Job summary
Modality Partnership
East Surrey Division has a full time/part-time vacancy for a Health Care
Assistant with phlebotomy skills to work at Townhill Medical Centre. We are seeking dedicated postholders who will
work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of our patients
through the delivery of safe patient care.
The post holder
will support as part of the wider nursing team across Modality East Surrey Medical
Practice to promote the health and wellbeing of our patients by assessing their
needs, providing pre-screening activities and health care for chronic diseases,
health education advice and support, implementing requirements in line with
patient requirements, community, or other settings, maintaining clinically
accurate records during clinics.
This job is
suitable for individuals who can demonstrate safe and effective patient interactions
ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care whilst working alongside the
wider nursing team and practice team.
As an employee with
us you can benefit from:
Enrolment
to the NHS pension scheme
Annual
leave minimum 27 days, plus 8 days bank holiday pro rata
Employee
discounts and benefits scheme
Employee
assistance programme (EAP)
Education
and career pathways
Enhanced
Family friendly policies
Flexible
working
Wellbeing
support and initiative
If you are interested in joining us, please read on
Main duties of the job
This is a
hands-on patient facing role; we are seeking individuals to join our team who
are caring, compassionate and confident, and who demonstrate effective
communication, excellent customer service skills, good IT skills and the
ability to support patients with interventions and/or queries. The postholder
will be a key member of the practice team working under the line management of
registered Practice Nurses. The postholder will be responsible for undertaking
patient health checks to include observations such as BP monitoring, ECG
monitoring, height and weight, phlebotomy, and provide health and wellbeing advice
and promotion such as smoking cessation advice and signposting to requirements
in line with the patients health needs.
About us
We are one of
the largest GP super-partnerships in the UK, serving over 450,000 patients and
with a workforce of 1500+. We are unique,
we are always looking at ways to improve our delivery of services through the
implementation of new and innovative solutions that we can scale across the
organisation.
Your job is to work
directly within the healthcare team and support us to harmonise ways of working
and improve working practices to improve patient satisfaction. This is a role
that will equip you with a portfolio of skills in primary care with career
advancing opportunities.
We are seeking
dedicated postholders to join our team and who can display our CARE values:
Commitment, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to
the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core
responsibilities of this role.
You will love this job if you are
seeking career development opportunities that can help you grow and build your career,
and you have a passion for supporting
patients by promoting health and well-being
within the practice population. You will
work in an agile manner as part of a wider nursing team, with a primary focus
on carrying out pre-screening and health promotion, as well as acute, relevant tests required to ensure
patients such as those with long term conditions, or those that require tests
as part of other medical conditions or referrals are supported.
If you feel
this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to
the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join
our growing team of likeminded people.
Please note: Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this
vacancy at any time during the advertising period.
Pre-employment
Vaccinations
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will
be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage
individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be
undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are
mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a
mandatory requirement.
Right to work checks
All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their
right to work in the UK at the interview stage
References
References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one
must be your current or most recent employer.
Employment history
You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to
the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core
responsibilities of this role.
You will love this job if you are
seeking career development opportunities that can help you grow and build your career,
and you have a passion for supporting
patients by promoting health and well-being
within the practice population. You will
work in an agile manner as part of a wider nursing team, with a primary focus
on carrying out pre-screening and health promotion, as well as acute, relevant tests required to ensure
patients such as those with long term conditions, or those that require tests
as part of other medical conditions or referrals are supported.
If you feel
this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to
the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join
our growing team of likeminded people.
Please note: Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this
vacancy at any time during the advertising period.
Pre-employment
Vaccinations
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will
be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage
individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be
undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are
mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a
mandatory requirement.
Right to work checks
All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their
right to work in the UK at the interview stage
References
References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one
must be your current or most recent employer.
Employment history
You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Professional approach to work
- Strong team player
- Smart appearance
- Exercises tact and discretion at all times
- Demonstrates initiative to handle any unforeseen events during a shift
- Demonstrates flexibility towards new working practices and towards working hours
Skills
Essential
- Recent previous experience in direct patient care.
- Phlebotomy skills
- Proficient in Blood pressure monitoring
- Urine testing
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to follow guidelines and protocols.
Desirable
- ECG recording
- EMIS / SYSTEM1 proficient
- Suture/staple removal
- Wound care
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of local and national health policies and public health issues
- Data input, Information gathering,
- Confidentiality
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Grade A-C Maths and English (Or equivalent)
- NVQ 3 or equivalent experience in Health Care Assistant roles
Experience
Essential
- Mandatory Minimum 1 years recent primary or community healthcare assistant experience.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Professional approach to work
- Strong team player
- Smart appearance
- Exercises tact and discretion at all times
- Demonstrates initiative to handle any unforeseen events during a shift
- Demonstrates flexibility towards new working practices and towards working hours
Skills
Essential
- Recent previous experience in direct patient care.
- Phlebotomy skills
- Proficient in Blood pressure monitoring
- Urine testing
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to follow guidelines and protocols.
Desirable
- ECG recording
- EMIS / SYSTEM1 proficient
- Suture/staple removal
- Wound care
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of local and national health policies and public health issues
- Data input, Information gathering,
- Confidentiality
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Grade A-C Maths and English (Or equivalent)
- NVQ 3 or equivalent experience in Health Care Assistant roles
Experience
Essential
- Mandatory Minimum 1 years recent primary or community healthcare assistant experience.
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.
