Healthcare Assistant

Grove House Surgery; Batley; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in Batley is seeking an experienced Healthcare Assistant to contribute to high-quality, patient-centered care. The successful candidate will assist GPs and nurses, conduct clinical procedures such as blood pressure monitoring, and maintain accurate records. Applicants should possess NVQ Level 3 Health Care Support Worker qualifications and demonstrate excellent communication and teamwork skills. Join a practice that values a supportive and friendly team approach in delivering health services to a diverse patient population.

Qualifications

• Previous HCA experience in a GP Practice is desirable.
• Must be willing to upskill as required.
• Experience with confidentiality and Information Governance.

Responsibilities

• Support GPs, nurses, and clinicians in patient care.
• Conduct routine clinical procedures including phlebotomy.
• Record clinical observations in electronic medical records.
• Assist with NHS health checks and immunisations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Team player

Organizational skills

Keyboard skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 Health Care Support Worker or Equivalent

Care Certificate completion

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Grove House Surgery is currently seeking an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join our friendly and supportive practice.

Previous HCA experience in a GP Practice is highly desirable, however, applications may be considered if the relevant skills can be demonstrated through alternative experience.

The successful applicant will need excellent interpersonal and communication skills and should be willing to upskill further as required. The role would suit a good team player who is able to provide support and help to colleagues to ensure that we provide the best possible care to our patients.

The successful candidate would need to use a computer and a variety of software packages in the performance of their role. Therefore, keyboard skills along with the ability to organise and prioritise a varied workload are necessary.

Main duties of the job

Support GPs, nurses, and other clinicians in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.

Work as part of the nursing team to provide a holistic approach to patient care.

Act as a chaperone for patients in accordance with practice policy and national guidance.

Carry out routine clinical procedures including phlebotomy, blood pressure monitoring, ECG recording, wound care, and simple dressings, following appropriate training and competencies.

Assist with NHS health checks, immunisations, and reviews for patients with long-term conditions.

Provide patients with basic health promotion and lifestyle advice in line with agreed protocols.

Accurately record clinical observations and interventions in patients electronic medical records.

Monitor, record, and maintain cold chain storage in line with vaccine management guidelines.

Order, receive, check, and rotate clinical and surgical stock, ensuring appropriate stock levels are maintained.

Ensure consultation and treatment rooms are stocked, clean, and prepared for clinical use.

Maintain clinical equipment in line with infection prevention and control policies.

Adhere to all practice policies, specifically confidentiality, safeguarding, health and safety, and infection control.

Support the wider practice team with additional duties as required to ensure safe and effective patient care.

About us

We are a long-established surgery based in Batley with approximately 9,400 patients. We aim to provide positive access to services and high standards of clinical care to our diverse patient population and are expanding our team to further support these objectives. We have an incredibly friendly and supportive team ethic and encourage a team approach in everything we do. We are active members of the Batley Birstall PCN.

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

• BP monitoring
• To undertake duties associated with 24 hour blood pressure monitoring to fitting and downloading from patient
• Carry out ECGs
• Conduct new patient health checks and NHS health checks
• Reviewing patients with Long Term Conditions to record routine measurements, offering disease management advice in accordance with the practice's clinical protocols.
• Obtaining specimens eg urine, and testing as instructed and completing appropriate laboratory forms and contacting patients to follow up results.
• Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses, ensure specimens are labelled and bagged ready for collection with the necessary paperwork completed
• Weight monitoring
• Routine Preventative Immunisations
• Basic wound care/leg ulcer care
• Removal of sutures
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Clearing and re-stocking nursing rooms
• To monitor usage of sharps bins, ensuring that rooms are adequately stocked and bins are transferred to storage for collection
• Ensure clinical waste collection runs smoothly, reporting any problems
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations
• 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, provide lifestyle advice to patients making any necessary referrals within the Practice
• Ordering and display of health promotional materials
• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
• Maintain and clean equipment used by the nurses and GPs according to the practice infection control policy
• To order supplies as directed by the nursing and management team
• Undertake housekeeping duties, including general tidiness and cleanliness of clinical rooms
• Maintain accurate records
• Such other administrative or clinical duties that maybe required from time to time by the Partners, Nursing Team and the Managerial Team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualified to NVQ Level 3 Health Care Support Worker or Equivalent
• Use of SystmOne
• Certified competency in Phlebotomy
• Certificate of competency in Basic Wound Care
• Completion of Care Certificate

Experience

• Experience of working in a GP setting
• Experience of working with S1
• Experience of working within confidentiality and Information Governance protocols
• Clinical skills to include Blood Pressure monitoring, Phlebotomy, wound care, administering immunisations, contributing to Long Term Condition reviews

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.