Healthcare Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; Leeds; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive induction programme

In-house and external training

Mentorship and funding

Performance pay scale

Clinical supervision

Career progression to Senior HCA

Job summary

Leeds City Medical Practice is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join the Nursing Team. The role involves conducting health checks, ECGs, venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring, and stock duties under the Nurse Manager, with opportunities to progress to Senior HCA after accredited training.

Recent Primary Care experience is essential; a car with UK driving licence is required for home visits. Availability on Thursdays and Fridays is needed. Training and supervision are provided.

Qualifications

• Recent experience in a similar role in a Primary Care setting.
• car owner with current UK driving licence and business-use insurance (if required for home visits)
• Availability to work Thursdays and Fridays

Responsibilities

• Carry out new patient health checks and make referrals to the GP.
• Take and upload ECGs for immediate GP review.
• Perform venepuncture.
• Monitor blood pressure and review hypertension and pre-diabetes under practice protocol, referring for medication review.
• Carry out urinalysis and Amber Drugs blood monitoring under practice protocol.
• Support weight management and give lifestyle and basic smoking cessation advice, with onward referrals.
• Deliver NHS Health Checks after appropriate training.
• Chaperone patients as required.
• Organise domiciliary blood and BP visits under the supervision of the Nurse Manager.
• Assist with patient recall, restock clinical areas and order clinical stock.
• Manage vaccine cold-chain storage, monitoring and recording.
• Keep accurate patient records and communicate with patients, carers and the MDT

Job description

The Healthcare Assistant post sits in the Nursing Team at Leeds City Medical Practice, a 10-partner training practice, and is offered at HCA or Senior HCA level. Core work is patient care under the Nurse Manager: health checks, ECGs, venepuncture, blood pressure and blood monitoring, and stock duties. Senior HCAs take on immunisations, B12 injections, dressings and spirometry after accredited training. Recent Primary Care experience is essential, and a car with a current UK driving licence is required for home visits.

What the job involves

• Carry out new patient health checks and make referrals to the GP
• Take and upload ECGs for immediate GP review
• Perform venepuncture
• Monitor blood pressure and review hypertension and pre-diabetes under practice protocol, referring for medication review
• Carry out urinalysis and Amber Drugs blood monitoring under practice protocol
• Support weight management and give lifestyle and basic smoking cessation advice, with onward referrals
• Deliver NHS Health Checks after appropriate training
• Chaperone patients as required
• Organise domiciliary blood and BP visits under the supervision of the Nurse Manager
• Assist with patient recall, restock clinical areas and order clinical stock
• Manage vaccine cold-chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Keep accurate patient records and communicate with patients, carers and the MDT

What’s required

Experience

• Recent experience in a similar role in a Primary Care setting

Checks & eligibility

• Car owner with current UK driving licence and business-use insurance, unless agreed by the Senior Partners

Other

• Availability to work Thursdays and Fridays

What’s offered

• Comprehensive induction programme
• In-house and external training, subject to practice requirements, mentorship and funding
• Performance pay scale in line with Agenda for Change
• Clinical supervision with the Nurse Manager
• Opportunity to develop skills and expand the role, including progression to Senior HCA