Health Care Assistant (HCA)

NHS; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Solihull is seeking a Health Care Assistant to join their team. The role involves delivering patient care, assessing health needs, and supporting health education initiatives across various settings. Ideal candidates will possess a Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care and demonstrate strong reflective and critical thinking skills. This position offers competitive hourly rates based on experience.

Qualifications

• Evidence of care certificate.
• Understanding of referral mechanisms.
• Demonstrable commitment to reducing health inequalities.

Responsibilities

• Participate in vaccination and immunization programmes.
• Review patient data to improve healthcare.
• Assess, plan, develop, and evaluate health promotion programmes.

Skills

Reflective practice

Patient education

Primary care experience

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent

Job description

Are you a Health Care Assistant seeking an opportunity in primary care?

GPS Healthcare has an exciting opening for a Health Care Assistant to join our team, working across our six sites in Solihull.

Supported by the Lead Nurse, the Health Care Assistant (HCA) will deliver care to the practice population within the boundaries of their role and in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols. The HCA is responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision making within the parameters of their qualifications and role requirements.They will focus upon supporting patients to be healthy by assessing their needs, providing HCA care, health education advice, screening activities, implementing care at the surgery, community or other settings, maintaining clinically accurate records and running clinics.

They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients and support the delivery of policy and procedures and providing HCA guidance as required.

Main duties of the job

• Participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for adults under patient specific duration.
• Review patient data to work with the nursing team, to achieve focused patient healthcare.
• Active participation in achieving QOF and Enhanced Services targets and recall demands.
• To carry out NHS health checks including blood pressure, height, weight and BMI. The postholder will also complete templates in accordance with standard operating procedure (SOP).
• Referrals to health trainers, docspot and other community based services.
• Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being.
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies and encourage principles of self-care.
• Offer holistic service to patients and their families, developing where appropriate an on-going plan of care/support, with an emphasis on prevention and self-care.
• Weight Management & Advice.
• Deliver care according to the NICE guidelines and evidence based care.

About us

GPS Healthcare provides high quality primary care services through six premises.

Flexibility to work at the other premises when requested is required as part of this role.

The locations of the other key GP Practices are listed below but are not exclusive. Other locations may be added to this list.

You may also be expected to travel to alternative locations for training and development.

Knowle Surgery, 1498 Warwick Road, Knowle B93 9LE

Meadowside Family Health Centre, 30 Winchcombe Road, Solihull, B92 8PJ

Yew Tree Medical Centre, 100 Yew Tree Lane, Solihull B91 2RA

Job responsibilities

The HCA is responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision making within the parameters of their qualifications and role requirements.

They will focus upon supporting patients to be healthy by assessing their needs, providing HCA care, health education advice, screening activities, implementing care at the surgery, community or other settings, maintaining clinically accurate records and running clinics.

They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients and support the delivery of policy and procedures and providing HCA guidance as required.

Person Specification

Experience

• Evidence of care certificate
• Ability to reflect on own and team activities to identify risks, enhance performance and improve quality of patient care
• Provide educational role to patients , carers, families and colleagues to facilitate learning
• Ensure clear understanding and utilisation of referral mechanisms within the practice
• Primary Care experience

Behavioural Attributes

• A demonstrable commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities.
• Resilient and ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, adapting to team and patient needs.
• Demonstrates accountability for delivering against team and personal objectives and contractual requirements.
• Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative.
• Act as an advocate when representing the patients and colleagues viewpoints to others

Qualifications

• City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent 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.

Depending on experience£14.06ph - £14.42ph – Dependent on experience