Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Bognor Regis; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a friendly team at Flansham Park Health Centre as a healthcare assistant. You will support the clinical team in delivering nursing services, including health checks, vaccinations, and patient education. This role requires a healthcare qualification and experience in a healthcare setting. The practice values high standards of care and offers a supportive environment for both staff and patients.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with the general public.
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
• Experience of working in a primary care environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the clinical team in delivering nursing services.
• Undertake health checks and support health promotion programmes.
• Administer vaccinations and carry out ECGs.

Skills

ECGs

Blood pressures

Wound care

Health checks

Education

Healthcare Qualification (Level 3 or 4)

Ear Syringing Certification

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join the friendly and welcoming team at Flansham Park Health Centre.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role are to support the clinical team in delivering nursing services by assisting in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion, and patient education.

About us

Flansham Park Health Centre is a training practice with 5 dedicated GP Partners and 8 salaried GPs supported by a team of highly professional clinical and non-clinical staff, providing the highest possible standard of care to over 13,200 patients.

Applicants who are patients of Flansham Park Health Centre:

Flansham Park Health Centre considers that employing staff who are patients of the practice has significant disadvantages both to the patient and to the practice. Please note, therefore, that if your application is successful, you will be required to register elsewhere.

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities for this role. There may occasionally be a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will depend on factors such as workload and staffing levels.

• Undertake health checks, including NHS health checks
• Support the clinical team with health promotion programmes
• Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately
• Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
• When trained, undertake wound care, dressings, and other clinical tasks as required
• Support the clinical team with the management of chronic disease clinics
• Carry out BMI checks as directed
• Administer B12, Flu, and other appropriately tasked vaccinations
• Support long-term conditions management
• Carry out ECGs as requested
• Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
• Provide support during minor operations as required
• Support ensuring all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
• Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
• Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Person Specification

Knowledge & Skills in the following areas:

• ECGs
• Blood pressures
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Wound care / Dressings / Removal of sutures & staples
• Diabetes Year of Care
• Cryo
• Health checks - height, weight, BP, pulse
• B12
• Shingles/Pneumovax/Flu Vaccinations
• Chaperone procedure

Qualifications

• Healthcare Qualification (Level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining an equivalent level
• Ear Syringing Certification

Experience

• Experience of working with the general public
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting
• Experience of working in a primary care environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be necessary to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Depending on experience, from £13.50 per hour.