Job summary
Please note this is a Primary Care Health Care Assistant role and as such is a clinical one. This is not a care assistant role. Please do apply if you do not have the relevant clinical experience
We are looking for a Primary Care Support (HCA) worker to join our existing team. The role is a very varied one; our current team is highly skilled and we are seeking another HCA to help with the workload across our 6 member practices. Please see uploaded job specification document for full details. We need someone that is able to work Mondays and Fridays and also afternoons beyond 3 30pm as part of their full time working week. This is to ensure best coverage of service across the whole team
Main duties of the job
This will suit someone who has experience as an HCA in general practice although our team does perform additional tasks that a practice HCA may not have. This is a wonderful opportunity for an HCA to further their development and learn new clinical skills within an experienced and cohesive team. Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
About us
West Leeds PCN (WLPCN) is a mature and visionary PCN with an extensive workforce. Weprovide enhanced clinical services across six GP surgeries within the Pudsey and Bramley area, with a totalpatient population of approximately 70k.
WLPCNcurrently benefits from the following clinical teams, directly employed byourselves -
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
Community Wellbeing Advisers (SocialPrescribers)
Health Care Assistants(Primary Care SupportWorkers)
Dietitians
Learning Disability / Severe MentalIllness Care Co-ordinator
Highly skilled prescribing Frailty /Home visiting team (Advanced Clinical Practitioners andAssociate ClinicalPractitioners)
Health & Wellbeing Coaches (weightmanagement,cancer screening).
Specialist cardiac nurse
We also have access to physiotherapyand mental wellbeing services. Please see website for more information
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our current highly skilled Primary Care Support workers undertake the following tasks:
- Phlebotomy
- Blood pressure checks
- ECG test (but not the reading and assessing of the results)
- Vaccinations (flu, B12, Covid) **
- NHS Health Checks
- Physical checks for patients with serious mental illness (SMI) and learning disabilities (LD)
- Dopplers
- Stocking measurements
- Diabetic foot checks
- Staple / sutures removal **
- FeNo (respiratory) testing **
- Woundcare **
- Smoking cessation (planned) **
- Long term condition reviews
- Non clinical dementia reviews
** If you are not yet proficient in these we may be able to offer training
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our current highly skilled Primary Care Support workers undertake the following tasks:
- Phlebotomy
- Blood pressure checks
- ECG test (but not the reading and assessing of the results)
- Vaccinations (flu, B12, Covid) **
- NHS Health Checks
- Physical checks for patients with serious mental illness (SMI) and learning disabilities (LD)
- Dopplers
- Stocking measurements
- Diabetic foot checks
- Staple / sutures removal **
- FeNo (respiratory) testing **
- Woundcare **
- Smoking cessation (planned) **
- Long term condition reviews
- Non clinical dementia reviews
** If you are not yet proficient in these we may be able to offer training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
* Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
Desirable
* Qualified to NVQ level 3
* Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
Experience
Essential
* Clinical experience commensurate with an HCA role in a general practice setting, such as phlebotomy, BP etc
* Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
Desirable
* Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
* Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
Desirable
* Qualified to NVQ level 3
* Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
Experience
Essential
* Clinical experience commensurate with an HCA role in a general practice setting, such as phlebotomy, BP etc
* Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
Desirable
* Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
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.
Employer details
Employer name
West Leeds Primary Care Network
Address
Manor House Ground Floor
23 Robin Lane
Pudsey
West Yorkshire
LS28 7BR
Employer's website