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Four Elms Medical centre

Health Care Assistant

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Job summary

We are currently undergoing a period of exciting change at Four Elms, where the old ways of working are being reviewed and refined in order to make us a more efficient and exciting place to work. We are about to embark on several quality improvement programmes including staff wellbeing and chronic disease management and, as a part of this renewal, we want to increase the number of Health Care Assistants we have working with us at Four Elms. We fully recognise the important role our HCA's play in our organisation and the skills they bring to our business, so we are very pleased to be able to advertise for 2 full time Health Care Assistants, or job shares.

We run our practice out of two sites, one in Pengam Green and a branch surgery in Cardiff Royal Infirmary. With over 15,300 patients we are a large practice which allows us the opportunity to offer a role with variety and development possibilities, helping the individual to grow through training and experience.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible, in conjunction with the practice nurses, for the delivery of practice nursing services to the practice population, working collaboratively with the rest of the practice team. The healthcare support worker is responsible for a number of general treatment room duties, and assists the practice nurses in chronic disease management by carrying out relevant tests and checks. In addition to this, they have certain administrative duties as outlined below.

Training can be provided for any areas where the candidate is lacking experience.

About us

Four Elms is a proactive and friendly practice serving over 14,800 patients in the Pengam Green area. We have a large, lively team, who enjoy having a bit of fun as well as working hard. It is busy but also rewarding. We are also one of the few GP practices who pay all staff the Real Living Wage or higher.

Details

Date posted

04 July 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number

A4471-23-0002

Job locations

Sterling Close

Ffordd Pengam, Pengam Green

Cardiff

CF24 2HB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical duties (dependent on training/experience)

Phlebotomy

BP checks

ECG

Spirometry testing

Urine dips

B12 injections

Flu/pneumococcal/shingles immunisation

Repeat dressing of wounds after assessment by a qualified nurse (not packing), suture removal

INR checks

Learning disability checks, in a combined clinic with GP

Lifestyle advice and smoking cessation advice

Dealing with miscellaneous queries, e.g BM monitors/ BP monitors depending on experience and abilities, with GP/senior nurse support where needed.

Chronic disease management:-

Carry out routine annual and follow-up checks as per practice protocols for:-

Diabetes/ pre- diabetes

Asthma

COPD

CVD

Hypertension

Although this lists the main clinical duties for HCSWs, there may be additional tasks requested within the nurses competence level. Equally, some HCSWs do not undertake the full range of these tasks. Qualified nurses/GPs should always be available if needed for support.

Administrative duties include:-

Stock check and ordering

Cleaning, checking and calibration of equipment

Stocking up clinical rooms and emptying clinical waste bins

Ensuring READ coding is correct for the purposes of practice payments.

Ensuring claim sheets are filled and returned in a timely fashion

General housekeeping (tidying storerooms and clinical rooms, disposing of out-of date stock and reporting to the appropriate person, putting stock and equipment away)

Taking on specific roles as discussed with the team, e.g flu champion.

Ensuring personal tasks are up-to-date on the Teamnet system.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical duties (dependent on training/experience)

Phlebotomy

BP checks

ECG

Spirometry testing

Urine dips

B12 injections

Flu/pneumococcal/shingles immunisation

Repeat dressing of wounds after assessment by a qualified nurse (not packing), suture removal

INR checks

Learning disability checks, in a combined clinic with GP

Lifestyle advice and smoking cessation advice

Dealing with miscellaneous queries, e.g BM monitors/ BP monitors depending on experience and abilities, with GP/senior nurse support where needed.

Chronic disease management:-

Carry out routine annual and follow-up checks as per practice protocols for:-

Diabetes/ pre- diabetes

Asthma

COPD

CVD

Hypertension

Although this lists the main clinical duties for HCSWs, there may be additional tasks requested within the nurses competence level. Equally, some HCSWs do not undertake the full range of these tasks. Qualified nurses/GPs should always be available if needed for support.

Administrative duties include:-

Stock check and ordering

Cleaning, checking and calibration of equipment

Stocking up clinical rooms and emptying clinical waste bins

Ensuring READ coding is correct for the purposes of practice payments.

Ensuring claim sheets are filled and returned in a timely fashion

General housekeeping (tidying storerooms and clinical rooms, disposing of out-of date stock and reporting to the appropriate person, putting stock and equipment away)

Taking on specific roles as discussed with the team, e.g flu champion.

Ensuring personal tasks are up-to-date on the Teamnet system.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in Primary Care.

Desirable

  • Experience of working with the EMIS clinical system
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in Primary Care.

Desirable

  • Experience of working with the EMIS clinical system

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

Four Elms Medical centre

Address

Sterling Close

Ffordd Pengam, Pengam Green

Cardiff

CF24 2HB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Four Elms Medical centre

Address

Sterling Close

Ffordd Pengam, Pengam Green

Cardiff

CF24 2HB


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Angela Way

angela.way@wales.nhs.uk

02920489292

Details

Date posted

04 July 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number

A4471-23-0002

Job locations

Sterling Close

Ffordd Pengam, Pengam Green

Cardiff

CF24 2HB


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