Health Care Assistant

Linthorpe Surgery; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Linthorpe Surgery in Middlesbrough is seeking a Health Care Assistant to join our team for 20 hours a week. You will work with GP partners, nurses and administrative staff to deliver patient care and support clinical teams.

The role requires NVQ Level 3 and Phlebotomy qualifications, strong communication, teamwork and a proactive approach to patient safety. You will assist with assessments, clinical tasks and essential health promotion under supervision.

Qualifications

• Practical experience of working in a team
• Experience of using own initiative
• Understanding of infection prevention and control measures
• Experience of working within a General Practice

Responsibilities

• Consult with patients and families to undertake assessments of patient need
• Deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion, long-term condition management and patient education
• Be part of the general practice team
• Provide clinical support to registered nurses and other healthcare professionals within the organisation
• Deliver basic clinical care interventions under supervision, supporting continuity of care and patient safety
• Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
• Provide support during minor operations as required
• Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with IPC policy
• Work within national and local protocols where these exist
• Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding safeguarding adults and children
• Recognise the boundaries of practice and know when and to whom patients should be referred
• Support the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements
• Support the administrative team on an as-required basis
• Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes
• Contribute to clinical governance and maintain a clean, tidy working area
• Attend a formal appraisal with the manager at least every 12 months

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Infection control

ECG understanding

Patient medicals

Safeguarding

Phlebotomy

Wound care

Spirometry

Time management

Education

NVQ Level 3

Phlebotomy qualification

Job description

Weare looking for an enthusiastic,forward thinking professional Health Care Assistant for 20 hours a week to join the team.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate would possess excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team.

NVQ level 3 and Phlebotomy qualifications essential.

About us

We are the largest practice in Middlesbrough with 9 GP partners, 1 NursePractitioner, 4 Practice Nurses, 2 HCAs, 2 Phlebotomists and a superb group of highly committed and enthusiasticadministrative and reception staff. We're situated close to the town centrewith a list size of over 20,000 patients and operate from purpose built premises inLinthorpe and a branch surgery situated in the North Ormesby Health Village. Linthorpe Surgery is a well-establishedtraining practice and regularly teach universityundergraduate students.

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the Healthcare Assistant in delivering health services. There may be, onoccasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent uponfactors such as workload and staffing levels:

• a.Consultwith patients and their families to undertake assessments of patient need
• b. Deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision oftreatment, preventative care, health promotion, long-term condition managementand patient education
• c.Bean integral part of the general practice team
• d.Provideclinical support to registered nurses and other healthcare professionals withinthe organisation
• e.Deliverbasic clinical care interventions under supervision, supporting continuityofcare and patient safety initiatives
• g.Ensurespecimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
• h.Providesupport during minor operations as required
• i.Ensureclinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced inaccordance with the organisations IPC Policy
• j.Workwithin national and local protocols where these exist
• k.Beaware of your duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation andadhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults andSafeguarding Children
• l.Recognisethe boundaries of their practice and know when and to whom patients should bereferred
• m.Supportin the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements
• n.Support the administrative team on an as-required basis
• o.Undertakeall mandatory training and induction programmes
• p.Contributeto and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance
• q.Maintaina clean, tidy, effective working area at all times
• r.Attenda formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12 months. Once aperformance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on aregular basis so that new objectives can be agreed

Person Specification

Experience

• Practical experience of working in a team
• Experience of using own initiative
• Understanding of infection prevention and control measures
• Experience of working within a General Practice

Skills

• Time management and the ability to work to deadlines
• Interpersonal skills
• Understanding of the principles of ECGs
• Ability to undertake patient medicals, including height, weight, BP, pulse and BMI
• Understanding of safeguarding adults and children
• Experienced in phlebotomy
• Wound care, including removal of sutures and staples
• Feno and spirometry testing

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education
• Qualified to NVQ level 3
• Qualified in Phlebotomy

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.