Healthcare Assistant

Integrated Care System; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is looking for a Healthcare Assistant to join its clinical team in Peterborough. The role involves urine sampling, blood pressure measurement, ECG recording, and assisting GPs during minor operations. Experience in a GP Surgery is required. The working hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. This position offers a supportive and friendly work environment.

Qualifications

• Competent to perform urine sampling and blood pressure measurements.
• Experience of working in a GP Surgery is essential.

Responsibilities

• Urine sampling and blood pressures.
• Assisting in patient care interventions with GPs.
• Administering B12 and managing laboratory samples.

Skills

Urine sampling

Blood Pressures

ECG recording

Wound care/removal of sutures

Administration of B12

Job description

The Old Fletton Surgery is looking for a Healthcare Assistant to join our busy clinical team.

We are a multi-disciplinary team comprising of GPs, Nurse Practitioner, Practices Nurses, Clinical Pharmacist and Healthcare Assistants.

We are a supportive practice, who work well together as a team.

The working hours will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm

Main duties of the job

Main Duties:

• Urine sampling
• Blood Pressures
• ECG recording
• Wound care/removal of sutures

About us

All staff at the Old Fletton Surgery work well together as a close team. Supporting each other is essential for the growth of our successful friendly team. It is a pleasant environment to work within.

Job responsibilities

Job Description

• Urine sampling
• Blood Pressures
• ECG recording
• Wound care/removal of sutures
• Administration of B12
• Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations
• Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being
• Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Competent to perform
• Blood Pressures,
• ECG recording,
• Urine sampling,
• Wound care/removal of sutures,
• Administration of B12,

Experience

• Experience of working in a GP Surgery

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.