Health Care Assistant (GP Practice)

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in East Manchester seeks a part-time Health Care Assistant to join their dedicated practice. The role includes general HCA duties, home visits, and patient care management. Candidates should ideally have an NVQ level 2 and a driving license. Training is available for specific responsibilities. This position offers 25 hours per week across selected days.

Responsibilities

• Perform general HCA duties including home visits.
• Conduct blood pressure checks and phlebotomy.
• Assist nurses and manage patient care.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Reliability

Education

GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care

Driving Licence

Job description

We are looking to recruit a HCA to work with our friendly, well established practice team in East Manchester. Our list size is currently over 8,000 with diverse populations. This very interesting role could be developed by the right candidate who is interested in extending learning.

Preference will be given tocandidates with previous experience but those with other relevant experiencewhich would act as a basis for in-house training are also welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

The job will involve general HCA duties, home visits (ownvehicle is essential), taking BPs and phlebotomy. (Evidence of a qualificationin phlebotomy is desirable although training is available for the rightcandidate). ECGs, Health Checks,smoking cessation, immunisations (training available for the right candidate),telephoning patients on QOF and Manchester Standards lists, this is anessential part of the role and the successful candidate should have a goodtelephone manner.

The successful candidate mustbe reliable, motivated, a good team player, willing to learn and able to adaptto a new working environment.

About us

We are a 5 partner practice in East Manchester and work frompleasant purpose built premises on the edge of a small park. We have a friendly, highly committed team of Doctors, Nurses, Receptionists and Admin team with an excellent record of staffretention. We aim to provide a highquality service to a diverse, multi-ethnic local population. We are keen on technology and use EMIS Webextensively including templates for chronic disease management for whichtraining will be given as required.

Job responsibilities

MOUNT ROAD SURGERY

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:Health Care Assistant

HOURS:Part Time

RESPONSIBLE TO: PracticeManager

OBJECTIVES: Towork as part of the nursing team

providing an efficient and polite

serviceto patients, doctors and other

team members

HOURS: 25 hoursper week across Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

MAIN DUTIES:

To provide a friendly and efficient service to patientsand visitors, both in

person and over thetelephone. This involves:

Clinical and Administrative duties in order to provideholistic care to patients whilst attending the surgery, support and assist thepractice nurse/s, allowing them more time to spend on assessing and managingtheir treatment.

Report all matters pertaining to patients carechanges in condition/circumstances to a relevant member of the nursing ormedical team as a matter of priority and ensure that a written record is kept.

Report any safeguarding concerns to the Usual GP orSafeguarding lead as a matter of priority and ensure relevant records areupdated or created.

Prepare and explain Clinical Procedures to patientsaccording to agreed guidelines/protocols.

Using tact and discretion to obtain information of apersonal nature when assessing the urgency of a request.

Provide phlebotomy service for the practice (oncetraining completed).

Carry out lifestyle advice to patients as requested,follow up as appropriate.

Summary of current duties: Testing Urine, measuringblood pressure, temperature and pulse, peak flow for Asthma patients, ECGs(Electrocardiogram) and associated paper work, baby clinic administration, newpatient health checks.

To exercise complete confidentiality at all times, withregard to patients

information and the running ofthe Practice, breach of this may lead to instant dismissal.

Ensure the drugs refrigerators are at the correcttemperature and that drugs

are within their expiry date andused in correct sequence. Order drugsand other supplies as directed ensuring that adequate levels of stocks areavailable in the surgery.

Ensure that the clinical room is at all times kept in aclean and orderly

manner and that relevant equipmentis ready for use.

General Office Duties ...... run computer reports asnecessary, filing etc.

Performing other clerical dutiesand attending clinics as required.

Administer recall systems in relation to: chronicdisease management,

immunisation etc and organiseappointments and follow ups.

Ensure that health promotion materials are availablewithin the surgery,

ordering new stock when needed.

To attend relevant meetings and courses as and whenrequired.

To function as an integral part of a developing team.

All contacts that you have with patients MUST berecorded.

Have knowledge of and act at all times within theboundaries of health and safety legislation and data protection acts.

Continuous mandatory training.

Other duties as requested by the doctors, nurses andmanagement; the employer can determine any additional duties that may berequired aslong as they do not exceed thelevel of responsibility expected for the grade of post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
• Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care
• Driving Licence

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.