Job role: Healthcare Assistant
Company name:NHS Jobs
Salary:£14.00 per hour
Job Reference:U0073-25-0011
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About the Job:
Clinical Responsibilities:
The following are the core responsibilities of the healthcare assistant. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
* 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 routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
* Undertake basic wound care, suture removal and dressings and other clinical tasks as required
* Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
* Carry out BMI checks as directed
* Act as a chaperone as required
* Undertake venepuncture
* Administer flu vaccinations and other injections
* Carry out ECGs as requested
* Carry out ABPIs as requested
* Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
* Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
* Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
* Undertake stock checks on expiry dates, ensuring all stock rotated and safe to use
* 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
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