Job role: Health Care Assistant
Company name: NHS Jobs
Salary: N/A
Job Reference: A2991-25-0016
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About the Job:
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.
South Milford Surgery is a supportive environment and Clinical and Administrative teams work well together to achieve desired outcomes. A great place to work with people who want to contribute to a high standard of Patient Care.
Main duties of the job
* a. Undertake new patient health check
* b. Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
* c. Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature and pulse rate, recording findings accurately
* d. Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
* e. Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
* f. Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
* g. Carry out BMI checks as directed
* h. Act as a chaperone as required
* i. When trained, undertake venepuncture
* j. When trained, administer flu vaccinations
* l. Carry out ECGs as requested
* m. Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
* n. Provide support during minor operations as required
* o. Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
* p. Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
* q. Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the organisation’s IPC policy
* r. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
About us
South Milford Surgery & Bramham Medical Centre are part of the same partnership but the surgeries have separate patient lists and are members of different primary care networks. The Nursing team work across all our sites which include Micklefield Surgery and Thorpe Willoughby Surgery.
A friendly professional atmosphere, with motivated teams of staff to achieve best patient outcomes
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