Experienced Healthcare Assistant

NHS Jobs; Redhill; Vor Ort; GBP 20.000 - 24.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

NHS in Redhill is seeking a Health Care Assistant (Grade A/B, depending on experience) to join the practice team. You will support practice nurses and GP principals, promote patient health, and assist with a range of routine clinical tasks in a primary care setting.

The role involves hygiene and infection control, data recording, and helping ensure the smooth running of the practice while maintaining patient confidentiality and high standards of care.

Qualifikationen

• Assist practice nurses with simple clinical procedures.
• Maintain accurate records and stock management as part of daily duties.
• Uphold infection prevention and control standards in line with CQC requirements.

Aufgaben

• Assist with seasonal vaccinations and routine clinical checks.
• Support doctors and nurses during minor procedures and examinations.
• Maintain clean and stocked clinical areas and complete administrative tasks.

Kenntnisse

Patient care

Clerical tasks

Infection control

Vital signs monitoring

CPR

Tools

ECG

Blood pressure monitor

Vaccination administration

Jobbeschreibung

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT Grade:A/B (according to experience) Accountable to: Practice Nurses, GP Principals, reporting to Practice Manager

JOB PURPOSE

To promote the mental, physical and emotional health of the Practice population To assess the health needs of the Practice population To provide and maintain a high standard of care for the Practice population To assist with hygiene and infection prevention control for the practice To ensure clinical areas are stocked adequately in order to meet the above and needs of the clinician To be an effective member of the Primary Healthcare Team.

DIMENSIONS

• Service development To assist other nurses and doctors with simple clinical procedures and clerical tasks To set up and maintain systems to provide adequate hygiene and infection control standard to meet CQC requirements
• Clerical To ensure the maintenance of accurate and up to date manual and electronic records with respect to activities which ensure the smooth running of the practice and delivery of effective service to the patients. This may include stock management, documentation and general administrative support.
• Clinical To assist the practice nurses with simple clinical procedures which will primarily involve seasonal vaccinations but ay include height, weight, urinalysis, lifestyle advice, blood pressure checks, new patient checks, ECGs, wound care and removal of sutures, taking blood samples, CPR, chaperoning, assisting doctors with minor surgery and general patient assistance. To implement clinical work to ensure effective care delivery in the partnership with clients and families/carers To promote and advise on healthy lifestyles To ensure confidentiality on all matters relating to patients and information obtained during the course of employment To work with other members of the team to ensure clinical areas meet a satisfactory infection control level and remain adequately stocks with consumables

OTHER DUTIES

To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibility, training and scale of the post eg ear syringing, dressings, vaccinations, smoking cessation, anticoagulation To have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self and others in the working environment, to follow safe working practice and to comply at all times with the Trust/Practice health and safety policy and procedures.