Health Care Assistant

Boyatt Wood Surgery; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established GP Practice in Eastleigh is seeking an experienced Health Care Assistant to join their friendly team. Responsibilities include supporting nurses and GPs, administering vaccines, and maintaining treatment rooms. Candidates should have at least 2 years’ experience in a similar role. This position offers an opportunity to provide high standards of care to a diverse patient population.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience as a Health Care Assistant.
• Experience working in a GP practice.

Responsibilities

• Support nurses and GPs providing patient care.
• Administer injections like B12 and flu vaccines.
• Maintain cleanliness of treatment rooms and check emergency equipment.

Skills

Venepuncture

ECGs

Administration of vaccines

Urinalysis

Job description

Boyatt Wood Surgery is awell-established practice in Eastleigh Hampshire, with an excellent reputationfor patient care, offering a full range of NHS and enhanced services. We have a total of 8 GPs,8ANPs, 3nurses and 4HCAs all of whom form a friendly, dedicated, and supportiveteam. The total list size of our practices is 23,000 (and rising) patients,with mixed demographic. There is excellent support from a multi-disciplinaryteam of GPs, ANPs and Practice Nurses. The computer system is EMIS web.

Boyatt Wood Surgery is lookingfor a dynamic Health Care Assistant to join our team.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of our clinical team supporting our nurses and GP's providing high standards of care to our patients

• venepuncture
• Stitch and staple removal
• Administration of vaccines and Injections working under a PSD
• ECG
• NHS Health Check
• Assist in Annual Reviews ( Hypertension or Diabetic Reviews)

About us

We are awell-established GP Practice in Eastleigh always looking to provide the bestcare to our patients. We are a friendly team of GPs, ANPs, Practice nurses andHCAs.

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will work as part of the primary healthcare teamproviding Personal Medical Services to the patients of the Practice.

Job Responsibilities: Assist in and perform routine tasks related topatient care as directed by Nurses and GPs

Removal of Sutures and clips

NHS Health Check

Assist in Annual reviews

Urinalysis

ECGs

Venepuncture

Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to GPs as appropriate

Administer Injections like B12, Pneumonia, Shingles, Flu & Covid vaccine.

Other tasks will include

Check GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required

Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms

Checking emergency equipment and fridge temp

Participation in administrative systems in the Practice

At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records

A duty to advise senior staff of potential problems or errors within therange of assigned tasks

Attend any training as required and participate in Nurse Meetings,clinical meetings Practice Meeting..

Person Specification

Experience

• Min experience working as a Health Care assistant of 2 years.
• Experience of working in a GP practice

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.