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Lea Vale Medical Group are looking for an enthusiastic and caring Healthcare Assistant to join our friendly team. We have an excellent nursing team of Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants and you will be joining a supportive and welcoming practice.

The main location will be at Liverpool Road Health Centre, with some days being at our branches in Farley Hill and Bushmead.

You will be assisting trained nurses and other health care professionals in the delivery of the highest standard of patient care, ensuring that this is sensitive to the needs of the patient.

You will manage your own clinics, delivering long term condition checks, dressings, blood tests, etc. both in practice and where required in patients homes.

We are a CQC outstanding rated practice who believes in delivering high quality primary care services through effective teamwork and constant learning. We are busy medical practice located in Luton Town Centre, serving just over 30,000 patients.

Job responsibilities

Patient Care

• Undertake routine diagnostic nursing tasks such as: ECGs, Blood Pressure checks, Blood Glucose monitoring, routine heights, weights and urinalysis
• Provide wound management for the patients under the guidance of registered nurses.
• Complete health assessments on newly registered patients and document simple medical history.
• Use patient contacts as opportunities to promote health education, including education on practice systems such as obtaining a blood result.
• Undertake NHS Health Checks, using the opportunity to promote health and well being
• Complete long term condition monitoring with appropriate training
• Act at all times with regard to the confidentiality and sensitivity of issues to do with patients, their care and treatment.
• Record and document all patient contact.

Governance

• Adhere to the nursing protocols in place, and contribute to Practice audits
• Participate in programmes of continuing professional development and training under the guidance of the Lead Nurse
• Attend clinical and team meetings and tutorials as required
• Undertake mandatory and statutory training

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

• NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care
• Managing long term conditions training
• Phlebotomy certificate

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with the general public

Desirable

• HCA experience in primary or secondary care

Basic Skills & Abilities

Essential

• -Ability to work autonomously and as a team member
• -Excellent communication skills

Desirable

• -Phlebotomy Certification
• -Experience of Wound Care and Dressings
• -Experience of SystmnOne

PLEASE SEE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION ON NHS JOBS

https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A0676-23-9298

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 37.5 per week

Salary: From £23,949.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Application deadline: 05/03/2023
Reference ID: A0676-23-9298