Health Care Assistant

Haringey GP Federation; London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A primary care organization in London seeks a part-time Health Care Assistant (HCA) to conduct health checks and support patient care. Candidates must have a health and social care qualification and a good standard of general education. The role involves assisting in patient assessments, managing laboratory samples, and ensuring compliance with health regulations. Commitment to continuous development and strong communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of spoken and written English.
• Desire to develop skills and qualifications under continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical health checks and support for health conditions.
• Assist in triaging referrals to ensure timely clinical review.
• Support in the development of care plans with detailed history and assessments.
• Be responsible for correct maintenance of equipment and reporting any concerns.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical assessment

Organization and time management

Education

Health and social care qualification (Care Certificate or NVQ level 2 or 3)

Good standard of general education including Maths and English at Grade C and above

Job description

Job Title:Primary Care Health Care Assistant (HCA)

Responsible to:Assistant Clinical Director, Haringey GP Federation

Hours of work:Part time 3 days per week Fixed Term

Location: Head Office is currently based at 48 Station Road, Wood Green, London, N22 7TY Exact location will be within the Enhanced Access Hubs in Haringey, with potential for some Outreach and out-of-hours work.

Main duties of the job

The aim of this post is to increase access to primary care services and improve the outcomes of both physical and mental health for these patients. The post holder will do this by carrying out health checks that can identify each persons risk of developing heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and kidney issues.

Increasing the proactive identification, monitoring and management of physical illness in this patient cohort.

Improving engagement of Haringey patients with primary and community care, including referral or signposting to appropriate services.

Supporting practices to maintain accurate records on the specific patient cohort.

Identifying and coordinating patient care with the secondary organisations supporting the service.

About us

Our vision is: To develop a happier and healthier Haringey through strong and innovative General Practice.

We provide a range of services in Haringey including those which are best delivered by Primary Care at scale integrated services, working with partners in our local borough partnership and support services including back-office support, workforce and training and some shared staffing clinical teams. We also currently manage two local GP practices and lead Haringey Training hub.

We are a relatively young organisation which has grown quickly both in scope and reputation. We are committed to providing high quality care and pride ourselves on being innovative and able to mobilise projects quickly. We are a friendly team that works together and supports each other to provide excellent services in Haringey.

Job responsibilities

Provide physical health checks, management of health conditions advice and support as well as holistic support (where appropriate).

Assist in the triage of referrals using local protocols to ensure timely clinical review and increase patient access to specialist advice and treatment.

Assist and support using clinical assessment skills and clinical judgement to take a detailed history, physically assess, record previous diagnoses, and tests/investigations, record current medication being taken and support in the development of a care plan.

Support colleagues in undertaking clinical assessments in partnership with patients and other professionals as required.

To provide, a phlebotomy blood sampling point of care testing POCT service for patients to maximise the likelihood of completing a health check within a single appointment.

Be responsible for processing and management of laboratory samples requested by clinicians with specific responsibility to ensure that the samples are correctly labelled sent to the laboratory promptly and that data is entered onto the patient's notes.

Be responsible for the correct maintenance and cleaning of equipment.

Be responsible for restocking of all clinical areas and maintaining a stock rotation system to the required levels as agreed with the clinical team.

To immediately report any safeguarding or compliance concerns.

Participation in all activities required by CQC registration.

To ensure ones own skills and knowledge are kept up-to-date, and evidence based.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education including Maths and English at Grade C and above or equivalent.
• Health and social Care qualification such as Care Certificate or NVQ level 2 or 3.
• Good understanding of spoken and written English.
• Desire to develop skills and qualifications under continuous professional development.

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.