Healthcare Assistant - AWC Division

NHS; Long Lee; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is looking for a Health Care Assistant to support the nursing team in delivering safe and effective patient care. Responsibilities include conducting health checks and providing health education. With a salary of £24,144 per annum and benefits like NHS pension scheme and generous leave, this position offers a solid opportunity for career development.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

Annual leave minimum 27 days plus 8 days bank holiday

Employee discounts and benefits scheme

Wellbeing support and initiative

Qualifications

• Recent previous experience in direct patient care.
• Proficient in blood pressure monitoring.
• Ability to follow guidelines and protocols.

Responsibilities

• Support the nursing team in promoting health and wellbeing.
• Undertake patient health checks including BP/ECG monitoring.
• Provide health and wellbeing advice and promote health.

Skills

Caring attitude

Effective communication

Good IT skills

Customer service skills

Job description

Modality Partnership AWC Division has 2 full-time fixed-term vacancies for 6 months for Health Care Assistant. The postholder will be a high performing HCA working across Modality AWC Division. We are seeking dedicated postholders who will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of our patients through the delivery of safe patient care. Salary for this role is £24,144 per annum WTE.

The post holder will support as part of the wider nursing team to promote the health and wellbeing of our patients by assessing their needs, providing pre-screening activities and health care for chronic diseases, health education advice and support, implementing requirements in line with patient requirements, community, or other settings, maintaining clinically accurate records during clinics.

This job is suitable for individuals who can demonstrate safe and effective patient interactions ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care whilst working alongside the wider nursing team and practice team.

As an employee with us you can benefit from:

Enrolment to the NHS pension scheme

Annual leave minimum 27 days, plus 8 days bank holiday pro rata

Employee discounts and benefits scheme

Employee assistance programme (EAP)

Education and career pathways

Enhanced Family friendly policies

Wellbeing support and initiative

If you are interested in learning more, please read on.

Main duties of the job

This is a hands-on patient facing role; we are seeking individuals to join our team who are caring, compassionate and confident, who demonstrate effective communication, excellent customer service skills, good IT skills and the ability to support patients with interventions and/or queries. The postholder will be a key member of the practice team, responsible for undertaking patient health checks inc. BP / ECG monitoring / height and weight, taking blood samples, health and wellbeing advice and promotion.

About us

We are one of the largest GP super-partnerships in the UK, serving over 450,000 patients and with a workforce of 1500+. We are unique, we are always looking at ways to improve our delivery of services through the implementation of new and innovative solutions that we can scale across the organisation. Your job is to work directly within the healthcare team and support us to harmonise ways of working and improve working practices to improve patient satisfaction. This is a role that will equip you with a portfolio of skills in primary care with career advancing opportunities.

Modality Partnership is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all our potential applicants in line with the Equality Act, 2010.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core responsibilities of this role.

You will love this job if you are seeking career development opportunities that can help you grow and build your nursing career. you have a passion for supporting patients by promoting health and well-being within the practice population, and you are able to carry out all relevant tests required to ensure patients such as those with long term conditions, or those that require tests as part of other medical conditions or referrals are supported.

If you feel this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join our growing team of likeminded people.

Please note: Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this vacancy at any point during the recruitment stage.

Pre-employment

As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory requirement.

Right to work checks

All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their right to work in the UK at the interview stage.

References

References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one must be your current or most recent employer.

Employment history

You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

• Professional approach to work.
• Strong team player.
• Smart appearance.
• Exercises tact and discretion at all times.
• Demonstrates initiative to handle any unforeseen events during a shift.
• Demonstrates flexibility towards new working practices and towards working hours.

Knowledge

• Recent previous experience in direct patient care.
• Proficient in Blood pressure monitoring.
• Urine testing.
• Ability to follow guidelines and protocols.
• Domiciliary visits.
• ECG recording.
• Suture/staple removal.
• Wound care.

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.