Health Care Assistant

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

We are looking for a highly motivated enthusiastic Healthcare Assistant who can demonstrate a high standard of clinical care, supporting a nursing team with a range of skill mix.

Duties and Responsibilities: Essential for this Role

• Assist GP with minor surgery clinics/chaperone duties
• New patient health screening/NHS Health Checks
• Stock rotation, control and ordering
• Cleansing and maintenance of clinical equipment
• Wound management
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Restocking of clinical areas and consulting rooms
• Assisting with collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being/Health promotion
• Administer Vitamin B12, Influenza/pneumonia/shingles vaccinations
• Support with QOF
• Phlebotomy
• Blood pressure monitoring
• Preparation of clinical areas and equipment for specific patient care intervention, such as minor surgery/women’s health clinics
• Processing and management of specimen requests
• Ear Irrigation
• Teledermatology

This list is not exhaustive and may change depending on national and local requirements.

The successful candidate will have worked collaboratively with a general practice team to meet the needs of patients and support the delivery of policy and procedures and MUST have a minimum of 2 years’ experience working as HCA in primary care along with a working knowledge of Systmone

We are a 6 site practice and the successful candidate must be willing to work across all sites, however we will endeavour to base across 2 sites at any one time.

Essential

• Previous experience working with the general public
• Excellent customer service skills- both in person and on the telephone
• Excellent IT skills- we use computers all day every day, and a robust understanding of computers is absolutely essential. Proficiency with Word, Outlook, Excel, and other web-based applications are absolutely essential.
• Good communication skills- written and oral.
• HCA Care Certificate or equivalent

Preferred

• Previous Healthcare experience in Primary Care

Pay starting at £20,500 pro rata

Job Type: Part-time

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 28/04/2023