Health Care Assistant

NHS Jobs; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Nottingham is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to support nursing staff in delivering patient care across primary care settings. The role involves carrying out routine observations, wound care, vaccination administration, venepuncture, ECGs, and helping with chronic disease clinics while maintaining infection control procedures.

You will also assist with health promotion, audits, service improvement initiatives and ensure clinics are stocked and sessions run smoothly.

Responsibilities

• Undertake new patient health checks
• Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
• Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately
• Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
• Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
• Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
• Carry out BMI checks as directed
• Act as a chaperone as required
• Undertake venepuncture
• Administer vaccinations and B12 injections
• When trained, carry out ear irrigation under the supervision of the practice nurse
• Carry out ECGs as requested
• Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
• Provide support during minor operations as required
• Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
• Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
• Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
• Follow all infection control procedures, policies and protocols in accordance with the role and provide support to the infection control lead ensuring a safe working environment
• Participate in practice audit as directed by the audit lead
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
• Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
• Complete opening and closing procedures in accordance with the duty rota

Job description

Primary responsibilities include the following The following are the core responsibilities of the healthcare assistant. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

• a. Undertake new patient health checks
• b. Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
• c. Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximitery, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately
• d. Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
• e. Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
• f. Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
• g. Carry out BMI checks as directed
• h. Act as a chaperone as required
• i. Undertake venepuncture
• j. Administer vaccinations and B12s
• k. When trained, carry out ear irrigation under the supervison of the practice nurse
• l. Carry out ECGs as requested
• m. Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
• n. Provide support during minor operations as required
• o. Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
• p. Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
• q. Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy
• r. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Follow all infection control procedures, policies and protocols in accordance with the role and provide support to the infection control lead ensuring a safe working environment

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the healthcare assistant may be requested to:

• a. Participate in practice audit as directed by the aduit lead
• b. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
• c. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
• d. Complete opening and closing procedures in accordance with the duty rota