Job responsibilities
Assist clinicians in emergency management of patients.
Assistance at clinics as required, ensuring patient care by chaperoning.
Attend clinical supervision sessions and any other appropriate meetings.
Work to contribute new ideas to improve patient care.
Enable patients to access appropriate professionals in the practice team.
Maintain the Clinical asset register, making sure to accurately log new equipment and remove faulty equipment.
Ensure stock items are ordered, safely stored, rotated, and provided in Clinical Areas. This includes equipment, and oxygen.
Maintain clinical equipment efficiently and ensure servicing/calibration is undertaken, updating the calibration records as necessary.
Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care in line with infection, prevention and control guidance.
Assist with minor operations, this includes setting up the clinic, assisting the clinician, sending samples and document management.
Support with the long-term conditions register, including the running of clinics for example Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), Hypertension, Stroke and Mental Health.
Keep up to date with any changes or advances within the HCA profession, completing annual competency reviews and necessary training.
Accurately input and extract information onto/from the Practice clinical system when required.
Maintain patient records in accordance with national guidelines.
Work to recognise changes in a patients condition and take appropriate action.
Check the practice fridges daily, recording the temperature to maintain the cold chain. Report any issues where relevant.
On completion and sign off of a relevant risk assessment and training fill the liquid nitrogen flask daily, reporting any issues when relevant.
Record patient information clearly, concisely and adhering to national and local guidance.
Communicate effectively, sensitively, and compassionately with colleagues, patients and carers, recognising their needs for alternative methods of communication.
Liaise with and feedback effectively to the nursing team and other members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
Contribute to the education of students from various health and social care professions and support other staff to gain new skills and knowledge.
Wound Management
Undertake suture and clip removal.
Undertake uncomplicated wound dressings.
Screening
Carry out holistic screening and assessment using national assessment tools.
Recognise changes in the patient's observation which must be reported and acted on
Undertake ECG and BP testing.
Undertake NHS Health checks.
Undertake screening including BP checks, height, weight, BMI, urine testing, pulse oximeter, glucose monitoring.
Undertake Dementia assessments.
Conduct annual diabetes checks, providing advise and referring to required healthcare professional where appropriate.
Recognise simple blood test results (blood glucose, BP), highlighting any abnormal results to the relevant clinical and document actions taken.
Support the Lead Nurse with the receiving and inputting of results, arranging any required follow up appointments as per practice policy.
Support the nursing team with a range of tasks including venepuncture and specimen collection.
Health Promotion
Appreciate and promote the principles of 'Healthy Living'.
Measure and record patients BMI.
Offer lifestyle advice on smoking and exercise and refer as appropriate.
Provide nutritional advice on weight management, coronary heart disease (CHD) and diabetes.
Provide relevant health promotion literature and advice to patients and carers.
Understand a patients motivation to adapt their lifestyle and assess required support.
Vaccinations and Immunisations
Administer injections under an individualised prescription or Patient specific directive.
Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.
Deliver Flu vaccinations under indirect supervision (registered nurse must be on site).
Administer B12 injections under indirect supervision (registered nurse must be on site).
Deliver Pneumonia vaccinations under indirect supervision (registered nurse must be on site).
Infection Control
Support the Infection, Prevention and Control lead through the following measures:
Follow procedures aimed at reducing the risk of passing on the organisms that can cause infections.
Demonstrate a duty of care in following best practice in adherence to guidelines which is a fundamental requirement in underpinning the management of Infection, Prevention and Control.
Apply infection control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines. This includes:
Dealing with blood and body fluid spillages
Decontamination of instruments and clinical equipment
Reporting and treatment of sharps injuries
Segregation and disposal of waste materials
The collection and handling of laboratory specimens
Universal hand hygiene precautions
Monitor and change sharps bins within the practice when requested.
Assist patients and colleagues in adopting recommended infection control measures and health and safety measures.
Effective cleaning and sterilisation of clinical equipment and working surfaces, preparing treatment/consulting rooms prior to use.
Miscellaneous
Support in the training and induction of new and junior members of staff at the practice.
Support in the education of students at the practice, for example enabling students to shadow clinics.
General Duties
To work collaboratively and professionally with colleagues across Invicta Health, building and maintaining relationships.
To contribute to the development of services, including processes, templates and principles.
To ensure that strict confidentiality is observed at all times, especially when dealing with personal information.
To take part in any statutory and mandatory training or other training and development programmes as requested.
Any other reasonable duties as directed by your line manager.
Due to the changing nature of Invicta Health, job descriptions will evolve and are therefore subject to periodic review.
Full terms and conditions of employment will be issued if an offer of employment is made.
