Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Burnley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Burnley is seeking an experienced Healthcare Assistant for a part-time role of 22.5 hours per week. The ideal candidate will have NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care and experience in General Practice. Responsibilities include assisting in patient health checks, managing emergency equipment, and ensuring practice cleanliness. This position offers a dynamic work environment focused on delivering high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Qualified as a General Practice HCA.
• Experience of working within General Practice.
• Ability to perform duties such as venepuncture, blood pressure recording, etc.

Responsibilities

• Assist the practice clinical team in patient care programs.
• Perform NHS Health Checks and vaccinations.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety in work areas.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Adaptability

Independence

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Tools

EMIS

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join our highly committed team for 22.5 hours per week. The candidate needs to have the ability to work independently as well as being a good team player. Key duties will include venepuncture, blood pressure recording, health checks,spirometry, diabetic foot checks and ECGs. The candidate will need good communication skills and the ability to work under pressure.

The successful applicant should be:

Qualified as a General Practice HCA and able to perform the majority of the duties as per the job description

Be caring, conscientious and have excellent communication skills

Be an enthusiastic learner

Be a good team player

Be adaptable to changes in the role

Main duties of the job

Duties and responsibilities of the role:

NHS Health Checks

New patient health checks

ECG recording

Urinalysis and specimen processing

Blood pressure recording

B12, Flu, Pneumococcal, Shingles vaccinations

Defib and emergency equipment checks

NOAC/DMARD Monitoring

Weight management

Sterilising, cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment

Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking, stock rotation and control

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

Assist the Infection Control Lead

About us

Briercliffe GP Surgery is run by Dr Jawaid Khan, Dr Mark Fuller,and Mr Methven Forbes. The Practice has around 8000 registered patients and has a multidisciplinary team comprising GPs, Paramedic, Nurses and Healthcare Assistants. The Practice is also host to medical students.

This role presents an exciting opportunity for any suitable individual who enjoys demands and rewards of a fast-paced environment that focuses on delivering high quality results.

Job responsibilities

Working under the direct supervision of the GP Clinical 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.

Duties and responsibilities of the role:

NHS Health Checks

New patient health checks

ECG recording

Urinalysis and specimen processing

Blood pressure recording

B12, Flu, Pneumococcal, Shingles vaccinations

Defib and emergency equipment checks

NOAC/DMARD Monitoring

Weight management

Sterilising, cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment

Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking, stock rotation and control

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

Assisting with recall

Assist the Infection Control Lead

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

Other delegated administrative duties considered appropriate to the post

Confidentiality

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & Safety

The post-holder will assist with a full range of promotion and management 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. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
• Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
• Assist the Infection Control Lead
• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate
• Assist with identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and assist with the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes
• Assist with the monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.
• Assist with the safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management
• Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
• Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the practice, and assisting with the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the practice.
• Undertaking periodic infection control training
• Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection
• Spillage control procedures, management and training
• Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance
• Maintenance of sterile environments
• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualified to NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Experience

• Experience of working within General Practice
• Experience of using EMIS clinical system

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.