Healthcare Assistant General Practice - Part-time

Great Staughton Surgery; St. Neots; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A rural healthcare practice in St. Neots seeks a part-time Health Care Assistant to work alongside a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include supporting patient care, conducting health checks, and assisting with clinical tasks. Candidates should demonstrate strong communication skills and ideally have experience in a GP practice. The role offers 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and a supportive work environment, prioritizing work-life balance.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)

Good rate of pay, dependent on experience

Qualifications

• Experience in general practice preferred; full training available.
• Ability to undertake new patient health checks and record findings accurately.
• Experience in venepuncture and wound care.

Responsibilities

• Support the nursing team with health promotion programmes.
• Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure.
• Assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment and preventative care.
• Maintain accurate patient records on Systmone.
• Ensure clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared.

Skills

Excellent communication skills (written and oral)

Effective time management (Planning & Organising)

Ability to work as a team member and autonomously

Good interpersonal skills

Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure

Venepuncture

Ability to record accurate clinical notes

Competent in the use of Office and Outlook

Systmone

Wound Care / Removal of sutures & staples

ECG

New patient medicals inc. Height, weight, BP, Pulse

Chaperone procedure

Education

GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care

Competent in Phlebotomy with proven experience

Experience of working in a GP practice

Qualified to NVQ level 4

Job description

An exciting vacancy has arisen for a part time Health Care Assistant (HCA) to work 3 days per week (approximately 24 hours over Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,) but with flexibility to cover annual leave when required. You will have general practice experience including phlebotomy and NHS health checks

Salary: Dependent on experience.

Main duties of the job

To work alongside 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 patient population. The healthcare assistant will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education.

About us

We are a very friendly rural practice with a growing list size of approx. 5300. Our team comprises four GP's, one Advanced Nurse Practitioner, one Clinical Pharmacist, two Practice Nurses and a very supportive patient services team and 2 Practice Managers. We are also a dispensing practice. We also have access to Clinical Pharmacists, Personalised Care Team, First Contact Physio through our PCN.

We score very highly in our patient practice survey and have an excellent Patient Participation Group

We consider a work life balance is very important and offer a manageable workload. We use SystmOne.

Benefits :

We offer a good rate of pay, dependant on experience

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)

We have a morning meeting every day where the staff have a chance to have a break and a coffee and have the chance to discuss important issues.

Experience of working in general practice is preferred but full training will be given.

Job responsibilities

This Job Description is not exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties from time to time consistent with the responsibility of this role. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

This Job Description is subject to periodic review and development.

The following are the core responsibilities of this role:

a. Undertake new patient health checks

b. Support the nursing team with health promotion programmes

c. Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately

d. Undertake wound care, uncomplex dressings and other clinical tasks as required

e. Support the nursing team with the management of chronic disease clinics ( long term condition reviews).

f. Carry out BMI checks as directed

g. Act as a chaperone as required

h. Venepuncture

i. When trained, administer flu vaccinations and other immunisations such as B12 under the guidance of the Nursing Team

j. Carry out ECGs as requested

k. Ensure the correct labelling, packaging and storing of samples

l. Provide support during minor operations as required ensuring consent received

m. Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session

n. Ensure fridge temperatures are recorded and cold chain policy adhered to

o. Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy

p. Maintaining accurate patient records on Systmone

q. Ensuring samples are sent to the laboratory in a timely manner

r. Working collaboratively with the nursing team, seeking guidance when necessary for patient related matters

s. Removal of sutures and staples if competent to do so

t. Carry out urinalysis

u. Assist with Doppler investigations and taking stocking measurements - if competent to do so

Person Specification

Knowledge and skills

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Venepuncture
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Systmone
• Wound Care / Removal of sutures & staples
• ECG
• New patient medicals inc. Height, weight, BP, Pulse
• Chaperone procedure

Qualifications

• Competent in Phlebotomy with proven experience
• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
• NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care
• Experience of working in a GP practice
• Qualified to NVQ level 4

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.