Main duties of the job
Duties and responsibilities:
To assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care, as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs. Duties to include;
* Annual reviews
* Urinalysis
* ECGs
* Peakflow readings
* 24hr BP
* Venepuncture
* Blood pressure measurements
* Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
* Requesting basic pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
* Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
* Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
* Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
* Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation
* Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms
* Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions.
* 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
* Any other duties within skill set that may come about
About us
7400 Patient GP Practice high scoring QOF, Friendly team, patient focused.
The Village surgery is situated in the leafy Village of Timeperly on the door step to Altrincham.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Able to perform all duties in the job description is essential and previous role in GP practice essential
Experience
* Experience as a HCA in GP practice desirable
* Working in primary care desirable
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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