Health Care Assistant (HCA)

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Health Care Assistant, you will work alongside our clinical team to support patients in a variety of settings. You will help deliver outstanding patient care ensuring that every person feels valued, respected, and supported.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisting clinicians with patient care and procedures
• Recording observations such as blood pressure, pulse, and temperature
• Phlebotomy, Blood Pressure, Wound care dressings, INR.
• Long Term Condition reviews
• Supporting patients with daily needs and mobility where required
• Updating patient records accurately
• Maintaining cleanliness and infection control standards in the workplace
• Stock Taking and ordering of supplies

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills EMIS Web

Essential

• Compassionate patient and reliable
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work well in a team and independently

Desirable

• Experience in a healthcare setting is essential
• Basic IT skills for updating patient records

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

Queensbridge Group Practice

Address

Queensbridge Group Practice

24 Holly Street

London

E8 3XP

Employer's website

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