Health Check Assistant (HCA)
FCMS
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Job summary
Welcome to FCMS!
We are looking for individuals with a passion and enthusiasm to work within our diagnostic business unit, we are working across various locations in Lancashire to provide NHS health checks to eligible patients aged 40-74. As part of this check patients have observations taken as well as Point of Care testing for cholesterol and when appropriate HBA1c levels are checked. For those not eligible patients are offered a mini health check for observations. All patients are given lifestyle advise and when appropriate signposted to other services. These health checks can take place on our mobile treatment unit, to local community centres, shopping centres and workplaces.
Hours: Bank Zero Hours
Operates: The service operates 7 days a week, 365 days a year
Pay: £12.13 an hour with enhancements for weekend and bank holidays
Main duties of the job
We are looking for forward thinking, motivated Health Care Assistants who have a passion for new ways of working whilst providing safe patient and effective care.
The successful candidate will work providing health checks and offering lifestyle advise to patients across Lancashire. Observations include, SP02 levels, heights, weights pulse rates, BP checks, point of care testing for cholesterol and pre diabetic screening where appropriate. This information will be inputted in real time to the EMIS IT system including calculation of the q risk score.
Full training for point of care testing will be provided and other systems.
About us
The ethos of FCMS as a social enterprise, health and wellbeing services provider is to be passionate in its drive to ensure that patients and callers remain the central focus of all that it does. Coupled with excellent and well-established clinical governance systems and extremely effective operational expertise, it has meant that the company has the ability to strategically visualise, develop, and implement award winning services.
Over many years we have invested in our staff so that we have a core team of highly trained individuals who can manage the needs of our patients and callers. Our staff are able to significantly improve the service delivery and user experience due to their considerable experience and commitment to what they do.
Date posted
09 May 2024
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£12.13 an hour
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
U0051-24-0051
Job locations
Newfield House
Vicarage Lane
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 4EW
Employer details
Employer name
FCMS
Address
Newfield House
Vicarage Lane
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 4EW
Employer's website
http://www.fcms-nw.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:
Stephanie Wileman