Health Care Assitant

NHS; Norwich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Norwich seeks a motivated healthcare assistant to join their team. This role involves assisting with patient care, managing laboratory samples, and maintaining surgical equipment. Candidates should have strong clinical skills and ideally experience as a healthcare assistant or phlebotomist. Flexible work arrangements are available, along with opportunities for training and team building activities.

Benefits

Free on-site parking

Blue Light discount cards

Company pension

Sick pay

Team building events

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a healthcare assistant or phlebotomist.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and approach patients respectfully.
• Willingness to undertake the Care Certificate if not already completed.

Responsibilities

• Assist the clinical team in patient care.
• Record ECGs and manage laboratory samples.
• Prepare and maintain environments for patient interventions.

Skills

Strong clinical skills

Excellent patient-facing communication

Ability to work independently

Confidence in HCA duties

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Care Certificate

Job description

Marriott's Medical Practices has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated healthcare assistant to join our excellent practice team working at both Bacon Road Medical Centre and Taverham Surgery on a full-time basis, but part time and job share will be considered.

Working under the direct supervision of the senior practice nurse, and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, you will assist the clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

We are looking for a proactive and well organised person, ideally with previous experience as a healthcare assistant or as a phlebotomist in general practice.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

• ECG recording.
• Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses.
• Sterilising, cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment.
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording.
• Surgery equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation.
• Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms.
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations and other clinics.
• Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being.
• Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual.
• Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted.
• Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and wellbeing.

The role will offer you the opportunity to build on your experience, skills and competence, requiring you to work effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

About us

We have a friendly and supportive team who are passionate about providing top quality service to our 13,000 patients across the Bacon Road Medical Centre and Taverham Surgery.

To help make the surgeries a good place to work and bring the team together we offer raining opportunities and CPD events as well as team building events, charity day events and social events.

Our staff have access to free on-site parking, Blue Light discount cards, wellbeing champions and our social group WhatsApp account. We pride ourselves on having built a culture where all staff are approachable and supportive. Other benefits include company pension and sick pay.

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Experience

• Strong clinical skills.
• Confidence and competence in all HCA duties required for the post;
• Experience within primary care or another healthcare setting;
• Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills;
• Consistently confidential manner, as well as a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues;
• Ability to work independently and determine own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ideally a qualification in phlebotomy/venepuncture.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or willingness to undertake, as indicated by the CQC;
• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent.
• Ideally a qualification in phlebotomy/venepuncture.

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.