HCA - Health Care Assistant

Integrated Care System; Derby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Derby is seeking an experienced Health Care Assistant to support practice nurses and deliver various nursing duties. The role requires 16 hours of work per week, with a starting salary from £12.25 per hour depending on experience. Candidates should have relevant experience in a primary care environment and the ability to provide quality care. This position offers a supportive team environment aimed at delivering excellent patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a nursing team.
• 12 months' relevant experience working in a primary care environment in the last 2 years.

Responsibilities

• Support the practice nurses with health promotion programmes.
• Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate.
• Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required.
• Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics.
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.

Skills

Ability to provide quality care

Experience of SystmOne

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for you to join our friendly practice team at Mickleover Surgery. We are looking for a Health Care Assistant, experienced in General Practice to work 16 hours per week. The starting salary will be from £12.25 per hour depending on experience.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role are to support the practice nurses in the delivery ofnursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team,delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patientpopulation. The healthcare assistant will deliver and assist clinical staff inthe provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patienteducation.

About us

We are a small GP practice in Mickleover looking to recruit a HCA to join our clinical team of 3 GP Partners, 3 Salaried GPs, 2 Practice Nurses and 1 Pharmacist. We strive to provide our patients with excellent medical care delivered efficiently and effectively in an environment that is patient centred, welcoming, caring, safe and accessible.

Job responsibilities

The main duties of the role will include the following

Supportthe practice nurses with health promotion programmes

Carryout baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature,pulse rate, recording findings accurately

Facilitateroutine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly

Undertakewound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required

Supportthe practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics

Carryout BMI checks as directed

Ensurespecimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation

Ensureall clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session

ECGs

Ensureclinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced inaccordance with the practice Infection Prevention Control policy

Deliveropportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working within a nursing team.
• 12 months' relevant experience working in a primary care environment in the last 2 years.

Qualifications

Knowledge and skills

• Ability to provide quality care and to follow clinical policy and procedure.
• Previous experience of SystmOne

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.