Healthcare Assistant (GP Practice)

Integrated Care System; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing clinical team in Gloucester is seeking an experienced primary care healthcare assistant to support a range of clinical services. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in primary care, particularly with tasks such as ECGs and wound care, and will exhibit strong teamwork and communication skills. This role offers opportunities for additional training and development within a supportive and dynamic working environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working as a HCA in primary care essential.
• Ability to carry out annual health checks and ECGs.
• Good standard of education including English & Maths.

Responsibilities

• INR testing and monitoring, new patient health checks, and NHS Health Checks.
• Assisting with minor surgical procedures and managing laboratory samples.
• Maintaining clinical equipment and documentation.

Skills

Basic observations

ECGs

Injections

Basic wound care

Teamwork

Education

HCA Care Certificate

NVQ Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care

Tools

SystmOne clinical system

Microsoft Office

Job description

We're looking for an experienced primary care healthcare assistant to join our growing clinical team and support with providing a range of clinical services under the direction of our Practice Nurses and Doctors.

We require the below hours to be covered by either one candidate or potentially as a job share. Additional days/hours maybe available.

• Monday 08:00-20:00
• Tuesday 08:00-18:30
• Friday 08:00-18:30

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a candidate with experience of working in primary care, preferably general practice, and with training/experience in:

• Basic observations
• ECGs
• Injections (within HCA scope of practice)
• Basic wound care

Further training to enhanced skills is available but we are looking for a candidate with existing experience in these key areas.

The successful candidate will be able to work effectively in a team and on their own initiative. They will be caring and compassionate, with a focus on patient experience and clinical safety.

They will be willing and able to support the wider clinical team with a range of clinical administration duties throughout the week and will proactively seek continuous professional development.

About us

Quedgeley Medical Centre (QMC) is a family run GP practice in Quedgeley, a suburban town of Gloucester and located 3.5 miles southwest of the city centre. With approx. 7,000 patients, QMC is a growing practice with a team comprised of doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants, administrative/secretarial staff, pharmacists, and others.

At QMC, we strive to be known as a warm, friendly, and welcoming Practice, where our patients are always treated with respect and dignity and feel that they have been listened to with kindness and compassion at every interaction.

Our tight-knit team has a wonderful dynamic of mucking in and supporting one another, sharing responsibilities, and being confident and enabled to speak up and ask for help.

Job responsibilities

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• INR testing and monitoring
• New patient health checks
• NHS Health Checks
• Annual health checks (e.g., for long-term condition review)
• ECGs
• Injections (e.g., B12)
• Restocking, ordering and maintaining clinical equipment
• Assisting with minor surgical procedures
• Chaperoning
• Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation
• Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions, including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations
• 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

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous experience of working as a HCA in primary care
• Experience of undertaking annual health checks
• Experience of carrying out ECGs
• Experience of managing basic wound care
• Experience of using SystmOne clinical system
• Competent user of Microsoft Office software

Qualifications

• Good standard of education including English & Maths
• Completion of HCA Care Certificate
• Qualified in phlebotomy
• Up to date with statutory and mandatory eLearning
• NVQ Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

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.

Depending on experienceTo be agreed with successful candidate based on experience/skills