Healthcare Assistant

Primary Care Careers; Ampthill; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Ampthill is seeking an experienced health care assistant to join their friendly nursing team on a part-time basis, up to 24 hours per week. The ideal candidate will support clinical services and must have prior experience in primary care along with relevant qualifications. Responsibilities include carrying out health checks, venepuncture, and assisting with chronic disease management. A compassionate approach and good communication skills are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a GP practice.
• Strong clinical skills are essential.
• Ability to determine own workload priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support nursing and administrative teams in delivering clinical services.
• Carry out venepuncture and undertake NHS health checks.
• Assist with chronic disease management and minor operations.

Skills

Clinical skills

Patient-facing communication

Organisational skills

Ability to work independently

Compassionate and respectful approach

Education

Care Certificate or working towards

Qualification in phlebotomy/venepuncture

Job description

Greensand Surgery is seeking an experienced health care assistant to join our friendly nursing team, on a part time basis for maximum of 24 hours per week over three days. With previous experience in primary care, the ideal candidate will have completed a healthcare qualification or be working towards this.

The role of the HCA is to support the practice nursing and administrative teams in the delivery of clinical and administrative services.

If you are a qualified and experienced healthcare assistant looking for a fresh and exciting challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Venepuncture
• Undertake NHS health checks
• Collect specimens and urinalysis as directed
• Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature & pulse rate, recording findings accurately
• Facilitate routine & 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
• Undertake wound care, dressings & other clinical tasks
• Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
• Carry out BMI checks
• Act as a chaperone
• When trained, administer flu vaccinations
• When trained, carry out ear irrigation under the supervision of the practice nurse
• Carry out ECGs as requested
• Ensure specimens are recorded & ready for onward transportation
• Provide support during minor operations/implants/coil fits
• Order stock
• Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas & sharps bins replaced in accordance with the organisations IPC policy
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion
• First diabetic checks, when trained

About us

Greensand Surgery is a semi-rural, GMS, practice in mid-Bedfordshire with just over 10,000 patients.

We are a dynamic, hard-working team whose aim is to provide high quality patient centred care. The partnership is supportive and cohesive and we have a full complement of enthusiastic team members. We provide a comprehensive range of medical services for our patients as well as meeting targets for the new contract. The practice consists of three partners and four salaried GPs, a dedicated nursing team, clinical pharmacist, and admin staff.

Our mission statement: "Our surgery aims to provide excellent clinical care that is available, accessible and efficient. We recognise the benefit of good teamwork to achieve our aims, provide the best possible service to patients as well as appropriate reward and job satisfaction for the team.

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more informationabout this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or working towards, as indicated by the CQC.
• A qualification in phlebotomy/venepuncture.

Experience

• Experience of working within a GP practice.
• Strong clinical skills.
• Confidence and competence in all HCA duties required for the post.
• 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.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.

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.