Job role:Health Care Assistant
Company name:NHS Jobs
Salary:£12.60 per hour
Job Reference: M0044-25-0174
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About the Job:
Job summary
To support the practice nursing and administrative teams in the delivery of clinical and administrative services, working as part of the practice multi-disciplinary 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 whilst also supporting the administrative team on an as-required basis.
Main duties of the job
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:
* Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
* Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximitery, blood pressure, temperature and 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
* Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
* Carry out BMI checks as directed
* Act as a chaperone as required
* Undertake venepuncture
* Administer flu vaccinations (when appropriately trained)
* When trained, carry out ear irrigation under the supervision 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
* 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 organisations IPC policy
* Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
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