Health Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A rural GP training practice is seeking a Health Care Assistant to support its clinical team. The role involves delivering care, performing phlebotomy, overseeing laboratory sample processing, and promoting patient health. Suitable candidates should have GCSEs in English and Maths, qualifications in Phlebotomy, and a diploma or NVQ in Health and Social Care. This position offers the opportunity to work alongside a dedicated healthcare team in delivering excellent patient care.

Qualifications

• Qualified in Phlebotomy.
• Experience working as part of a healthcare team.
• Understanding of patient care processes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and assist in clinical treatment.
• Oversee processing of laboratory samples.
• Promote health and well-being in patients.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Patient assessment

Health promotion

Teamwork

Education

GCSE Grade C / 4 in English and Maths

Level 2 or 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care

NVQ in Health and Social Care

Job description

The Health Care Assistant plays an integral role within the Practice Nurse Team, as well as supporting the wider clinical teams, in the delivery of nursing services. They work as part of the Practice's multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice, to our patient population. The Health Care Assistant will deliver and assist clinical staff with the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the Health Care Assistant will include phlebotomy, assessing and monitoring patients with long-term conditions and promoting general health and well-being. They will oversee the processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses and vaccinate as part of the yearly flu vaccination programme.

About us

Townhead Surgery is a busy rural GP Training Practice. We are a dispensing practice, with a list size of 9,500 patients. The Clinical team includes GPs, an ANP, Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Physiotherapist, Mental Health Coach and Practitioner and Social Prescribers, who are all supported by a comprehensive administrative team. We strive to promote excellent patient care and are forward thinking, being proactive in screening and promoting clinical care to our patients. We are a friendly team, looking to recruit a Health Care Assistant to working alongside our caring, hardworking team.

Job responsibilities

Additional duties may be assigned as required, and training will be provided for current or additional duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE Grade C / 4 or above in English and Maths
• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Qualified to any of the below:
• Level 2 or 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care.
• NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) in Health and Social Care.
• BTEC or CACHE qualifications

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.