Health Care Assistant United Kingdom
Job description
Job summary
Carisbrooke Surgery are looking for an additional Health Care Assistant to work either full time or part time in our new purpose-built medical centre.
Our aim is to deliver high quality patient led care and we are committed to putting our patients first.
Main duties of the job
To support the practice nursing team in the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The healthcare assistant will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education.
Overview of your organisation
We are a super friendly practice supported by a great team of doctors, anp, practice nurses, HCA, clinical pharmacist, reception and admin teams.
We are very much focused on patient centred care, and as a training practice, encourage and support training and development. Our list size is around 8500 patients.
The following are the core responsibilities of the healthcare assistant. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
- Undertake new patient health checks
- Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
- Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximitery, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately
- Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
- Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
- B12 injections under PSD following completion of training
- Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
- Carry out BMI checks as directed
- Act as a chaperone as required
- When trained, undertake venepuncture
- When trained, administer flu vaccinations
- When trained, carry out ear irrigation under the supervison of the practice nurse
- Carry out ECGs as requested
- Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
- Provide support during minor operations as required
- Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
- Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
- Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
- Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the healthcare assistant may be requested to:
- Participate in practice audit as directed by the audit lead
- Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
- Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 16-37.5 per week
Salary: £20,726.00-£21,782.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 14/04/2023
