Job role: Health Care Assistant
Company name: NHS Jobs
Salary: N/A
Job Reference: A5717-25-0004
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Overview
We are looking for an experienced health care assistant to join our friendly team. The job will be a part time role over 3 days. In the main part you will be based at The Endeavour Practice, although you may be asked to work at our other site, Martonside Medical Centre, on occasions.
Main duties
* To assist in patient care and practice related duties working under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager / Practice Nurses and strictly in accordance with specific Practice guidelines and protocols. The Health Care Assistant will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients.
* The Health Care Assistant will be required to support the practice team in providing high quality primary care services to the patients registered with the Practice. The Health Care Assistant needs to practice in a safe and confident manner, respecting the principles of health, safety and infection control at all times.
About us
The Ironopolis Medical Group was established in 2017 by the administrative merger of The Endeavour Practice (9300 patients) and Martonside Medical Centre (7900 patients), two Middlesbrough Practices with excellent reputations for many years.
This position is for Endeavour Practice. The group has 5 GP partners and a management partner. Both sites are training practices.
Our clinical system is SystmOne.
Job description and responsibilities
Job responsibilities
* The Health Care Assistant will be required to attend all appropriate updates and refresher courses within the timeframes specified for the clinical tasks in question.
* Long term condition reviews
* ECG recording
* Phlebotomy
* Blood Pressure Recording
* Urinalysis
* Blood Sugar analysis
* Height and Weight measurement
* Application of basic dressings (under direction of Practice Nurse)
* Administration of influenza / pneumococcal/ shingles vaccines
* B12 injections
* Chaperoning duties
* Processing and management of laboratory samples.
* Vaccine / cold chain storage, monitoring and recording.
* Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms
* Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations.
* Helping raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted.
* Maintain accurate records
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