Health Care Assistant - Dinas Powys Medical Centre

NHS; Dinas Powys; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Dinas Powys is seeking a Health Care Assistant. You will join a supportive clinical team, performing various patient care duties like health screenings and assisting GPs with minor surgery. The role offers 14-16 hours per week with competitive salary and NHS pension benefits.

Benefits

NHS pension

On site parking

Qualifications

• Must have qualifications in Phlebotomy.
• Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care.
• Experience working within a nursing team is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare consulting rooms and manage clinical stock levels.
• Undertake health checks and monitor patients.
• Assist GPs in providing minor procedures.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Patient care

Monitoring clinical stock

Education

NVQ level 2 in Health and Social care

Qualified to level 3

Job description

Health Care Assistant - Dinas Powys Medical Centre

You will be joining a friendly and supportive clinical team of GPs, practice nurses and health care assistant.

Main duties of the job

To prepare consulting rooms, monitor, order and maintain clinical stock levels and manage stock rotation as agreed with the practice nurses.

Health screening of patients with pre diabetes, undertaking health checks, blood glucose monitoring, venepuncture and diabetic foot checks

ECG

Monitor fridge temperatures in accordance with practice policy

Assist GPs in providing minor surgery

Removal of stitches

About us

Dinas Powys Medical Centre

Murch Road

Vale of Glamorgan

CF64 4RE

The medical centre is a modern purpose built building.

Job responsibilities

We are a forward thinking training practice, supportive of continued development and focused on providing high quality patient care to 11,000 plus patients.

This is a permanent role, offering 14-16 hours per week, to include a competitive salary, dependent on experience, NHS pension and on site parking.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and Social care
• Qualified in phlebotomy
• Qualified to level 3

Experience

• Experience of working within a nursing team
• Experience of working within general practice
• Experience of working within primary care
• Experience of working alone

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.

Depending on experienceSalary Available on Application