Healthcare Assistant

Integrated Care System; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Cheltenham is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join their clinical team. Main responsibilities include patient health checks, supporting chronic disease clinics, and undertaking clinical tasks like wound care and venepuncture. Ideal candidates should have relevant healthcare qualifications and experience in a primary care setting. Benefits include NHS pension scheme enrollment and free on-site parking.

Benefits

NHS pensions scheme

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Must have experience in a healthcare setting and knowledge of nursing services.
• Qualifications at level 3 or 4 in healthcare is required.

Responsibilities

• Support the practice clinical team in delivering nursing services.
• Undertake new patient health checks and chronic disease management.
• Carry out clinical tasks like blood pressure monitoring and wound care.

Skills

Experience of working with the public in a healthcare setting

Experience of working in primary care

Education

Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4)

Previous completion of the HCA Care Certificate

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Healthcare Assistant to join our friendly clinical team in Cheltenham caring for 19,300 patients over two sites. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the nursing team and will be respsonsible for participating in the delivery of high-quality patient care.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will support the practice clinical team in the delivery of nursing services, working as a part of a multi-disciplinary team, delivering care within the scope of their practice to the patient population. General duties include phlebotomy, BP checks, ECGs, healthy lifestyle support, long term condition support, INR checks, new patient health checks, wound care.

About us

Weston House Practice is based in St Paul's Medical Centre with a branch surgery at Up Hatherley in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire caring for 19,300 patients across both sites. We are a team of 14 GPs and an extended clinical team of 1 Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 5 Practice Nurses, 2 Nurse Associates, 3 HCAs and 2 Phlebotomists. We are part of a PCN based in St Paul's Medical Centre. The practice benefits from a multidisciplinary team of Clinical Pharmacists, First Contact Practitioners, Paramedics and Social Prescribers. We have a very good team ethos in the practice and work together to provide high quality care. Benefits include enrolment in the NHS pensions scheme and free on-site parking at both sites.

Job responsibilities

Undertake new patient health checks

Supportthe practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics includingvisiting housebound/care home patients

Carryout baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperatureand pulse rate, recording findings accurately

Facilitateroutine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly

Undertakewound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required

Stitch/staple removal

Carry out BMI checks as directed

Whentrained, undertake venepuncture

Whentrained, administer vaccinations

Whentrained, carry out ear irrigation under the supervision of the practice nurse

Carryout ECGs as requested

Ensurespecimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation

Providesupport during minor operations as required

Ensureall clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session

Ensurefridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance

Ensureclinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced inaccordance with the practices IPC policy

Deliver opportunistic health promotionwhere appropriate

Visitinghousebound and care home patients as required.

Person Specification

Experience

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

Qualifications

• Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent level
• Previous completion of the HCA Care Certificate

Driving Licence

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.