Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join a supportive team at Humberstone Medical Centre. This part-time role requires at least one year of experience in a GP surgery, along with the HCA Care Certificate. The role encompasses various clinical and administrative responsibilities, ensuring high-quality patient care.

Benefits

Supportive and welcoming team environment

Qualifications

• Previous completion of the HCA Care Certificate is required.
• Ability to carry out clinical tasks like venepuncture and wound care.
• Minimum one year of experience in a primary care setting.

Responsibilities

• Support the Practice Nurse with health promotion programmes.
• Carry out baseline observations and ensure clinical rooms are stocked.
• Undertake wound care, ECGs, and provide support during minor operations.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Time management

Ability to work as a team member

Basic IT skills

Chaperone procedure

Education

HCA Care Certificate

Venepuncture

Tools

SystmOne

ICE

Job description

We are looking to welcome a Healthcare Assistant to join ourdynamic and supportive team at Humberstone Medical Centre. This vacancy is for 15-24hours per week, depending on experience. Wewelcome applicants with atleast one years GP surgery experience. If you havethe right skills and qualities, we can provide on-going support to developprofessionally.

Main duties of the job

Healthcare Assistants play an important role, complementing thenursing team, and other members of the practice multi-disciplinary team.

The HCAs core role responsibilities will cover clinical,and technical and administrative categories.

About us

Humberstone Medical Centre is a thriving and innovativepractice providing care in the Northeast area of Leicester to 12,000 patients. Weare a friendly and experienced team who work collaboratively across clinicaland administrative roles.

We have a commitment to high quality evidence-based carewith a strong ethos of providing and enabling training and support to all ourstaff, both clinical and administrative.

What We Offer:

A supportive and welcoming team environment.

If you are passionate about making a difference in a growingpractice and want to be part of a supportive team, we would love to hear fromyou.

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of theHealthcare Assistant. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry outother tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffinglevels:

Supportthe Practice Nurse with health promotion programmes

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

Supportthe Practice Nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics

Carryout BMI checks as directed

Act asa chaperone as required

Whentrained, undertake venepuncture

Whentrained, administer flu 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 organisations IPC policy

Deliveropportunistic health promotion where appropriate

In addition to the primaryresponsibilities, the HCA may be requested to

Participate in practiceaudit as directed by the audit lead Participate in localinitiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care

Support and participate inshared learning within the practice

Complete opening and closing procedures inaccordance with the duty rota

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Previous completion of the HCA Care Certificate as detailed within GP Mythbuster No 57 - HCAs in General Practice
• Venepuncture

Knowledge and skills

• ECGs
• New patient medicals, including height, weight, BP, pulse
• Chaperone procedure
• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes on Systmone/EMIS
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Flexible and cooperative
• Basic IT skills
• Awareness of blood-borne viruses

Experience

• A minimum of one year's experience of working in a primary care setting
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
• Experience of working within a nursing team
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
• Experience of working with the general public
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting
• Experience of using SystmOne and ICE

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.

£12.75 to £13.50 an hourpay will depend on level of experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours