Job role: Health Care Assistant
Company name: NHS Jobs
Salary: N/A
Job Reference: A0567-25-0013
About the Job:
Jubilee Park Medical Partnership are looking for a Health Care Assistant to join our friendly and dynamic team at our well-established practice, operating across two sites in Carlton and Lowdham. We are committed to providing high-quality care to our 12,300 patients and are looking for a dedicated Health Care Assistant to join our supportive team.
Main duties of the job
As a Health Care Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting our clinical team and enhancing patient care. Your responsibilities will include:
* Performing phlebotomy (blood tests)
* Conducting blood pressure checks
* Assisting with wound dressings
* Administering B12 injections
* Supporting the nursing team with various clinical tasks
* Providing compassionate and patient-centred care
About us
What We Offer:
* A welcoming and supportive work environment
* Opportunities for professional development and training
* Competitive salary and benefits package
* The chance to make a meaningful impact on patient care
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the practice nursing team in the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary 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.
The following are the core responsibilities of the healthcare assistant. This list is not exhaustive and will be added to as progression and need arises. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload, staffing levels and training:
* Undertake new patient health checks
* Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
* Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately
* Facilitate BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
* Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
* Support the practice nurses with the management of chronic disease clinics and Long Term Condition checks
* Carry out BMI checks as directed
* Act as a chaperone as required
* Undertake venepuncture
* Administer flu and other permissible vaccinations
* Ear irrigation
* Carry out ECGs as requested
* Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
* Provide support during minor operations as required
* Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
* Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
* Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy
* Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
* Undertake home visits to housebound patients for dressings, bloods and other assessments as appropriate
* Ordering and restocking of clinical equipment and consumables
* Working at all sites that make up Jubilee Park Medical Partnership
* Attending Practice Learning Time and training sessions as required
* Working collaboratively on PCN tasks were deemed appropriate by the practice and directed by the management team or partners
* Any other reasonable requested task
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the healthcare assistant may be requested to:
* Participate in practice audit as directed by the audit lead
* Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
* Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
* Complete opening and closing procedures in accordance with the duty rota
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