HCA / Receptionist Northampton, England
Job description
DHU Healthcare is a ‘not-for-profit’ community interest company providing a diverse range of services to the NHS frontline, including urgent and emergency care, primary care, out of hours services and NHS111. We operate 365 days a year, 24 hours a day across the West and East Midlands – a population totalling around 14 million. A socially conscious organisation, we provide compassionate, high-quality care to our patients and offer a supportive work environment to our 2,000 DHU people. You can find out more about us at www.dhuhealthcare.com
Job Description & Person Specification
Position:
Healthcare Assistant / Receptionist
Division:
Northampton Out of Hours
Location:
Northampton General Hospital
Purpose of the Role
Healthcare Assistant duties with hands on clinical aspects of patient care. The HCA will be part of a multi-professional/skilled team including medical, nurse practitioner and support staff providing accessible services to the population across Derbyshire.
A commitment to a quality service, excellence in clinical practice and continuous professional development are integral to the role and the development of the service.
This post provides a wide range of medical reception and clerical work support. The role requires a good working knowledge of Primary care & Urgent Care, including a computerised clinical system (e.g. SystmOne).
Key Areas of Responsibility & Accountability
- To open all doors, start the computers, set up clinical rooms and ensure that the reception is ready to receive patients from required opening hours, as required, reporting any issues to the Operational Management team.
- To lock all doors and cabinets, close all windows and close down the computers removing unused scripts from printers at the end of the day. Ensure that all patients have left the premises.
- To ensure that all items of medical equipment signed out have been signed back in and returned to secure storage.
- To undertake reception duties as required, during the hours of duty, greeting and managing patients in a courteous and appropriate manner.
- To observe patients waiting for consultations and inform clinicians if a patients symptoms worsen.
- To monitor disposition times in the various queues and ask clinicians to prioritise specific patients if they are getting near to breaching the specified time frames.
- To support the Dispatch Controller to use resources to meet the demands of the countywide service.
- To receive and record incoming calls accurately, transferring information as appropriate to DC’s, GP’s, ANP’s and other staff.
- To receive and record arrival at home visits, following the protocol for this.
- To receive patients, dealing with their enquiries and explaining waiting times.
- To make appointments and deal efficiently with appointment booking.
- To check emails and scan relevant documents.
- To undertake all aspects of data entry.
- To ensure the reception area and back office is kept tidy and ready for use by incoming colleagues and that information about any unresolved, outstanding or urgent matters is passed on.
- To maintain the waiting area in a neat and tidy condition.
- All other duties as deemed necessary by line manager.
General
- To provide a positive image of the organisation.
- To maintain his/her own professional competence in accordance with professional requirements, detailed in an annual Personal Development Plan that demonstrates a continued commitment to training and development.
- To have an awareness of the relevant Child Protection & Safeguarding Children & Vulnerable Adults Policies and guidance and act in accordance with their direction.
- To immediately bring to the attention of the Manager any issue or incident, clinical or otherwise, that would attract censure or praise, or might bring DHU to the attention of the SHA, CCG, PBC or LMC or into the public view.
- To adhere to all DHU Health Care CIC Policies and Procedures as necessary.
- To comply with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, etc. Take responsibility for his/her own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her own acts or omissions.
- To work within the Clinical Governance Framework incorporating Risk Management and all other quality initiatives.
- To maintain confidentiality of information relating to patients, clients, staff and other users of the services.
- To undertake any other duties commensurate with the role, within the bounds of his/her own competence.
Clinical
- Carrying out direct patient care duties under the direction and supervision of trained nursing/medical staff.
- Undertaking further training to carry out and extend skills e.g. basic wound closure, recording ECGs, urinalysis as directed by qualified nursing staff.
- May potentially be required to provide swabbing services as part of the division’s Covid-19 services.
- Offering reassurance to vulnerable patients whilst in the centre.
- Assisting trained staff in preparing patients for clinical assessment or treatment e.g. assisting with undressing.
- Assisting trained staff in administering treatments e.g. assisting with the application of dressings.
- Making verbal reports to trained nursing staff concerning patients’ well-being and behaviours.
- Undertake further areas of training relating to the role
Schedule:
Rota will be based on a rolling 6 week plan
Pattern Week No / Week Day Duty Station Role Start Finish Duration
1 Saturday Northampton Receptionist 13:00 17:59 5
1 Sunday Northampton Receptionist 13:00 17:59 5
2 Saturday Northampton Receptionist 18:00 22:59 5
3 Monday Northampton Receptionist 23:00 03:29 4.5
3 Saturday Northampton Receptionist 08:00 17:59 10
3 Sunday Northampton Receptionist 23:00 07:59 9
4 Sunday Northampton Receptionist 18:00 22:59 5
5 Saturday Northampton Receptionist 08:00 12:59 5
6 Thursday Northampton Receptionist 23:00 03:29 4.5
6 Saturday Northampton Receptionist 18:00 22:59 5
6 Sunday Northampton Receptionist 08:00 12:59 5
Health & Safety
The post holder is required to take responsibility for their own personal safety and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her acts or omissions at work. The post holder is required to comply with DHU Health Care CIC’s Health & Safety Policy and Procedures.
Confidentiality
The post holder must act at all times in a professional manner, having regard to the confidentiality of clinical and other information they have access during their work in the department. The post holder has a responsibility to comply with the Data Protection Act and other legal requirements.
Communications and Working Relationships
Staff within DHU NOOH:
- Head of Clinical Services
- Operation Manager
- Service Delivery Manager
- Reception Team
- Management and staff across the organization
As you will expect the organisation may change from time to time and you will be expected to meet the operational requirements.
Any other reasonable duties as required from time to time. Person Specification
Qualifications
- Good, broad range of general education to GCSE level (or equivalent) - E
Experience
- Previous Experience in reception work - E
Skills and Knowledge
- Good level of understanding of primary Care and clerical services within general Practice - E
- Awareness of Clinical Governance & Quality Assurance initiatives - E
- Previous experience in reception work - E
- Report writing and data analysis skills - E
- Leadership skills - E
- IT literate – skills to include Word, Excel, Primary Care Information Systems e.g. SystmOne - E
- Phlebotomy trained desirable, although training can be provided for the right candidate
- Care Certificate or NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care desirable, although training can be provided for the right candidate
Personal Qualities
- Motivated team player - E
- Tactful and courteous personal and telephone manner - E
- Able to maintain confidentiality at all times - E
- Demonstrate a flexible approach to work patterns and the range of duties - E
- Patient focused – E
Other
- Able to work evenings and weekends required – E
- Enhanced DBS disclosure, to be applied for – E
Behavioral Skills
- Caring & Compassion – Putting patients interests at the heart of everything we do
- Always Professional – Demonstrate excellence in everything we do
- Respect and Dignity – Everyone has the right to respect and dignity
- Everyone Matters – Placing our colleagues and patients at the heart of the organisation Diversity
DHU believe our workforce should be as diverse as the range of services we offer, and the communities we serve. We are committed to valuing and encouraging diversity throughout our workforce, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. As part of our mission we are dedicated to eliminating discrimination
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 16.71 per week
Salary: £10.49 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Application question(s):
- Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status?
- Do you have experience in a health care setting?
- Can you work the 6 week rolling rota suggested in the Job Description?
Experience:
- Reception: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 09/07/2023
Reference ID: J78-NOOH REC01
