Symphony Healthcare Services Limited

Healthcare Assistant (HCA) - Yeovil, Somerset

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Job summary

Symphony Healthcare Services (SHS) are looking to appoint an experienced Healthcare Assistant (HCA) for two of their Yeovil GP practices - Ryalls Park Medical Centre and Oaklands Surgery.

We have 30 permanent hours per week to offer, to be worked over 5 days. Working hours will be discussed at interview stage.

The hourly rate of pay is £12.25 per hour, with the option to join the NHS pension and many other SHS employee benefits (see attached poster).

You will have experience of working in primary care and be competent in healthcare duties. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills, the ability to organise their own time and workload effectively and a real and genuine passion for patient care.

Main duties of the job

As a SHS HCA, you will work under the direct supervision of the Lead / Practice Nurse and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols,

You also will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

If you want to join a busy, professional team, helping to deliver excellent patient care to the people of Yeovil, we would welcome your application.

About us

Symphony Healthcare Services (SHS) was established in 2016 as part of the award-winning Symphony Programme Vanguard, developing new models of care. We now support 16 practices across Somerset providing care for 120,000 patients.

SHS has developed a model where each practice is encouraged to operate autonomously, but as a subsidiary of NHS Somerset Foundation Trust (SFT), and with the backing and economies of scale from a central support team (particularly for HR, finance, corporate and strategic management matters).

Providing NHS services is at the heart of what we do. Our vision is to ensure that primary care is sustainable for patients and practices in Somerset, and we aim to be a national exemplar for primary care provision. We work closely with our practice teams to support, develop and transform patient care and working practices with innovation and technology at the heart of what we do.

SHS welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups. When undertaking recruitment and selection for our services, SHS we are committed to equality of opportunity for all.

SHS offers a NHS or NEST Pension, a fantastic range of employee benefits and salary sacrifice schemes (see attached poster), along with flexible working from day of employment and an agile approach to home / office-based working.

We look forward to hearing from you and receiving your application.

Date posted

16 December 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.25 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0215-SHSHCARO-122024

Job locations

Ryalls Park Medical Centre

Marsh Lane

Yeovil

Somerset

BA21 3BA

Oaklands Surgery

Birchfield Road

Yeovil

Somerset

BA21 5RL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities include:

New patient health checks - BMI, Urinalysis
ECG recording
INR monitoring using Coagucheck and INR Star
To undertake Doppler testing
Blood Pressure Monitoring following practice hypertension guidelines, issue HBPM in accordance with practice policy
Phlebotomy including perform annual blood tests, BP, BMI, ACR as requested for patients with chronic diseases
Urinalysis MSU, ACR in accordance with practice policy
Wound Care suture removal in accordance with practice policy, following training
Weight Management

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification (JD) for a full list of duties, responsibilities and expectations.

Please read this in full before applying.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities include:

New patient health checks - BMI, Urinalysis
ECG recording
INR monitoring using Coagucheck and INR Star
To undertake Doppler testing
Blood Pressure Monitoring following practice hypertension guidelines, issue HBPM in accordance with practice policy
Phlebotomy including perform annual blood tests, BP, BMI, ACR as requested for patients with chronic diseases
Urinalysis MSU, ACR in accordance with practice policy
Wound Care suture removal in accordance with practice policy, following training
Weight Management

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification (JD) for a full list of duties, responsibilities and expectations.

Please read this in full before applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

English & Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care
Care Certificate

Desirable

HCA Training

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Demonstrates sound factual knowledge of field of work
Ability to demonstrate excellent communication skills
Ability to work well under pressure
Strong organisational skills
IT literate
Willingness to work flexibly (potentially across multiple site)
Good understanding of the importance of confidentiality

Desirable

Previous experience using EMIS web

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working as a HCA or equivalent
Can carry out clinical, technical, scientific or administrative duties according to established protocols or procedures, or systems of work
Successful completion of probation (6 months minimum)

Desirable

Previous experience of working in Primary Care/ or similar NHS setting

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

English & Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care
Care Certificate

Desirable

HCA Training

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Demonstrates sound factual knowledge of field of work
Ability to demonstrate excellent communication skills
Ability to work well under pressure
Strong organisational skills
IT literate
Willingness to work flexibly (potentially across multiple site)
Good understanding of the importance of confidentiality

Desirable

Previous experience using EMIS web

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working as a HCA or equivalent
Can carry out clinical, technical, scientific or administrative duties according to established protocols or procedures, or systems of work
Successful completion of probation (6 months minimum)

Desirable

Previous experience of working in Primary Care/ or similar NHS setting

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.