Healthcare Assistant

Riverside Surgery; Brigg; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in the UK is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to assist in providing patient care under the Nurse Site Lead's supervision. Responsibilities include performing medical tasks like venepuncture, ECG, and injections, as well as maintaining surgical equipment and managing patient samples. Applicants should have relevant qualifications and experience in general practice, particularly in phlebotomy. The role offers a dynamic work environment focused on patient care and safety.

Qualifications

• GCSE Grade A to C in English and Maths required.
• HCA experience in general practice preferred.
• Qualified in Phlebotomy is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in patient care under supervision of the Nurse Site Lead.
• Undertake tasks including venepuncture, ECG, and wound dressings.
• Maintain and prepare surgical equipment and environments.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Good IT Skills

Ability to Work in a Busy Environment

Education

GCSE Grade A to C in English and Maths

HCA Experience in General Practice

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Working under the direct supervision of the Nurse Site Lead and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the Healthcare Assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care. You will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues and manage their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, the practice Health & Safety Manual, and the practice Infection Control Policy and published procedures.

Main duties of the job

Venepuncture, ECG, BP Taking, Suture and Clip Removal, Wound, Dressings, Injections, Phlebotomy, Chaperoning Duties, Stock Ordering. To undertake patient Home Visits. To process and manage laboratory samples requested by GP/Nurses. To maintain surgical equipment. To prepare and maintain environments & equipment. Other tasks delegated by the Nurse Site Lead.

About us

Riverside Brigg is a purpose built practice in the centreof Brigg. The branch surgeries are located in Broughton, Crowle, Keadby and Skippingdale. Five GP partnerscare for nearly 24,000 patients; we are a Training Practice, host medicalstudents and nurses and also offer work placements. We are a dispensingpractice with a pharmacy in Brigg and Broughton and a dispensary at Crowle and Keadby. Thepartners have specialist interests in Cardiology, Dermatology, Diabetes, MinorSurgery and Respiratory. The Urgent Care Team manages on the day demand offering emergencyappointments and telephone advice. The practice nursing team manage long term conditions. The PracticePharmacist's manage prescribing and medicines optimisation. The clinical teamis supported by a multi-professional administration team.

Job responsibilities

NHSHealth Check

Venepuncture

ECGRecording

BPTaking and Recording

Heightand Weight Recording

Sutureand Clip Removal

WoundDressings

Injections(within competence)

ChaperoningDuties

StockOrdering

Toundertake patient Home Visits for Long Term Conditions Review working within own competencyand as delegated by qualified nurse within relevant field of care (e.g.Diabetes, CHD etc)

Tosupport and assist qualified nurses within Diabetes/Respiratory Clinics

Toprocess and manage laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses

To clean and maintain surgical equipment

Tostock rotate surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking

Toprepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patientcare interventions

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

Toundertake specific clinical activities for named patients that have beendelegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual

Tohelp raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted

Toassist with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health andwell-being

Toassist in clinics such as coil and Implanon insertion and removal

To assist in preparation for yearly calibrationof practice equipment

Tocomplete patient notes and tasks on clinical system relative to job role

Other tasks delegated by the Nurse Site Lead

Toclear and re-stock consulting rooms

Qualifications

• GCSE Grade A to C in English and Maths
• HCA Experience in General Practice
• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Knowledge of SystmOne
• Good IT Skills and IT Literacy
• Ability to Work in a Busy Environment

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.