Working under the direct supervision of the practice nursing team and inaccordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the healthcare assistantwill assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery ofprescribed programmes of patient care.
Main duties of the job
* Obtain patients consent for the collection of a blood sample
* Performing venepuncture in accordance with practice protocols
* Maintaining accurate patient records
* Correct labelling, packaging and storing of samples
* Effective use of the specimen log, resolving any discrepancies
* Ensuring samples are sent to the laboratory in a timely manner
* Maintaining an effective liaison with laboratory staff
BP, pulse, pulse oximetry and temperature readings
Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring
Urinalysis
New patient checks
Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
ECG recording
Flu, Pneumonia and Shingles injections (Training will be provided if necessary)
Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
Spirometry (Training will be provided if necessary)
Ear irrigation (Training will be given if necessary)
Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions, including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations
Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being
Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted
Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being
About us
2 Practice sites based in Derby main site Alvaston and branch site Aston-On -Trent
GMS list size approximately 12,500
Physician Associates, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technician, ANP social prescribers, Health & Wellbeing Coach, plus experienced nurses all part of AMC excellent clinical team
Own dispensary
Community team including District Nurses, Community Matron, Midwife, Care Co-ordinator
Part of South Derby PCN
Long established training Practice for GPs and Student Nurses
SystmOne clinical system with support systems including Ardens templates, AccuRx, iGPR and TeamNet
CQC rating of good in all areas
Job responsibilities
BP, pulse,pulse oximetry and temperature readings
Facilitateroutine and 24-hour BP monitoring
Urinalysis
Newpatient checks
Undertakewound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
ECGrecording
Flu,Pneumonia and Shingles injections (Training will be provided if necessary)
Supportthe practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
Spirometry(Training will be provided if necessary)
Earirrigation (Training will be given if necessary)
Chaperoningduties
Processingand management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
Vaccine/coldchain storage, monitoring and recording
Maintaining equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stockrotation
Checkingand maintaining the emergency equipment
Ensureclinical waste is removed from clinical areas and left out for collection inaccordance with the practice IPC policy
Clearingand re-stocking consulting rooms
Preparingand maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patientcare interventions, including assisting GPs during the performance of minoroperations
Assistingin the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being
Helping toraise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted
Assistingwith the collection and collation of data on needs related to health andwell-being
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of working within a nursing team
* Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
* Experience of working in primary care
* Experience of working in a GP practice
Qualifications
* GCSE grade in English and Maths
* Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 2 .
* Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 3 .
* CACHE - Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education 4. Qualifications gained through apprenticeships 5.
* Open University (OU) qualifications
* CACHE - Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education 4. Qualifications gained through apprenticeships 5.
* Open University (OU) qualifications
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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