Health Care Assistant Manchester
Job description
Avaliable Job Today This job advert is for a Health Care Assistant in a GP Surgery - please see the qualifications required before applying.
Salary – depending on experience
25hr Mon to Fri 13:30pm to 18:30pm
Job summary
Grasmere Surgery is looking for a dynamic and dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join our busy Practice and Clinical Team.
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.
About us
Our successful, high achieving and innovative Surgery is offering you the opportunity to work with us.
We are looking for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join us working in a busy general practice as part of our dedicated clinical team along with friendly and supportive Clinical and administrative staff.
We have approximately eight thousand patients.
· Friendly practice team working cohesively to deliver high quality services.
· Consistent high achievement of clinical indicators.
· High patient satisfaction rates.
· Dedicated to high quality patient care.
· Excellent clinical, managerial, and administrative support.
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.
UK Registration
· Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers Website.
NHS Pension Scheme:
· The post holder will automatically be enrolled in the NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility checks).
· This advert may close at any time if there are enough suitable applicants, and is advertised elsewhere.
Job description
Duties and responsibilities include:
- New patient health checks.
- Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes.
- Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate and record findings accurately.
- Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics.
- Act as a chaperone as required.
- Undertake venepuncture.
- Administer vaccinations.
- Carry out ECGs as requested.
- Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation.
- 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.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the public
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting
Desirable
- Experience of working in a General Practice.
Skills
Essential
- Good communications skills (written and oral)
- Time management and the ability to work within a fast-paced environment
- Ability to remain calm when working under pressure
- Basic IT skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of System 1
Qualifications
Essential
- Healthcare Qualification (Level 2) or working towards gaining equivalent level
- Phlebotomy Certification
Desirable
- Healthcare Qualification (Level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent level
Other Tasks will include:
· Clean and sterilise equipment
· Ordering of stock
· Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
· At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
· A duty to advise senior clinicians of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
· Attend and participate in any Practice Meetings when required
· Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
Confidentiality:
While seeking treatments, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
In the performance of the duties outlined in the Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is regarded as strictly confidential.
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health & Safety:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others’ health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, the Staff Handbook, and the Practice Infection Control Policy, this will include:
· Using personal security systems with the workplace according to practice guidelines
· Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
· Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
· Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas free from hazards.
· Reporting potential risks identified.
Equality and diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers, and colleagues, to include:
· Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people’s rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
· Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers, and colleagues
· Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Personal/professional development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
· Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
· Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality and professionalism within the practice, and will:
· Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
· Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
· Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team’s performance
· Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients’ needs
· Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources
· Participate in audit where appropriate
Communication:
· The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
· Communicate effectively and courtesy with other team members.
· Communicate effectively with courtesy patients and carers.
· Recognise people’s needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Other Information:
· Cover where possible for sickness and annual leave.
· To carry out any other duties agreed between employee and the practice to ensure the smooth running of the practice.
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 25 per week
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
COVID-19 considerations:
none at present
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: PC01
