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.
The surgery is open Monday-Friday
The role is 25 hours per week
Hours of work for this role are:
Monday 09:00 13:00
Tuesday 08:30 13:00
Wednesday 09:00 17:30 (30 minutes are given for a lunch break)
Thursday 08:30 13:00
Friday 09:00 13:00
Main duties of the job
The following are the core responsibilities. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
1. Undertake new patient health checks
2. Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
3. Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximitery, blood pressure, temperature and pulse rate, recording findings accurately
4. Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
5. Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
6. Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
7. Carry out BMI checks as directed
8. Act as a chaperone as required
9. When trained, undertake venepuncture
10. Carry out ECGs as requested
11. Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
12. Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
13. Ensure fridge temperatures are recorded and are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
14. Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the organisations IPC policy
15. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
16. Participate in practice audit as directed by the audit lead
17. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
18. Support and participate in shared learning within the organisation
19. Complete opening and closing procedures in accordance with the duty rota
About us
We are an established, friendly and supportive practice at Meddygfa Tywi, Nantgaredig.
Our mission is to provide patients with high-quality, easy, and convenient access to a GP or nurse when they need it. Our core values and principles are:
20. Patient-centric: putting patients at the heart of everything we do.
21. Quality: providing the highest standard of care and treatment.
22. Ethical: operating within an ethical framework through openness and transparency.
23. Passionate: being passionate about enhancing caring for our patients.
24. Teamwork: supporting and sharing with all members of our team and partners.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are an established, friendly and supportive practice at Meddygfa Tywi, Nantgaredig.
Our mission is to provide patients with high-quality, easy, and convenient access to a GP or nurse when they need it. Our core values and principles are:
25. Patient-centric: putting patients at the heart of everything we do.
26. Quality: providing the highest standard of care and treatment.
27. Ethical: operating within an ethical framework through openness and transparency.
28. Passionate: being passionate about enhancing caring for our patients.
29. Teamwork: supporting and sharing with all members of our team and partners.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
30. Please refer to the attached person specification for full list of duties for the Health Care Assistant post.
Desirable
31. Please refer to the attached person specification for full list of duties for the Health Care Assistant post.