Health Care Assistant

NHS; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative and forward-thinking practice in Huddersfield is seeking a dedicated Healthcare Assistant (HCA) to join their diverse team. This role offers the chance to work in a modern environment, assisting with NHS Health Checks, vaccinations, and various clinical tasks. Ideal candidates will possess excellent communication skills and a caring attitude, with support for training and development. If you’re passionate about patient care and eager to learn, this position provides a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a thriving practice.

Qualifications

• GCSE in English and Maths required.
• Care certificate and relevant experience in health care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the clinical team in delivering care to patients.
• Support management with compliance related to CQC and QOF outcomes.

Skills

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Adaptability

Caring and Conscientious

Education

GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

Care Certificate

Tools

System One

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a HCA to join our highly committed team. The candidate needs to have the ability to work independently as well as being a good team player. We are an innovative and forward-thinking practice, and this role would allow you to be part of a large and diverse team with any training and development needs being fully supported. The candidate will need good communication skills and the ability to work under pressure.

The successful applicant should:

• Be caring, conscientious and have excellent communication skills.
• Be an enthusiastic learner and adaptable to changes in the role.
• Be a good team player and ideally have experience.

Main duties of the job

• NHS Health Checks & new patient health checks
• ECG recording
• Urinalysis and specimen processing
• Blood pressure recording
• B12, Flu, Pneumococcal, Shingles & COVID vaccinations
• Diabetes checks including foot checks
• Pre-diabetes and diet/lifestyle advice
• Defib and emergency equipment checks
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording.
• Re-stocking consulting rooms
• Preparing and maintainingenvironments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions,including assisting GPs during the performance of minor surgery

About us

We are a large, innovative teaching practice in Huddersfield, with alist size of nearly 16,000 patients. Our surgery is modern and friendly andcontinuously strives to provide an excellent standard of care for our patients.

We have a team of around 35 clinical and non-clinical staff members. Ourclinical team comprises GPs, ANPs, PAs, Practice Nurses, HCAs, pharmacists andPCN staff. Our non-clinical team provide management, administration, andreception services.

Job responsibilities

To assist the clinical team in the service and delivery of care to thepractice population. The post holder will work under the supervision of our Matron,undertaking tasks and duties delegated by the clinical team.

They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meetthe needs of the patients, ensuring that practice policies and procedures arefollowed.

They will also assist management with duties related to CQC and QOF outcomes,ensuring that compliance is maintained in areas such as cold chain andinfection control.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
• Care certificate
• Blood Pressure
• ECG's
• Wound care
• Vaccinations including flu and B12

Experience

• Experience of working within a nursing team is desirable but not essential.
• Experience of working in primary care and using system one is desirable but not essential.
• Car Driver is desirable

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.