Healthcare Assistant

The Millwood Partnership; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in Great Yarmouth is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join their motivated team. The role involves supporting minor surgery clinics, ensuring clinical waste management, and maintaining cleanliness in clinical rooms. The ideal candidate should have GCSEs in English and Maths, be qualified in Phlebotomy, and possess experience working in a general practice. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to patient care in a busy practice environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a team.
• Experience of working with vulnerable patients.
• Previous primary care experience.
• Previous GP Practice Experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist Minor Surgery Clinics/Contraceptive Implant Clinics.
• Ensure specimens are labelled and ready for collection.
• Ensure clinical waste collection runs smoothly.
• Keep clinical rooms clean and tidy.
• Restock clinical areas and consulting rooms.
• Order stocks and supplies as required.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work under supervision

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Education

GCSE grade A - C in English and Maths

Qualified in Phlebotomy

Previous General Practice Experience

SystmOne knowledge

Job description

Assist Minor Surgery Clinics/Contraceptive Implant Clinics

Ensure specimens are labelled, bagged and ready for collection

Ensure clinical waste (incl sharps bins) collection runs smoothly, reporting any problems to the Nurse Practitioner

Ensure clinical rooms are kept clean and tidy, remove bins, dirty utensils/instruments Change bedrolls and curtains

Restocking of clinical areas and consulting rooms

Order of stocks and supplies as required

Use of appropriate Infection Control Procedures reporting any risks to the Nurse Practitioner as set out in the practice policy

Know basic first aid/resuscitation and be able to undertake initial actions as appropriate

Chaperoning

Patient Lisaon for QOF/Recalls and any other requests from colleagues (contacting patients to attend surgery)

Assist in seasonal/special projects as required e.g. Flu campaign/Shingles/Pneumonia

Attend and participate in practice meetings.

Main duties of the job

Put patients first consider the patients wishes in all that they do

Act with integrity maintain the privacy, needs and dignity of patients, work with integrity be trust worthy and accountable for own work

Take pride in what they do strive for highest standards on their own work and challenge colleagues to do the same

Strive to be the best in terms of patient care and teamwork

Respect others patients, visitors and colleagues actively give and receive feedback

Understand, accept and adhere to the need for strict confidentiality

Have the ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense to respond to patients enquiries and colleagues

Have an understanding and acceptance of ones capabilities and limitations

Have the ability to work without direct supervision and determine own work load priorities

Be flexible willing to cover sickness and holidays

Have excellent communication and organisational skills

About us

Millwood Partnership have an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join our busy and friendly team. The Practice has 2 partners and 5 salaried GPs, a Nurse Practitioner team of 6, a nursing team of 6, a healthcare assistant team of 4 which are looking to expand to 5, a home visiting team, a pharmacy team, an admin team, a reception team and a management team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join us.

Job responsibilities

Clinical and Nursing Support Duties

NHSHealth Checks

BloodPressure Monitoring

Urinalysis

ECGRecording

AssistMinor Surgery Clinics/Contraceptive Implant Clinics

Ensurespecimens are labelled, bagged and ready for collection

Ensureclinical waste (incl sharps bins) collection runs smoothly, reporting any problemsto the Nurse Practitioner

Ensureclinical rooms are kept clean and tidy, remove bins, dirty utensils/instrumentsChange bedrolls and curtains

Restockingof clinical areas and consulting rooms

Orderof stocks and supplies as required

Useof appropriate Infection Control Procedures reporting any risks to the NursePractitioner as set out in the practice policy

Knowbasic first aid/resuscitation and be able to undertake initial actions asappropriate

Chaperoning

Administrative Duties

PatientLisaon for QOF/Recalls and any other requests from colleagues (contactingpatients to attend surgery)

Assistin seasonal/special projects as required e.g. Flu campaign/Shingles/Pneumonia/MMRcatch up/Staff immunisation

Attendand participate in practice meetings

Managementof appointments reporting any issues to the Nurse Practitioner

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE grade A - C in English and Maths
• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Previous General Practice Experience
• SystmOne knowledge

Experience

• Experience of working within a team
• Experience of working with vulnerable patients
• Previous primary care experience
• Previous GP Practice Experience

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.