Healthcare Assistant - Flexible Bank Shifts

Conexus Healthcare CIC; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Wakefield is looking for experienced Healthcare Assistants to join their bank of sessional staff. Ideal candidates will have over two years of primary care experience and be familiar with using SystmOne. The role offers flexible shifts across multiple sites with no minimum commitment, allowing staff to choose available hours that suit them. Responsibilities include providing patient care such as ECGs and various checks. Competitive rates of pay and training opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Training opportunities

No minimum commitment

Qualifications

• Certified for the Healthcare Assistant role through relevant qualifications.
• Evidence of phlebotomy competency.
• Up to date with training as defined by Conexus Healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to patients, perform ECGs and long-term condition checks.
• Work in general clinics.
• Participate in NHS Health Checks.

Skills

Experience using SystmOne

Phlebotomy competency

Spirometry proficiency

Knowledge of information governance standards

Ability to work independently

Education

Qualification in Health and Social Care

Job description

We are seeking experienced and motivated Healthcare Assistants to join our bank of sessional staff working for GP Care Wakefield. If youve been a Healthcare Assistant for over a year working within primary care, have experience using SystmOne and Ardens templates, are looking for some extra hours wed love to hear from you!

GP Care Wakefield is looking to expand its bank of Healthcare Assistants, offering the opportunity to work across any or all of our six sites:

• Trinity Medical Centre, WF1 1PG
• Northgate Medical Centre, WF8 1NF
• Kings Medical Centre, WF6 2AZ
• Church View Health Centre, WF9 3AP

Flexible Working: We offer a range of 2-4 hour shifts, including weekday evenings and Saturday daytimes. Shifts can be booked up to two months in advance via Lantum, our user-friendly rota system. There is no minimum commitment simply choose the shifts that work best for you.

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Assistant working for GP Care Wakefield youwill play an important role in providing care to our patients.

• ECGs
• Part 1 Long Term Condition Checks as per Ardens (eg,diabetes, hypertension etc)

We also offer the following specialist clinics:

• NHS Health Checks

Health Care Assistants joining the bank will need to be ableto do all tasks in our general clinics.

About us

Conexus Healthcare is the GP confederation for all practices in the Wakefield District.

GP Care Wakefield offers Enhanced Access to general practice on evenings & weekends for the Wakefield & District population. In addition to appointments with GPs and ANPs the service offers routine clinics with a Practice Nurse/HCA that can be booked in advance by the patients practice.

Job responsibilities

For the full Job Description and Person Specification for this role please see the additional document attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Certified for the Healthcare Assistant role through a qualification such as, Health and Social Care City & Guilds, Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education, Open University, apprenticeship, or evidence of other.
• Evidence of phlebotomy competency.
• Up to date with Mandatory and Statutory Training as defined by Conexus Healthcare.
• Spirometry training (ARTP or equivalent).
• Evidence of Making Every Contact Count training.
• Highly organised and methodical.
• Ability to work independently, seeking assurance from the wider extended hours team if necessary.

Experience

• Two years experience of working in primary care as a Health Care Assistant.
• Currently working clinically in a healthcare setting.
• Use of SystmOne.
• Work in a Wakefield district GP practice.
• Performing spirometry for 1+ year.

Knowledge

• Information governance standards.
• Confidentiality.
• Infection prevention and control.
• Safeguarding.
• Equality & Diversity.

Disposition

• Pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Flexibility to meet service needs.

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.