Now Hiring: Health Care Assistant in Poole (Visa Sponsorship Offered)

Digitaltidewave; Poole; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Health Care Assistant to support the primary health care team. Responsibilities include clinical tasks like venepuncture, health checks, and vaccinations, while ensuring adherence to practice policies. Ideal candidates will have ongoing training and be committed to professional development.

Responsibilities

• Accountable to the Nursing Lead and Primary Care Network for delegated work.
• Provides support to the primary health care team.
• Works within relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines.
• Keeps competencies up to date with ongoing training.
• Gives specific treatments under Patient Specific Directions.

Job description

Job role: Health Care Assistant

Company name: NHS Jobs

Salary: £13.00 per hour

Job Reference: W0037-25-0002

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About the Job:

Main duties of the job

Primary duties and areas of responsibility:

1. Is accountable to the Nursing Lead and the Primary Care Network for their actions in undertaking delegated work.
2. Provides support to other members of the primary health care team and contributes towards the co-ordination of team activities and the development of the Practice as a whole.
3. Refers to more senior members of the Primary Health Care team as appropriate.
4. Works within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines, for example: infection control, chaperoning.
5. Is required to keep competencies up to date and partake in ongoing training and appraisal processes for continuing professional development.
6. Gives specific treatments under Patient Specific Directions where appropriate and if deemed competent.

Clinical Responsibilities

1. Venepuncture, BP checks, height, weight, BMI, urinalysis, ECG
2. NHS health checks
3. Long-term condition/Chronic disease health checks
4. Flu & Covid vaccinations (following approved training and competence checks)
5. Diabetic Foot Checks (following approved training and competence checks)
6. Dressings (following approved training and competence checks)
7. Smoking Cessation (following approved training and competence checks)
8. Responsible for the correct and safe management of specimens including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage, and transport arrangements.
9. Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage, and disposal.