Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Batley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A busy medical practice is seeking an experienced Healthcare Assistant in Batley. You'll support a dynamic nursing team, conducting health checks, managing lab samples, and assisting in minor surgeries while promoting health awareness within the community.

Qualifications

• NVQ2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent required.
• Qualified in Phlebotomy.
• Experience in a healthcare setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct new patient health checks and ECG recordings.
• Manage laboratory samples and ensure vaccine storage.
• Assist in minor surgeries and equipment preparation.

Skills

Patient assessment

Wound care

Phlebotomy

Health monitoring

Education

NVQ2 Health and Social Care

Job description

Blackburn Road medical Centre & Broughton House GP Surgery are looking for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to work in a busy Practice in Birstall & Batley. You will be part of a dynamic Nursing team and will also support Minor Surgery clinics both at the practice, and PriDerm Dermatology.

Main duties of the job

New patient health checks

ECG recording

blood pressure

Wound care

Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses

Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

Surgical 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

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 well-being

Minor Surgery

About us

We are a proactive, forward thinking GP practice looking for a health Care Assistant to complement our multi-skilled, friendly team of clinicians.

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

New patient health checks

ECG recording

Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses

Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation

Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms

Assist with Minor Surgery clinics

Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ2 Health and Social Care or Equivalent
• qualified in Phlebotomy

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.