GP Assistant/HCA Frailty

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Royal Primary Care Brooklyn - Heanor - GP Assistant/Frailty HCA

We have an opportunity for 1 x full-time GP Assistant/Frailty HCA based at Royal Primary Care Brooklyn, HEANOR. You will join a growing establishment committed to being a flagship organisation and an at scale provider of primary care services in the Midlands. If you are enthusiastic, caring and passionate about delivering the highest quality care, keeping patients at the heart of all you do, we want to hear from you.

Do you have experience of providing care and support to people in primary care, the community or care homes? Or maybe you are a HCA from General Practice looking for a new challenge?

Royal Primary Care Brooklyn is seeking an experienced healthcare assistant with an interest in frailty to support our multi-disciplinary team of professionals - including working alongside our colleagues in the ARCH PCN (Alfreton, Ripley, Crich and Heanor) and other stakeholders in the community.

This is a developing role within our practice team providing a new service to all housebound, vulnerable and frail patients. This role will also involve working alongside GPs and Advanced Clinical Practitioners aligned to care homes, supporting with HCA tasks, the weekly ward round and annual long-term condition reviews as required.

We want to improve the health of our practice population and provide better access to healthcare for those who may struggle to visit the practice, reducing health inequalities in our area.

Main duties of the job

This is an excellent opportunity to join a different kind of GP practice, an innovative, forward thinking training practice with a strong commitment to improving our community's health and addressing inequalities.

You will work collaboratively as part of our multidisciplinary (Heanor) team of clinicians to meet the needs of our patients; delivering the highest standards of patient care. You will undertake a diverse range of assessments and provide the appropriate care / treatment according to patient needs, striving to improve standards of care and enhancing nursing services within the practice.

Depending on experience, contribution to the monitoring of Long-Term Chronic Disease management of our patients will also form a large part of the role. Knowledge of the GMS contract e.g. The Quality and Outcomes Framework will be valuable to the post.

Our vision is to be an exceptional provider of family medicine, dedicated to our patients, and we're on a mission to improve our community's health and reduce inequality.

About us

RPC Brooklyn is ideally situated between Derby and Nottingham and has been serving the healthcare needs of the local community for over 120 years.

Royal Primary Care is a division of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, providing primary care services for over 50,000 patients and aspiring to be an exceptional provider of family medicine dedicated to our patients and community. Being part of a larger organisation brings about many benefits. As well as an NHS pension, you'll have access to training and development opportunities and a whole raft of well-being initiatives to look after your physical and mental health. At Royal Primary Care, your wellbeing is key to our appraisal system and we place great importance on everyone feeling included. You'll have an equal say in how we look after you through access to our annual staff survey.

Our Team at RPC Brooklyn is tight knit and work well together. This vacancy would suit an experienced HCA who islooking for a Team that can provide a high level of mentoring and support on an on-going basis. Wehave a wide range of social events which extend to our families.

Free parking for staff is available on site.

Annual Leave starts at 25 days a year plus bank holidays.

As part of the wider organisation at Chesterfield Royal Hospital you will have access to staff benefits and Health & Wellbeing support.

Date posted

15 January 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,000 to £26,000 a year per annum pro rata dependent upon experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

166-PCN-6866499

Job locations

RPC Brooklyn

65 Mansfield Road

Heanor

DE75 7AL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments.

This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

*(Please note that this is NOT Agenda for Change, however we have competency bands that we match to appropriate roles/skill levels)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments.

This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

*(Please note that this is NOT Agenda for Change, however we have competency bands that we match to appropriate roles/skill levels)

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

Education to GCSE standard (or equivalent), to include Maths and English.

Desirable

NVQ level 3 in Primary Care.
GP Assistant Certificate Qualification
Health Related Training and First Aid.

Experience

Essential

Experience of dealing with the general public.
Understands the need for confidentiality.
Understands and is committed to a caring approach to patients, relatives and carers.

Desirable

Experience in a NHS/healthcare setting.
Experience working within a Primary care environment.
Experience of using clinical computer systems.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

To be able to demonstrate a caring approach to patients and relatives and to ensure dignity and respect is maintained at all times.
To be able to communicate effectively with excellent communication skills.
To be able to work under your own initiative within the boundaries of this role.
To be able to prioritise your own workload effectively.
To demonstrate awareness of working as part of a team and be able to play an active role within this.

Desirable

Knowledge of SystmOne.
A basic understanding of General Practice.
Basic nursing skills.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Professional appearance and approach to work.
Valued Team Member.
Caring Manner.
Able to recognise own limitations, identify learning needs and act on them appropriately.
Adaptable approach to meet service needs.
Hold clean driving license.

Demonstrate Values

Essential

Compassion, Achievement, Relationships, Environment - PROUD to CARE

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

Education to GCSE standard (or equivalent), to include Maths and English.

Desirable

NVQ level 3 in Primary Care.
GP Assistant Certificate Qualification
Health Related Training and First Aid.

Experience

Essential

Experience of dealing with the general public.
Understands the need for confidentiality.
Understands and is committed to a caring approach to patients, relatives and carers.

Desirable

Experience in a NHS/healthcare setting.
Experience working within a Primary care environment.
Experience of using clinical computer systems.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

To be able to demonstrate a caring approach to patients and relatives and to ensure dignity and respect is maintained at all times.
To be able to communicate effectively with excellent communication skills.
To be able to work under your own initiative within the boundaries of this role.
To be able to prioritise your own workload effectively.
To demonstrate awareness of working as part of a team and be able to play an active role within this.

Desirable

Knowledge of SystmOne.
A basic understanding of General Practice.
Basic nursing skills.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Professional appearance and approach to work.
Valued Team Member.
Caring Manner.
Able to recognise own limitations, identify learning needs and act on them appropriately.
Adaptable approach to meet service needs.
Hold clean driving license.

Demonstrate Values

Essential

Compassion, Achievement, Relationships, Environment - PROUD to CARE

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.