Job role:Health Care Assistant
Company name:NHS Jobs
Salary: N/A
Job Reference: A0252-25-0002
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About the Job:
Main duties of the job
* Undertake new patient health checks
* Support the practice nursing team with health promotion programmes
* Support the practice nursing team with the management of chronic disease clinics
* Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
* Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, and recording findings accurately
* Carry out electrocardiograms (ECGs)
* Facilitate routine BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
* Carry out simple injections B12/Shingles/Pneumonia and other appropriate injections
* Carry out INR clinics
* Assist other members of staff with procedures, such as coil clinics and minor surgery
* Carry out home visits to housebound patients
* Carry out BMI checks as directed
* Act as a chaperone as required
* Undertake venepuncture
* Administer flu and covid vaccinations
* 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
* Recording and monitoring of fridge temperatures
* Assist in minor ops clinic
* Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy
* Monitor and order stock for nursing team
* Any other duty commensurate with the role
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