Bank Healthcare Assistant - Millbrook & Mossley Medical Practices

NHS Jobs; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Millbrook & Mossley Medical Practices in Ashton-under-Lyne is seeking a Bank Healthcare Assistant to support a multidisciplinary team in delivering patient care. You will perform clinical procedures within scope of competence, assist with patient interventions, and help maintain a safe, clean environment while upholding privacy and dignity.

You will also document care, support families, and work within guidelines and mandatory training to ensure high-quality, safe service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical duties including venepuncture, ECG, urinalysis, blood glucose, weight and basic observations.
• Prepare and maintain clinical environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions.
• Ensure patient privacy and dignity and apply infection control procedures at all times.
• Document care delivery in handwritten or electronic records and communicate with the multidisciplinary team.

Job description

Bank Healthcare Assistant - Millbrook & Mossley Medical Practices

Clinical Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure patients and carers are supported as appropriate. Undertake a range of patient interventions (e.g. venepuncture, ECG, urinalysis, blood glucose, weight and basic clinical observations) within the scope of Health and Social Care level 3 skills and competencies for patients as delegated by qualified professional clinical staff. Undertake other designated clinical procedures and interventions following appropriate training and updates as per your scope of competence. Prepare and maintain clinical environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions by ensuring clinical cleanliness and ordering, receiving and maintaining stock. Act as a patient/clinician chaperone as required and undertake mandatory training. Apply simple dressings as appropriate and in line with the dressings formulary and assist in aseptic procedures in line with scope of competence. Work within existing clinical guidelines, policies and infection control procedures. Offer advice and support to patients and families in a wide range of situations. Be responsible for ensuring that patients are cared for in a safe environment and that privacy and dignity are maintained at all times. Undertake daily checks of rooms and equipment in line with departmental requirements Document care delivered within hand-written or electronic patient records. Ensure safe moving and handling techniques in the delivery of patient care, this can include the safe use of equipment. Operational Plan and organise own work schedule in liaison with senior staff working as part of the team. Be responsible for checking, monitoring and ordering medical stock and equipment from an agreed list in liaison with meds management and colleagues. To perform and record routine checks on vaccine fridge temperatures and quality control checks on point of care equipment. Participate in all statutory and mandatory training and maintain competencies. Communication Communicate in order to enable the delivery of factual and sensitive information within confidentiality guidelines to patients, ensuring all information is appropriately documented and reported as appropriate. Communicate in order to enable the reporting of information to the multidisciplinary team and other agencies as appropriate. Demonstrate own role to new starters, colleagues and students. Provide advice and information to patients, carers and their families where appropriate and in line with current evidence/information. Communicate effectively and work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to ensure delivery of a coordinated service. Ensure appropriate telephone or face-to-face communication with all staff and patients. Governance/audit Report any concerns or incidents in line with relevant policy and participate in any investigation as required. Participate in clinical audit and actively contribute to the identification of areas of best practice and areas for improvement. Education/personal development Contribute to the development and maintenance of an excellent learning environment. Undertake all mandatory and service relevant training within allocated time scale. Contribute to own personal development and participate in appraisal as required.