Healthcare Assistant

Integrated Care System; Tendring; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a part-time Healthcare Assistant to join their multidisciplinary nursing team at Green Elms Health Centre. This role involves supporting the nursing staff in delivering patient care, conducting health checks, and maintaining clinical environments. Ideal candidates will have strong clinical skills, a healthcare qualification, and demonstrate exceptional communication abilities. Joining our team presents an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in your community.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical skills needed.
• Experience in primary care or healthcare setting essential.
• Must demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Support practice nursing team in delivering nursing services.
• Carry out baseline observations and health checks.
• Assist clinical staff in treatment and patient education.

Skills

Clinical skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Education

Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards

Job description

Green Elms Health Centre has a fantastic opportunity for a healthcare assistant to join our nursing team a part-time basis for 30 hours per week. This important role will support the practice nursing team in the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education.

If you are a qualified and experienced healthcare assistant looking for a fresh and exciting challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake new patient health checks.
• Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes.
• Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, height, weight and BMI, recording findings accurately.
• Carry out annual HCA YOC PT 1 diabetic checks in line with guidance.
• Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly.
• Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required.
• Undertake suture and staple removals.
• Carry out ECGs as requested.
• Carry out BMI checks as directed.
• When trained, undertake venepuncture.
• Provide support during minor operations as required.
• Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session.
• Maintain surgical equipment.
• Complete home visits as required for patients requiring any of the above.

About us

Ranworth Primary Care Network, is comprised of Caradoc Surgery, Ranworth Surgery in Clacton-on-Sea, Green Elms Health Centre in Jaywick and Kennedy Way Medical Centre in Holland on Sea. We have a diverse patient population, of around 32,000 and all practices work on SystmOne.

Job responsibilities

Ifyou would like to find out more information about this role, please see theattached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards.

Experience

• Strong clinical skills.
• Experience of working with the general public within primary care or another healthcare setting essential.
• Confidence and competence in all HCA duties (as listed above) required for the post
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Consistently confidential manner, as well as a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
• Ability to work independently and determine own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.

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.