Health Care Assistant - GP practice

The Methodist Church in Britain; Hampstead; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

St Thomas Medical Group in Hampstead is seeking a Health Care Assistant to join the multidisciplinary team. The role involves conducting new patient health checks, recording baseline observations and supporting the practice nurse with chronic disease clinics and health promotion initiatives.

Responsibilities include wound care, ECGs, BMI checks, venepuncture when trained, and preparing specimens for transport.

Qualifications

• Level 3 or 4 healthcare qualification, or working towards an equivalent.
• Phlebotomy certification.
• Experience working within a nursing team and with patients.

Responsibilities

• Undertake new patient health checks.
• Carry out baseline observations and record findings accurately.
• Facilitate routine and 24-hour blood pressure monitoring, advising patients.
• Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required.
• Support the practice nurse with chronic disease clinics.
• Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes, including opportunistic promotion.
• Carry out BMI checks, ECGs and chaperoning as requested.
• Support minor operations as required.
• When trained, undertake venepuncture.
• When trained, administer vaccinations under PSD.
• Record specimens and prepare them for onward transport.
• Keep clinical rooms stocked, clean fridges and manage clinical waste and sharps bins under the IPC policy.

Skills

Patient care

Teamwork

Clinical observations

Education

Level 3 or 4 healthcare qualification or working towards

Phlebotomy certification

Tools

EMIS

SystmOne

Job description

This Health Care Assistant post sits in the multidisciplinary team of St Thomas Medical Group, a GP practice across three sites, working three days a week on days to be agreed. The core work is new patient health checks, baseline observations, blood pressure monitoring, wound care and support for chronic disease clinics alongside the practice nurse. Phlebotomy certification and a level 3 or 4 healthcare qualification, or working towards one, are needed, with venepuncture and vaccinations only once trained.

What the job involves

• Undertake new patient health checks
• Carry out baseline observations and record findings accurately
• Facilitate routine and 24-hour blood pressure monitoring, advising patients
• Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
• Support the practice nurse with chronic disease clinics
• Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes, including opportunistic promotion
• Carry out BMI checks, ECGs and chaperoning as requested
• Support minor operations as required
• When trained, undertake venepuncture
• When trained, administer vaccinations under PSD
• Record specimens and prepare them for onward transport
• Keep clinical rooms stocked, clean fridges and manage clinical waste and sharps bins under the IPC policy

Qualifications

• Level 3 or 4 healthcare qualification, or working towards an equivalent
• Phlebotomy certification

Experience

• Experience working within a nursing team
• Experience working with patients
• Experience as a HCA in a healthcare setting
• Experience of venepuncture, ECGs, simple dressings and physical health monitoring

Nice to have

• Experience in primary care or general practice, with HCA training or competence
• Experience using clinical systems such as EMIS or SystmOne, and knowledge of QOF
• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development
• Wound care, including removal of sutures and staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals, including height, weight, BP and pulse
• Chaperone procedure