LARC Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local healthcare service in Wokingham seeks a Healthcare Assistant to support the delivery of contraceptive care in a patient-focused clinic. This is a casual/bank hours role requiring NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care. The position involves attending to patients, ensuring effective communication between teams, and contributing to a new service aimed at improving access to essential reproductive healthcare. A compassionate individual with a keen interest in women's health is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare settings, particularly women's health.
• Ability to support health care professionals in clinical duties.

Responsibilities

• Attend to patients seeking Long Acting Reversible Contraception.
• Maintain clear communication with clinical and administrative teams.
• Project a positive and friendly image to patients.

Skills

Compassionate patient care

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Education

NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

MidHampshire Healthcare was pleased to launch a new Long-Acting ReversibleContraception (LARC) service in the Wokingham area and we are looking for adedicated and experienced Healthcare Assistant to join our team on a casual/bank hours basis.

In thisrole, you will work closely alongside our nursing staff to support the safe andefficient delivery of contraceptive care in a patient-focused clinicenvironment. Currently we run one clinic a week (on a Wednesday), but we are now looking to increase the number of clinics and therefore, require some additional HCA capability within our team.

This isan excellent opportunity to contribute to a new service aimed at improvingaccess to essential reproductive healthcare. If you're a compassionate, skilledHCA with an interest in women's health, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Responsiblefor attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professionalwithin MHH services, namely; Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC Coilsand Implants) assistance.

TheHCA will project a positive and friendly image to our patients and otherhealthcare professionals and ensure that clear channels of communication existbetween clinical and administrative teams., with the aim being to improvequality of life and a positive healthcare experience to service users.

About us

Mid Hampshire Healthcare (MHH) is a GP Federation created in 2014, covering the Winchester and Andover regions of Hampshire.

Our vision is to enhance the delivery of healthcare services for the 220,000+ patients within our local area and in partnership with our 18 Member Practices and 4 PCN's. We develop and deliver Primary Care and Community services across Hampshire. We always strive to deliver the highest standards of care and to have the patient at the centre of the services we provide.

The MHH Board is made up of representatives from our local practices, ensuring that there is a strong voice for local services.Where possible we work closely with our GP population and our commissioners from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB to provide services at scale across a larger geographical area

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description that has been provided as part of this advert; or please contact our service operations manager for an informal chat at [e-mail]

Person Specification

Experience

• NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care

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 experienceDOE starting from £12.50 ph