Responsible to - Senior HCA and Lead Nurses.
You are committed to general practice and can understand thebenefits (for both the patients and you) of working at a practice where staffdevelopment and progression are the key to success. You enjoy working as partof a multi-disciplinary.
You will join a team of 2 practice nurses, 1 trainee nursingassociate (Current HCA), 1 trainee healthcare assistant. We are looking for atotal of around 20 to 30 hours per week, worked over 3 days.
Working hours are within a flexible shift pattern between8.00am and 6.30pm Wednesday to Friday.
Pay rate offered will be dependent upon prior, relevantexperience
Main duties of the job
* Venepuncture (checking request forms, checking patient ID, checking equipment, drawing blood, labelling bottles, checking venepuncture site)
* Blood Pressure, height & weight measurements
* Smoking status checks
* Urinalysis (& processing of samples)
* Assisting with contraceptive coil fits
* Completing NHS Health Checks
* When required, act as a chaperone for patients
* Chronic disease management: supporting practice nurses and pharmacists with annual checks for patients with diabetes, hypertension & CHD. Diabetic foot checks
* Seasonal flu vaccinations
* Maintaining strict confidentiality of patients records and clinically related matters
* Promoting effective communication and relationships within the team
* Partaking in clinical supervision
* Making effective use of the IT system (EMIS Web) by ensuring the consistent and accurate entering of data and use of appropriate coding
* Contributing to practice/team audit and reviews of service delivery as required
* Keeping up to date with mandatory training
* Attending staff meetings and group training as required
* Assists patients and where appropriate encourages self-care and self-management of self-limiting conditions through health promotion
* Works within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g.: Infection Control and Chaperoning
* Potential for development with spirometry and wound management
Job responsibilities
You must have a deep understanding of health services, together with a passion for improving lives and improving healthcare. Whilst you will bring your experience to the role, you will also receive significant support from the practice based clinical team and Practice Manager as part of your development. Previous experience as a HCA & phlebotomy qualification is essential.
Person Specification
Experience
* Previous experience as a HCA & phlebotomy
* Working in primary care
Qualifications
* Previous HCA experience in primary care or NHS clinical settings
* An understanding of EMIS Web is desirable
* Confident performing routine clinical observations
* Strong communication and patient interaction skills
* Ability to adapt quickly to different clinic environments
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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