Health Care Assistant

Bretton Park Healthcare; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Peterborough is seeking a compassionate and motivated Health Care Assistant (HCA) to join their team. The successful candidate will support clinicians and ensure the smooth delivery of patient care. This role involves maintaining medical supplies, conducting preliminary health checks, and supporting vulnerable patients. Ideal candidates should have a NVQ 3 qualification and a caring disposition. This is a great opportunity for someone eager to develop their skills in a nurturing environment.

Qualifications

• Current Healthcare Assistant experience, preferably in General Practice.
• Experience of working in primary care.
• Sensitivity to the needs of vulnerable people.

Responsibilities

• Support clinicians and ensure smooth delivery of patient care.
• Maintain and control stock levels of medical supplies.
• Assist in raising awareness of health and wellbeing.

Skills

Self-motivated

Organised

Flexible

Caring

Good communication skills

Education

NVQ 3 qualification or relevant experience as an HCA

Maths and English GCSE

Full clean driving licence

Job description

We are seeking a compassionate and motivated Health Care Assistant (HCA) to join our practice team. As an HCA, you will play a vital role in supporting our clinicians and ensuring the smooth delivery of patient care. This position is ideal for someone who is passionate about healthcare and keen to develop their skills in a supportive environment.

Main duties of the job

It really is an exciting time to join our Practice and be partof the Nursing Team. The role has grown and developed and many of our team arebecoming clinical specialists in areas of choice, We are a training practiceand offer support for those that wish to progress.

Details of the role including the main duties are included inthe Job Description.

About us

We are a friendly team based across two sites working as one. All of the team work on both sites caring for our patients.

Bretton Health Centre is situated in the heart of Bretton with car parking, good transport links and shops near by. Our Bretton practice has just under 12,000 patient's has a good diverse of patient needs.

Park Medical Centre is centrally located in the city centre and in a leafy conservation area. We have car parking, good transport links and we are close to the City Centre. Our Park practice has just under 9,000 patients with a good mix of patient needs.

For more information please contact the surgery and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

Thepost holder will work under supervision of the nursing team and undertaketasks/duties delegated appropriately. The post holder will work collaborativelywith the general practice team to meet patients needs.

Duties andResponsibilities:

a)Undertake and record and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you havereceived appropriate training.

b)Urinalysis and preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathologylaboratory

d)Prepare and maintain environment and equipment before and after patient careinterventions, including assisting GPs during the performance of minoroperations

e)Assists in raising awareness of health and wellbeing and health promotions

f)Monitoring and recording of blood pressure

g)Fitting and instruction of 24-hr blood pressure machine

h)Measuring and recording physiological measurements in routine presentations:pulse rate and rhythm, height, weight, body mass, blood pressure.

i)Carrying out ECGs and reporting back to the GP

j)Carrying out Registration Health Checks

k)Giving dietary and lifestyle advice in accordance with written protocols /include weight management clinic

m)Other clinical duties identified by Practice Nurse or Doctor in accordance withwritten protocols

o)Safely administer injections under PSD

p)Working in a variety of environments, from the practice clinics to residentialaccommodation and patients' own homes, the post holder will help the practicemeet the needs of elderly, disabled or vulnerable patients who may not be able toeasily visit the practice.

a)Maintain and control stock levels of drugs, dressings and other materialsaccording to the needs of the practice

b)Monitor stocks (with Lead Practice Nurse) and condition of medical equipment.In conjunction with the Practice Nurse respond to requests from GPs and Nursesfor maintenance, repairs and renewal of equipment

c)Be responsible (with Lead Practice Nurse) for stocking the treatment rooms bothclinically and for administrative purposes

d)In conjunction with the Nurses, to ensure Emergency Box is always ready foruse.

Confidentiality

Inthe course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us togather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respecttheir privacy and dignity

Inthe performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description the post holdermay have access to confidential information relating to patients and theircarers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have accessto information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All suchinformation from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

Informationrelating to patients, carers, colleagues, and other healthcare workers or thebusiness of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons inaccordance with Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentialityand the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety:

Thepost holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and othershealth, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health and Safetypolicy, to include:

Usingpersonal security systems within the workplace according to the PracticeGuidelines

Tocomply with the practices guidelines and policies at all times, e.g. in respectof dress code, wearing of identity badges, travelling and security andsafeguarding of service users

Makingeffective use of training to update knowledge and skills

Applyappropriate infection control/hand hygiene measures when hand washing,collection and handling of laboratory specimens, segregation and disposal ofwaste materials, management of clinical equipment, reporting of sharps injuriesand dealing with bodily/fluid spillages

Allstaff must ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities under theHealth and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974.

Equality and Diversity:

Thepost holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carersand colleagues to include:

Actingin a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them ina way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies and currentlegislation

Respectingthe privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients carers and colleagues

Behavingin a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental andrespects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Whilstthe Post Holder will be specifically part of the Nursing Team, his/herresponsibilities will be as part of the Practice Team as a whole andflexibility of working patterns will be expected.

ThisJob Description will be subject to periodic reviews and changed in consultationwith the post holder.

Personal/ProfessionalDevelopment:

Thepost holder will participate in any training programme implemented by thePractice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participatein an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility formaintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Quality:

Thepost holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:

Alertother team members to issues of quality and risk

Assessown performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly orunder supervision

Effectivelymanage own time, workload and resources.

Participatein audit where appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 qualification or relevant experience as an HCA
• Maths and English GCSE
• Full clean driving licence
• Current Healthcare Assistant experience, preferably in General Practice

Experience

• Self-motivated
• Organised
• Flexible
• Caring
• Sensitive to the needs of others and to the needs of vulnerable people
• An active team player but also able to work on own initiative
• Good communicational skills
• Proven ability/desire to learn and take on additional responsibility
• Experience of working in primary care

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.