Heath Care Assistant Part Time

North Hardwick & Bolsover Primary Care Network

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Health Care Assistant to join our highly committed team working 15 hours per week over 2 days. The candidate needs to have the ability to work independently as well as being a good team player and be passionate about general practice. The Health Care Assistant will work to support the wider nursing and GP teams.

The successful applicant should:

• Be caring, conscientious and have excellent communication skills
• Be an enthusiastic learner and adaptable to changes in the role.
• Be a good team player and ideally have experience in the general practice Health Care Assistant role and have experience of using clinical SystmOne.

Main duties of the job

• NHS Health Checks and new patient checks
• ECG recording
• Urinalysis and specimen processing
• Blood pressure recording
• B12, Flu, pneumococcal, and shingles vaccines
• Diabetes checks including foot checks
• Defibrillator and emergency equipment checks
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during, and after patient care interventions
• Any other duty required to support the practice within this role.

About us

The Emmett Carr GP Partnership is a 2 site practice based in Renishaw and Eckington serving a population of just under 5000 patients. We have 2 GP Partners and 2 Salaried GPs and a paramedic. Our nursing team consists of 2 Practice Nurses and 1 Health Care Assistant. Our strong clinical workforce is supported by an experienced administrative team to provide high quality services to our patients.

We form part of the North Hardwick and Bolsover PCN which consists of the 7 local practices and we share a variety of services, including first contact physios, Social Prescribers, Pharmacist, Team Up Visiting service, and Additional GP and ANP services. As a PCN we cover our own Extended Access.

Job responsibilities

To assist the clinical team in the service and delivery of care to the practice population. The post holder will undertake tasks and duties delegated by the clinical team. They will need to work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of the patients, ensuring that practice policies and procedures are followed. Flexibility is paramount. There will be an expectation to commit to additional hours during Flu season to support the practice flu campaign.

The applicant will be subject to the enhanced disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB check) for any previous convictions.

Person Specification

Experience

• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Blood pressure recording
• Vaccinations including Flu and B12
• Experience of working as a Health Care Assistant.
• Experience of working as a Health Care Assistant in Primary Care
• Experience of using Clinical SystmOne
• Car driver and access to own vehicle desirable
• Experience of working in a nursing team.

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.

Employer name

North Hardwick & Bolsover Primary Care Network