Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A local healthcare practice in Colchester is seeking a part-time healthcare assistant to support clinical and administrative tasks. This role requires prior primary care experience and includes responsibilities such as patient observations, wound care, and communication with patients. Join a multidisciplinary team and enjoy flexible working options and a minimum of 28 days annual leave.

Benefits

Annual leave

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Completion of the Care Certificate or willingness to undertake.
• Experience working within a GP practice.
• Strong clinical skills including venepuncture and phlebotomy.

Responsibilities

• Carry out base-line observations and record findings accurately.
• Wound care and administering of medicines and vaccines.
• Communicate with patients and health promotion.

Skills

Venepuncture

Patient communication

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

Turner Road Surgery is looking for a healthcare assistant (HCA) to join the practice in this vital patient-facing role with both clinical and administrative responsibilities. The role is offered on a part time basis working 2-3 days/20 hours a week.

The role will offer you the opportunity to build on your experience, skills and competence, requiring you to work effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team. The healthcare assistant role within general practice can be very different to the role within other settings and as such we are only looking for applications from those with previous primary care experience.

Main duties of the job

• Carry out base-line observations such as pulse, oximetry, temperature, blood pressure and blood glucose levels, recording findings accurately.
• Wound care, venepuncture, phlebotomy checks and administering of medicines and vaccines.
• Ensure that all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session.
• Ensure that medical supplies are in stock.
• Act as a chaperone where required.
• Assist GP during the performance of minor operations.
• Communicate with patients, relatives, and carers including providing valuable health promotion and education.
• New patient health checks.
• Diabetic foot checks.

About us

Turner Road Surgery is situated in Colchester in the Primary Care Centre next to Colchester Hospital, the practice has 10, 300 patients and is part of the Creffield Medical Group PCN, which includes Nayland, Creffield, and West Bergholt. Turner Road Surgery is a training practice and we currently have one GP registrar and another joining in January.

Benefits include:

• Annual leave, minimum 28 days FTE, with enhancements for long service.
• Flexible working options.

Job responsibilities

Ifyou would like to find out more information about this role, please do nothesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or willingness to undertake, as indicated by the CQC;
• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent;

Experience

• Strong clinical skills including venepuncture/phlebotomy.
• Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confidential manner with a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
• Ability to work independently, determining own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Experience of working within a GP practice.

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.