Health Care Assistant

NHS; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Bracknell is seeking a proactive Health Care Assistant to join their nursing team. This role includes clinical responsibilities such as venepuncture and wound care. Ideal candidates will be team-oriented and able to perform under pressure, with the opportunity for training and career development available.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a nursing team.
• Wound care experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking clinical tasks including venepuncture, wound care, administering injections and carrying out ECGs.
• Performing and recording clinical observations such as blood pressure and pulse.
• Health promotion.
• Discussing and sharing information with Registered Nurses and GPs on a patients condition.
• Ensuring the privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times.
• Recognising issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults.

Job description

The Ringmead Medical Group is looking for a pro-active and dynamic Health Care Assistant to join its ever growing nursing team.

This is a varying role and will suit a candidate with a flexible attitude, ability to multi task, a keen eye for detail, works well under pressure and has a great sense of humour.

Ringmead is a training practice and there will be an opportunity to progress including as a trainee nursing associate.

Main duties of the job

This is a clinical role working in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols. the Healthcare Assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of patient care.

About us

The Ringmead Medical Group have five sites covering Bracknell, Crowthorne and Sandhurst (Birch Hill, Great Hollands, Crowthorne, Yorktown Road & Owlsmoor). We try to ensure clinicians work predominantly in either the North or South patches.

Our team is ever growing, with an MDT team comprising of Paramedic Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists, First Contact Physiotherapists, Nursing Associates, Mental Health Practitioner, Social Prescriber and Care Coordinators.

We are a very friendly team who are looking for a Practice Nurse to join us!

We reserve the right to close this advert early if a sufficient number of candidates have applied

We pride ourselves on our use of information technology and we have a team of motivated and experienced administration and management staff.

We are a GMS contract holder and use EMIS Web, EPS electronic prescribing and Docman.

Job responsibilities

Your duties are likely to include:

• Undertaking clinical tasks including venepuncture, wound care, administering injections and carrying out ECGs
• Performing and recording clinical observations such as blood pressure and pulse
• Health promotion
• Discussing and sharing information with Registered Nurses and GPs on a patients condition
• Ensuring the privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times
• Recognising issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults

Wound care experience is desirable.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working within a nursing team