Health Care Assistant IV Therapy Team

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust; Bolton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Band 3 Health Care Assistant to support clinical and domiciliary care. The ideal candidate should have NVQ level 3 and experience in a healthcare setting, particularly with venepuncture. Responsibilities include assisting clinical staff, managing patient records, and maintaining stock levels. Access to personal transport is essential as travel across Bolton is required.

Qualifications

• Ability to travel independently across the locality.
• Experience in Health and Social Care community.
• Evidence of skills in venepuncture and clinical observations.

Responsibilities

• Assist registered staff in clinic and provide patient care.
• Perform venepuncture in clinic and at patients' homes.
• Manage stock and assist with admin tasks.

Skills

Teamwork

Computer skills

Clinical observations

Effective communication

Time management

Education

NVQ level 3

Completion of care certificate

Job description

Band 3 Health Care Assistant, working with IV Therapy Team.

Successful candidate would be based at Breightmet Health Centre ( subject to change), clinics are based at Breightmet Health Centre, however, domiciliary visits are across the borough of Bolton, therefore successful candidate must have access to their own transport.

Main duties of the job

Venepuncture - in clinic and domiciliary visits

Clinic - Assisting with clinic, general duties within clinic setting, running bloods and weights clinic

Admin - assisting with admin where required

Stock - ordering stock and maintaining stock levels

Collecting medication from hospital, either taking to patients homes or returning to Breightmet Health Centre

Taking bloods to hospital

About us

You will work in partnership with patients, carers and other health and social care agencies to promote independence and develop individual plans of care relevant to patient need within their limitations to practice

We value regular appraisal and supervision and ensure personal and professional development opportunities are available. Candidates will need to be able to travel to meet the needs of this post and will therefore need access to a vehicle for work.

You are encouraged to maintain your Covid vaccination status unless medically exempt and will be supported to access information and guidance, to inform decisions that supports vaccine confidence, protects yourself and patients.

Job responsibilities

Assist registered staff in clinic bring patients to and from waiting are perform and accurately record patient observations, provide patient with refreshments, cleaning down of equipment between patient

Performing venepuncture either within clinic setting and domiciliary visits

Communicate effectively with all patients and their relatives

Communicate with team members and feeding back to coordinator to ensure coordinated care, this may also include the wider MDT ( eg, haematology, gastroenterology, AAT)

Stock management maintaining adequate stock levels, ordering stock via NHS supplies and Integra ordering systems.

Assist with admin where necessary, in particular, during annual leave of team admin (LE2, CIVICA, preparation of notes, preparation for clinic)

To provide support to the team leader, team coordinator, and other members of the team as appropriate and necessary. This will include supporting the flow of discharge from hospital to the IV Team, this may include printing of notes in absence of admin, stock equipment for new patient visit

Collection of medication from pharmacy, either to be brought back to base or delivered at patients home

Documentation effectively documenting patients notes, and updating of clinic records

To support the daily runnings of the team but to work only within scope of practice at all times

To provide support Admission Avoidance team where necessary through collaborative working

Person Specification

work related curcumstances

• Ability to travel across the locality independently in accordance with the Equality Act 2010
• NVQ level 3
• Evidence of learning in a care environment
• Evidence of extended skills and completed competencies in venepuncture and clinical observations.
• Completion of care certificate
• Relevant qualifications or training to a higher level

Experience

• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
• Experience in Health and Social Care community
• Experience of working in community

Skills and Abilities

• Able to work well as part of a team and undertake duties as a lone worker
• Able to confidently take patients clinical observations.
• Computer skills including use of internet and email
• Able to work under pressure
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload.
• Ability to deal with non-routine and often unpredictable nature of the workload and individual patient contact.
• Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with patients, their families and your colleagues.
• Maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date

Knowledge

• Understanding of Confidentiality
• Health & safety and risk awareness.
• Understanding and adherence to professional conduct.
• Knowledge of local community

Attributes

• Reliable and professional.
• Positive approach to work.
• Able to deal with unexpected occurrences involving patients/relatives and make appropriate judgement.
• Open minded, treats colleagues and the general public with dignity and respect
• Compassionate and caring
• Physically able to carry out moving and handling of patients and equipment.
• Health cleared by Occupational Health to undertake full duties of the role.
• Able to recognise and work within personal limitations.
• Willingness to work flexibly.

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.