  • Referrals Weight loss and diabetes programmes
  • Support other clinicians in the Practice with completing LTC / Primary Prevention Templates
  • Blood pressure checks
  • New patient health checks
  • Give patients health advice - healthy eating, stopping smoking
  • Raising health awareness and well-being
  • Help Reception when necessary

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key duties and responsibilities of a HCA:

  • NHS Health Checks, Primary prevention reviews, LTC Health Checks
  • Administering Flu vaccines and B12 Injections
  • Vaccinations stock check and expiry checks
  • Referrals Weight loss and diabetes programmes
  • Support other clinicians in the Practice with completing LTC / Primary Prevention Templates
  • Blood pressure checks
  • New patient health checks
  • Give patients health advice - healthy eating, stopping smoking
  • Raising health awareness and well-being
  • Help Reception when necessary

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Care Certificate or equivalent to Health and Social Care qualification
  • Experience working in primary care setting

Desirable

  • Working as a HCA in a primary care setting
  • Phlebotomist training
  • Primary care knowledge
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Care Certificate or equivalent to Health and Social Care qualification
  • Experience working in primary care setting

Desirable

  • Working as a HCA in a primary care setting
  • Phlebotomist training
  • Primary care knowledge

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

Wordsworth Health Centre

Address

19 Wordsworth Avenue

Manor Park

London

E12 6SU


Employer's website

https://wordsworthhealthcentre.gpsurgery.net/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Wordsworth Health Centre

Address

19 Wordsworth Avenue

Manor Park

London

E12 6SU


Employer's website

https://wordsworthhealthcentre.gpsurgery.net/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Practice Manager

Andrea Andres

andrea.andres@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

06 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A4413-24-0005

Job locations

19 Wordsworth Avenue

Manor Park

London

E12 6SU


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