Job role: Health Care Assistant
Company name: NHS Jobs
Salary: £16.00 to £19.00 per hour
Job Reference: A0264-21-1308
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About the Job:
Grand Union Health Centre is a dynamic GP practice that serves 21000 Patients in central London. We have an incredible nursing team and are looking to add a fully trained HCA to our team.
We are looking for someone who is:
* Trained in Phlebotomy
* Trained in ECG administration
* Trained ideally in Paediatric Phlebotomy
* Can do Diabetic Foot checks
* Able to do Blood Pressure and Weight checks
* Can do NHS Health Checks
* System1 experience would be beneficial.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the role
See a variety of patients and do physical health checks including blood tests, ECGs, blood pressure, B12 injections, flu immuniastions, NHS health checks.
About us
We have 21,000 patients, 15 doctors, 5 pharmacists, 3 HCAs 3 Nurses, 1 Physician Assistant, 1 Paramedic and a very competent administrative team. We have a number of staff members who have been with us for over 20 years. We are all committed to providing excellent customer service and health care. We have excellent Mori Patient Survery reviews year on year. We also achieve highly in all dashboards to show that we are able to support our patients in an area of high deprivation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidate must have a Care Certificate
The Health Care Assistant is part of the Primary Health Care Team Principal Responsibilities
Phlebotomy duties.
To take and, where appropriate, despatch laboratory specimens including blood, urine, swabs and other diagnostic tests as required by GPs. Making sure they are ready for collection by the designated collection time, or alternatively storing them in the fridge for next day collection.
Setting up the ECG machine to take ECGs and sending them to be read by a GP
Carrying out blood pressure checks as well as fitting and removal of the 24 hour blood pressure monitor.
To advise patients on health care, minor ailments, health promotion and illness prevention.
To administer flu, pneumonia, and B12 injections having been adequately trained.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Care Certificate
Experience
Essential
* Experience of Phlebotomy, Blood pressure and ECG
* Must have Care Certificate or Equivalent
Desirable
* Experience of Paediatric Phlebotomy
* Experience of Diabetic Checks
* Experience in NHS Health Check
Employer details
Employer name
Grand Union Health Centre
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