Healthcare Assistant - GP Practice - Part Time (24 hours per week)
To support the Practice In all Clinical areas, deliveringhealthcare services to our patient population. Supporting the Nursing andMulti-disciplinary teams with the delivery of Quality Healthcare. Working aspart of the practice multi-disciplinary team, you will be delivering care withinyour scope of practice to the patient population of this practice
The Healthcare Assistant will deliver and assist clinicalstaff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion andpatient education whilst also ensuring all documentation is updated and correctas practice policy
Main duties of the job
The followingare the core responsibilities of the Healthcare assistant. There may be, on occasion, a requirement tocarry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload andstaffing levels:
Supportthe practice nurse with health promotion programmes
Carryout baseline observations such as pulse rate and rhythm, blood pressure,temperature and saturations, recording findings accurately and reporting anyconcerns to a clinician
Facilitateroutine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
Undertakewound care
Supportthe practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
Carryout weight management checks as directed
Chaperonepatients and gynae clinics as required
Performvenepuncture as per request
Carryout ECGs as requested and report results to a clinician
Ensurespecimens are tested and recorded and ready for onward transportation
Providesupport during minor procedures as required
Ensureall clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session and expiry dates monitored of allstock
Ensurefridges are cleaned and monitored as per VMC policy
Ensureclinical waste is disposed of as per waste management policy and IPC guidelines
About us
About Victoria Medical Centre
We are now settled into our ultra-modern purpose-built premises post-merger - built in 2021. We are a training practice for Foundation doctors and GP trainees, with 30,000 patients, 33 consulting rooms, 2 operating suites and a private suite. We also have a training academy, daily training huddles, clinical meetings, an active PCN. A branch surgery and separate open access mental health hub in the Foundry, both located in the towns main shopping centre.
Our aim is to improve accessibility to healthcare, working with a variety of Health Care professionals within VMC and our Primary Care Network. If you would like to work in a modern GP Practice, enjoy working with technology and keen to improve the future of Healthcare, this is the role for you.
Benefits of working at Victoria Medical Centre:
* Enrolment to the NHS Pension Scheme
* Management support
* Free access for all staff and their family to our Health and Wellbeing support programme
* Personal and professional development opportunities
* Open, caring and positive culture
* Friendly, supportive team
Job responsibilities
Full job description available upon request - main duties of the Heathcare Assistant position are detailed above.
Person Specification
Clinical knowledge and skills
* ECGs
* Venepuncture
* New patient medicals, including height, weight, BP, pulse
* Chaperone procedure
* Ability to record accurate clinical notes
* Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
Experience
* Experience of working with the general public
* Experience of working in a healthcare setting
* Experience of working in primary care
Qualifications
* Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent level
* Previous completion of the HCA Care Certificate
Skills
* Clear, polite telephone manner
* Effective time management (planning and organising)
* Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
* Good interpersonal skills
* Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
* Ability to work as part of as team
* Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
Personal Qualities
* Polite and confident
* Flexible and cooperative
* Motivated
* Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
* High levels of integrity and loyalty
* Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
* Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
* Able to communicate effectively and understand the needs of the patient
* Commitment to ongoing professional development
* Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
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.
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