Health Care Assistant

NHS; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization seeks a dedicated Healthcare Assistant in Weston-super-Mare to support nursing and administrative teams in delivering clinical services. The candidate will assist in treatment, health promotion, and administrative duties. Experience in primary or secondary care is preferred, and the role offers an hourly wage of £12.21 to £14.12 based on skill level.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering care within their scope of practice.
• Ability to assist clinical staff in treatment and health promotion.

Responsibilities

• Support nursing and administrative teams in delivering services.
• Assist in the management of laboratory samples.
• Participate in practice audits and local initiatives.

Skills

Previous experience working with patients

Primary or Secondary Care experience

Job description

To support thepractice nursing and administrative teams in the delivery of clinical andadministrative services, working as part of the practice multi-disciplinaryteam, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patientpopulation.

The Healthcare Assistantwill deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment,preventative care, health promotion and patient education whilst alsosupporting the administrative team on an as-required basis.

Main duties of the job

ECGrecording

Processingand management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses

Sterilising,cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment

Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring andrecording

Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking andstock rotation

Clearingand re-stocking consulting rooms

Preparing and maintaining environments andequipment before, during and after patient care interventions, includingassisting GPs during the performance of minor operations

Assistingin the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being

Undertakingspecific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated andtaught specifically in relation to that individual

Helping to raise awareness of health andwell-being and how it can be promoted

Assisting with the collection and collation ofdata on needs related to health and well-being

Participate in practice audit as directed by the auditlead

Participate in local initiatives to enhance servicedelivery and patient care

Support and participate in shared learning within theorganisation

Complete opening and closing procedures in accordancewith the duty rota

About us

We aim to deliver thehighest level of medical care to the population of Worle/Weston-Super-Mare,in purpose built premises.

To deliver health care ina safe, flexible and innovative way to meet patient choice and to reflectchanging political and economic circumstances.

To ensure that allmembers of the team have the right skills and training to carry out theirduties competently.

To understand and meetthe needs of our patients, involve them in decision making about their treatment and care andencourage them to participate fully.

To involve otherprofessionals in the care of our patients where it is in the patientsbest interests, i.e. referrals forspecialist care and advice

To be courteous,approachable, friendly and accommodating.

To maintain high qualityof care through learning and training.

To create an educationalenvironment, where staff promote and share learning amongst themselves.

To ensure effective androbust information governance systems.

To guide our employees inaccordance with diversity and equality.

To treat all patients andstaff with dignity, equality, compassion, respect and honesty.

Job responsibilities

To support thepractice nursing and administrative teams in the delivery of clinical andadministrative services, working as part of the practice multi-disciplinaryteam, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patientpopulation.

The Healthcare Assistantwill deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment,preventative care, health promotion and patient education whilst alsosupporting the administrative team on an as-required basis.

Please see uploaded job description for more information

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous experience working with patients
• Primary or Secondary Care experience

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.

£12.21 to £14.12 an hourDepending on skill level