Job summary
Inspire Health has a hugely caring
and supportive nursing team who are keen to find the right Healthcare Assistant
to join them.
The
position is within a GP surgery setting working as part of a friendly team
covering 2 GP surgeries. The role requires the person to work independently taking
bloods in a clinic setting. There will be other clinical and administrative
aspects to the role which will require the candidate to be computer literate
and capable of learning new systems if not already familiar to them.
The candidate will support
the wider team with other clinical activities which may include taking and
acting on clinical observations, carrying out long term condition reviews and
giving lifestyle, dietary and statin advice. Wound care, removal of staples and
stitches, injections, blood pressure management and certain vaccinations are
also part of the role. There will also be stock management, chaperoning,
assisting with minor operations and coil clinics, equipment maintenance, safety
checks and occasional home visiting within this very varied role.
The ideal candidate would be warm, caring and efficient. Being a good
listener and receptive to change is essential in order to work effectively in
our team.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate
would be an experienced HCA who can demonstrate skills attained in a GP setting. Being able to do venepuncture is very
important alongside having the skills or willingness to learn to carry out long
term condition reviews, diabetic foot checks and giving dietary, lifestyle and
statin therapy advice.
Experience in sample
management, ambulatory and home blood pressure management alongside giving
vaccinations and injections would be of great benefit although not essential as
training can be giving.
The post holder will be working
independently in a fast-paced clinic environment. This will involve using
different computer systems with confidence.
They will support the
wider nursing team with other clinical skills such as measuring clinical
observations and reviewing home blood pressure readings and reporting
abnormalities to senior colleagues.
Other roles may include chaperoning, stock management, quality control
and cleaning of certain equipment. There may be the need for occasional home
visits so having a clean driving licence would be helpful.
As
a training practice the post holder will be required to support students from a
wide range of specialities who are training within the practice.
The post holder will train in
and follow national guidelines and local practice polices and there will be an
expectation the post holder will complete all mandatory training and
suitable continuing professional development in line with their role.
About us
Inspire Health is a dynamic health organisation, based in 2
modern premises in central Chesterfield and Hasland.
There are good public transport and road connections to our
sites, all of which are a short drive away from both theM1 motorway and the
Peak District.
Inspire Health is a progressive medical health care
provider, offering excellent NHS service delivery and patient care to diverse
communities across a variety of settings. The group delivers care to in excess
of 20000 registered patients.
Inspire Health is committed to promoting equality of
opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working
environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills,
free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on
merit.
Diverse Team: 7
GP Partners, 6 Salaried GP's, Physician Associates, ACP and ANP, Visiting
Paramedic, Practice Nurses, Nurse Associates, HCA's, Phlebotomists, Clinical
Pharmacist, Pharmacy Admin and Pharmacy Technicians, Social Prescribers, Frailty
Team, PCN Lead, GP Trainees, Medical Students.
We also have an exceptional Administration and Management
Team who help deal with various background processes to help things run as
smoothly as possible!
We are proud of having a happy and friendly working
environment with great support throughout all members of the team.
Being part of a supportive team is really important, so we
encourage an open-door policy and meet every day for lunch together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities:
- Venepuncture in a clinic setting
- Assist in and perform routine and urgent tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
- Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician.
- Long Term Condition part one reviews for a wide range of conditions including Diabetes / Asthma / COPD, usually involving blood tests, lifestyle advice and diabetic foot screening.
- Basic wound care with support from the practice nurses
- Urinalysis
- Supporting with routine and ambulatory blood pressure readings alongside reviewing home blood pressure readings.
- Support the wider nursing team with administrative duties that might include stock management, safety checks, equipment maintenance, audits and emergency equipment management. This list is not exhaustive and does change depending on the practices needs.
- Routine immunisations and injections such as B12 once suitably trained
- Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
- Requesting pathology tests, for example blood tests, urine culture, swabs in under the direction of the clinician.
- Stock management
- Quality Control and cleaning of certain equipment
- Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
- Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
- Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
- At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
- A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks
- Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
- Undertake home visits when required
- Supporting students from a wide range of specialities who are training within the practice.
- Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities:
- Venepuncture in a clinic setting
- Assist in and perform routine and urgent tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
- Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician.
- Long Term Condition part one reviews for a wide range of conditions including Diabetes / Asthma / COPD, usually involving blood tests, lifestyle advice and diabetic foot screening.
- Basic wound care with support from the practice nurses
- Urinalysis
- Supporting with routine and ambulatory blood pressure readings alongside reviewing home blood pressure readings.
- Support the wider nursing team with administrative duties that might include stock management, safety checks, equipment maintenance, audits and emergency equipment management. This list is not exhaustive and does change depending on the practices needs.
- Routine immunisations and injections such as B12 once suitably trained
- Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
- Requesting pathology tests, for example blood tests, urine culture, swabs in under the direction of the clinician.
- Stock management
- Quality Control and cleaning of certain equipment
- Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
- Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
- Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
- At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
- A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks
- Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
- Undertake home visits when required
- Supporting students from a wide range of specialities who are training within the practice.
- Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Ideally 2 years experience working within a General Practice setting
- Venepuncture
- Experience of LTC condition reviews and monitoring
- Training in diabetic Foot Checks
- Health promotion knowledge and skills
- Up to date with mandatory training such as BLS, safeguarding, infection control etc
- Able to work well within a team and understand and compliment the team dynamics
Desirable
- Experience of providing immunisations such as flu vaccinations
- Experience of giving injections such as B12's
- Simple wound care knowledge and experience
- Removal of sutures and staples
- Contributing to the development of protocols and clinical guidelines
- Audit
- Experience of home visiting
- Experience of mentoring others
- Experience of stock management
- Experience of 24hr ambulatory and home blood pressure monitoring
Other
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to apply tact and sensitivity to establish trust and confidence
- Highly motivated and enthusiastic
- Team player
- Flexibility in relation to working hours and cross site working
- Flexibility to contribute to some occasional weekend or evening work for planned services such as flu clinics
- Committed to achieving work/life balance
- Commitment to work within a multicultural and diverse community
Desirable
- Willing to do home visits for our housebound patients
- Clean driving license and car driver
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified HCA
- Experienced in venepuncture
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Experienced in a primary care setting running own clinics
- Completed care certificate
- Immunisation Training
- Diabetic Foot Training
- Spirometry Training (performing only)
- Injection Training
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Ideally 2 years experience working within a General Practice setting
- Venepuncture
- Experience of LTC condition reviews and monitoring
- Training in diabetic Foot Checks
- Health promotion knowledge and skills
- Up to date with mandatory training such as BLS, safeguarding, infection control etc
- Able to work well within a team and understand and compliment the team dynamics
Desirable
- Experience of providing immunisations such as flu vaccinations
- Experience of giving injections such as B12's
- Simple wound care knowledge and experience
- Removal of sutures and staples
- Contributing to the development of protocols and clinical guidelines
- Audit
- Experience of home visiting
- Experience of mentoring others
- Experience of stock management
- Experience of 24hr ambulatory and home blood pressure monitoring
Other
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to apply tact and sensitivity to establish trust and confidence
- Highly motivated and enthusiastic
- Team player
- Flexibility in relation to working hours and cross site working
- Flexibility to contribute to some occasional weekend or evening work for planned services such as flu clinics
- Committed to achieving work/life balance
- Commitment to work within a multicultural and diverse community
Desirable
- Willing to do home visits for our housebound patients
- Clean driving license and car driver
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified HCA
- Experienced in venepuncture
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Experienced in a primary care setting running own clinics
- Completed care certificate
- Immunisation Training
- Diabetic Foot Training
- Spirometry Training (performing only)
- Injection Training
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.
