Are you passionate about making a difference in healthcare? We're looking for a dedicated part-time Health Care Assistant to join our friendly team at Church Street Partnership, a multi-site practice serving around 16,600 patients.
As a Health Care Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in providing exceptional patient care alongside a supportive nursing team.
We are ideally seeking an experienced HCA; however, we are open to supporting training and development within treatment room services, including wound care and vaccinations.
As part of the role we are looking for a reliable and organised site-to-site Courier to join our team, therefore, a driving licence and access to a car is essential.
Main duties of the job
The role involves undertaking site-to-site courier duties, ensuring the safe and timely transport of items, equipment, stock, and vaccines between locations, alongside supporting healthcare professionals in delivering high-quality patient care.
Responsibilities include carrying out patient health checks and routine observations, providing treatment room services within scope of practice (such as wound care, ECGs, blood pressure monitoring, and vaccinations once trained), maintaining accurate records, preparing specimens for transport, ensuring clinical rooms and equipment are clean, stocked, and compliant with IPC standards, supporting minor procedures and chronic disease clinics, and delivering health promotion and patient education where appropriate.
About us
At Church Street Partnership, we pride ourselves on being a pivotal part of our town centre community, serving approximately 16,600 patients.
Our team promotes a friendly and supportive atmosphere, where collaboration and dedication to exceptional patient care are at the forefront of our values.
Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the HealthcareAssistant. 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 site-to-site courier duties, transporting items,documents, equipment, stock, and vaccines safely and efficiently betweenlocations, ensuring timely delivery and appropriate handling.
* Assist healthcare professionals in delivering high-qualitypatient care.
* Carry out patient health checks, including new patientassessments, routine observations (e.g. blood pressure, temperature, pulse,oxygen saturations), and monitoring.
* Provide treatment room services within scope of practice,including wound care, dressings, ECGs, blood pressure monitoring (including24-hour BP), and vaccinations (once trained).
* Support Practice Nurses in the delivery and management ofchronic disease clinics and health promotion programmes.
* Maintain accurate patient records and complete associatedadministrative tasks as required.
* Ensure all specimens are correctly labelled, recorded, andprepared for onward transport.
* Maintain clinical rooms to a high standard, ensuring they areclean, well-stocked, and prepared for each session.
* Adhere to infection prevention and control (IPC) procedures,including safe disposal of clinical waste and management of sharps bins.
* Ensure clinical equipment, including fridges, is maintained andcleaned in line with current guidance.
* Provide support during minor operations and act as a chaperonewhen required.
* Deliver opportunistic health promotion and patient educationwhere appropriate.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills
* Immunisation (flu, B12, childhood, travel)
* Treatment of small injuries
* Dressings
* Wound Care / Removal of sutures & staples
* ECGs
* New patient medicals including height, weight, BP, pulse
* Chaperone procedure
* Ability to record accurate clinical notes
Qualifications
* Healthcare qualification or equivalent level
* Ear irrigation certification
Experience
* Driving Licence (& access to vehicle)
* 6 months relevant experience working in a primary care environment in the last 2 years
* Experience of working with the general public
* Experience of working in a healthcare setting
* Experience of working in primary care
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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