Healthcare Assistant

Riverside Surgery (Brigg); Brigg; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Brigg is recruiting a Healthcare Assistant on a fixed-term basis (12 months) to support the clinical team in delivering patient care under the Nurse Site Lead. You will perform venepuncture, ECGs, BP checks, injections, wound care, phlebotomy and chaperone duties, while managing stock and assisting with home visits and lab samples.

The role requires GCSEs in English and Maths and prior HCA experience in general practice.

Qualifications

• GCSE Grade A to C in English and Maths.
• HCA Experience in General Practice.
• Desirable: Qualified in Phlebotomy; Knowledge of SystmOne; Excellent communication skills; Good IT skills; Ability to work in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Venepuncture and ECG Recording.
• BP taking and recording.
• Suture and clip removal; wound dressings.
• Injections (within competence); Phlebotomy.
• Chaperoning duties; stock ordering.
• Undertake patient Home Visits; manage laboratory samples requested by GP/Nurses.
• Prepare and maintain environments and equipment; assist with clinics and yearly calibration of equipment.

Skills

Venepuncture

ECG

BP taking

Phlebotomy

Injections

Education

GCSE English and Maths (A-C)

Tools

SystmOne

IT literacy

Job description

Job summary

This post is Fixed Term for Twelve Months To Cover Maternity Leave. 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 & 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 and equipment. Other tasks delegated by the Nurse Site Lead.

About us

Riverside Brigg is a purpose built practice in the centre of Brigg. The branch surgeries are located in Broughton, Crowle, Keadby and Skippingdale. Five GP partners care for nearly 24,000 patients; we are a Training Practice, host medical students and nurses and also offer work placements. We are a dispensing practice with a pharmacy in Brigg and Broughton and a dispensary at Crowle and Keadby. The partners have specialist interests in Cardiology, Dermatology, Diabetes, Minor Surgery and Respiratory. The Urgent Care Team manages on the day demand offering emergency appointments and telephone advice. The practice nursing team manage long term conditions. The Practice Pharmacist's manage prescribing and medicines optimisation. The clinical team is supported by a multi-professional administration team.

Details

Pay scheme: Other
Salary: Depending on experience
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: A0146-26-0007

Job responsibilities

• NHS Health Check
• Venepuncture
• ECG Recording
• BP Taking and Recording
• Hypertension Clinics
• Height and Weight Recording
• Suture and Clip Removal
• Wound Dressings
• Injections (within competence)
• Phlebotomy
• Chaperoning Duties
• Stock Ordering
• To undertake patient Home Visits for Long Term Conditions Review working within own competency and as delegated by qualified nurse within relevant field of care (e.g. Diabetes, CHD etc)
• To support and assist qualified nurses within Diabetes/Respiratory Clinics
• To process and manage laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses
• To clean and maintain surgical equipment
• To stock rotate surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking
• To prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions
• To assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being
• To undertake specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual
• To help raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted
• To assist with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being
• To assist in clinics such as coil and Implanon insertion and removal
• To assist in preparation for yearly calibration of practice equipment
• To complete patient notes and tasks on clinical system relative to job role
• Other tasks delegated by the Nurse Site Lead
• To clear and re-stock consulting rooms

Person Specification

Essential

• GCSE Grade A to C in English and Maths
• HCA Experience in General Practice

Desirable

• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Knowledge of SystmOne
• Excellent Communication Skills
• 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.