Healthcare Assistant - Digital Rectoscopy Service

Primary Care Sheffield; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Sheffield is seeking a Health Care Assistant to support patient care through various health checks, vaccinations, and laboratory sample management. You will work within a friendly team and receive ongoing training. Ideal candidates will be motivated and reliable, ready to assist in clinical settings with a passion for improving health outcomes. Salary ranges from £23,874.98 to £24,671.79 annually, based on experience.

Qualifications

• Must be trained or able to be trained in venepuncture, BP checks, flu vaccines, and wound care.
• Experience of undertaking audits and blood pressure checks.

Responsibilities

• Assist the clinical team in patient care delivery.
• Conduct health checks, including BP, weight, and height.
• Process and manage laboratory samples.

Skills

Reliable

Enthusiastic

Motivated

Ability to work unsupervised

Education

Training in venepuncture

Job description

An opportunity has become available for Health Care Assistants at Primary Care Sheffield Practices.

We are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and motivated Health Care Assistant to work with this forward-thinking service, which provides excellent care and has a passion for improving health outcomes for patients.

The successful candidate will be a Health Care Assistant who, as a minimum, is trained or is able to be trained in venepuncture, BP checks, flu vaccines and simple wound care and training for these tasks can be provided if necessary.

PCS Practices sit across Sheffield and ideally applicants would drive or travel freely as we may need them working in different sites on different days. We are a very friendly and close knit team consisting of GPs, Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Clinical Pharmacist, Physio, and other Health Care Assistants and an experienced administrative team. The work is always interesting and often challenging however it is also hugely rewarding. The team is supportive, with excellent and experienced clinical support on site.

In your role as HCA you will benefit from our nurse group meetings and regular educational meetings to support your learning and development. On appointment you will have a short induction into the service and support will always be available when needed from our Clinical Nurse Lead.

Main duties of the job

JOB SUMMARY Working as a vital part of the practice team, the healthcare assistant will assist

the clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Health Checks

Basic Wound Care

Pre Diabetic checks, including foot checks

Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs or nurses

B12 injections and flu vaccinations

BP, weight, height checks

Cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment as necessary

Clearing and restocking of consulting rooms

Medical consumables stock control and ordering

Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions

Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being

Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual

Helping to raise awareness of health and wellbeing and how it can be promoted

Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and wellbeing

Escalating clinical and safeguarding concerns appropriately.

About us

As an employee of Primary Care Sheffield you will be committed to PCS’s organisational values:

Openness: ensuring transparency sharing knowledge and welcoming feedback

Person Centred: Being empathic and understanding of the individual

Innovative: Embracing change and inquisitive of new solutions

Ambitious: Working towards the best for Sheffield and its people

Empowering: Actively engaging staff, our population and partner organisations in improving the health and wellbeing of Sheffield people.

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

Working strictly in accordance with specific Hub protocols in the delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Blood Pressure Checks

NHS Health Checks

Diabetic Foot Checks

Medical Photography (training can be provided).

Processing and management of laboratory samples

Sterilising, cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment

Surgical equipment and Medication re-stocking and rotation

Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms as necessary

Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being

Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual

Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted

Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being

Note: This job description is not exhaustive and may be added to or changed to from time to time following discussion and consultation with the post holder and line manager

General

Confidentiality:

• While seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
• Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
• Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice, including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by staff
• Responsible for hand hygiene across the practice
• Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice
• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed, and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes
• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.
• Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management
• Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognized, this includes Logging of accidents following relevant process
• Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other sector managers
• Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)
• Routine management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of workspace standards
• Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection
• Spillage control procedures, management and training
• Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance
• Maintenance of sterile environments
• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults Children and Carers

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
• Ensure Mandatory Training compliance is consistently up to date

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Hubs, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
• Actively engage in supporting PCS's clinical governance process

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the Hub team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

The postholder will:

• Apply PCS and any relevant Hub practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Person Specification

Qualifications

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to work unsupervised
• Use initiative and work independently
• Undertake HCA Administration tasks
• Nursing observations and measurements

Experience

• Working with people form different cultures and backgrounds
• Taking Bloods
• Experience of undertaking Audit
• Blood Pressure

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.

£23,874.98 to £24,671.79 a year Dependant on experience