Job Summary
Interviews are planned for 28 May 2025.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the friendly and welcoming team at Flansham Park Health Centre.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this role are to support the clinical team in delivering nursing services by assisting in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion, and patient education.
About Us
Flansham Park Health Centre is a training practice with 5 dedicated GP Partners and 8 salaried GPs supported by a team of highly professional clinical and non-clinical staff to provide the highest possible standard of care to over 13,200 patients.
Applicants Who Are Patients Of Flansham Park Health Centre
Flansham Park Health Centre considers employing staff who are patients of the practice to have significant disadvantages for both the patient and the practice. Please note that if your application is successful, you will be required to register elsewhere.
Job Details
Date posted: 29 April 2025
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £13.95 an hour
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: A5196-25-0004
Locations: 109 Flansham Park, Felpham, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 6DH
Job Responsibilities
The core responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to:
1. Undertake Phlebotomy Clinics
2. Undertake health checks, including NHS health checks
3. Support the clinical team with health promotion programmes
4. Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately
5. Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
6. When trained, undertake wound care, dressings, and other clinical tasks as required
7. Support the clinical team with the management of chronic disease clinics
8. Carry out BMI checks as directed
9. Act as a chaperone as required
10. Administer B12, Flu, and other appropriately tasked vaccinations
11. Undertake Smoking cessation clinics
12. Support long-term conditions
13. Carry out ECGs as requested
14. Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
15. Provide support during minor operations as required
16. Support with ensuring all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
17. Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
18. Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy
19. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Person Specification
Essential Knowledge & Skills:
* Phlebotomy
* ECGs
* Urine dips
* Blood pressures
* Ability to record accurate clinical notes
Desirable:
* Wound care / Dressings / Removal of sutures & staples
* Diabetes Year of Care
* Cryo
* Smoking cessation
* Health checks - height, weight, BP, pulse
* NHS health checks
* B12
* Shingles/Pneumovax/Flu Vaccinations
* Chaperone procedure
Qualifications
Essential: Phlebotomy Certification
Desirable: Healthcare Qualification (Level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent level; Ear Syringing Certification
Experience
Essential:
* Experience of working with the general public
* Experience of working in a healthcare setting
Desirable:
* Experience of working in a primary care environment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to a DBS check as per the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
Employer Details
Name: Flansham Park Health Centre
Address: 109 Flansham Park, Felpham, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 6DH
Website: https://www.flanshampark.co.uk/
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