Healthcare Assitant

Riverside Medical Practice; Caerphilly; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A busy healthcare practice in Caerphilly is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to support nursing services and assist in providing treatment and preventative care to patients. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high quality services are delivered. The practice has a stable patient list and a collaborative environment, making it an excellent opportunity for those looking to contribute to patient health and education. This practice has been recognized as Best GP practice in South Wales for 2024.

Qualifications

• Ability to assist in the provision of treatment and preventative care.
• Experience in health promotion and patient education.
• Good communication skills and a team player.

Responsibilities

• Support the clinical team in providing patient care.
• Assist with administrative tasks as required.
• Deliver high-quality healthcare services to patients.

Job description

To support the practice in the delivery of clinical and administrative services, working as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to registered patients of the practice.

The Healthcare Assistant will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education while also supporting the administrative team on an as-required basis. We are looking to recruit a Healthcare Assistant to join our friendly team.

You will support the practice in the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The healthcare assistant will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education.

Delivering high quality services is essential.

Riverside Medical Practice is based at Pontllanfraith Health Centre and is a busy single site practice with a stable list size of approx 8900 patients.

You will work alongside an excellent clinical team comprising of 4 GPs, 1 Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 2 Practice Nurses, 1 Health Care Assistant, 1 phlebotomist, and an excellent receptionist and administrative team. We also have a team of NCN/HB Allied Health Professionals working from the practice site to include a Physiotherapist, a Psychological Health Practitioner and a Pharmacist. The District Nursing Team are also based within the building along with other Health Board Allied Health Professionals and an Independent Dispensing Pharmacy also provides a service from within the building.

We provide an exceptional service and are proud to have been awarded Best GP practice in South Wales 2024 and runners up in 2023.