PCN Health Care Assistant

NHS; Pudsey; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Health Care Assistant (HCA) in a thriving Primary Care Network. This role balances practice work with varied PCN responsibilities, requiring mobility among member practices. A valid driving license is essential. The position offers an engaging work environment with a robust support structure.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a GP practice or PCN.
• Knowledge in performing ECG tests and venepuncture.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ECG tests and NHS Health Checks.
• Support GPs and practice nurses with condition reviews.
• Perform physical checks for patients with serious mental illness.

Skills

Venepuncture

ECGs

Education

Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification

GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

Job description

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A CLINICAL ROLE. IT IS NOT A CARE ASSISTANT ROLE

This is an unusual opportunity to join a mature and well developed Primary Care Network (PCN) in an adapted split role. We are seeking an HCA (Primary Care Support Worker) to be employed by West Leeds PCN but mainly deployed at Hillfoot Surgery, one of our member practices. The successful applicant would work for 80% of their working week at Hillfoot doing the practice work they require; the remaining 20% will be PCN work which will cover all of our 6 member practices. This role will be varied and interesting and will require moving around between all of our member practices. Therefore, a driving licence and access to a car will be crucial. Please see further down for the types of task we need undertaking

Main duties of the job

The workflow elements of this role will be predominantly as you would expect from a practice based HCA but with the added variety of some PCN work. Please see the uploaded job description for more information about the responsibilities of the role

About us

West Leeds Primary Care Network (PCN) has a significant workforce of around 60 people in varying clinical disciplines. The PCNalready employs a significantHCA workforce which works at scale on a pro-rated basis across all of our sixmember practices. The PCN HCA's very much form the backbone of a great deal of our clinical work so it is a vibrant team to be part of. Hillfoot Surgery, the main base for this role has GP partners, a nursing and HCA team plus a full administrative team on site to help you bed in to this slightly unusual role. Please see the websites for both practices further down this advertisement.

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities andduties

- ECG test (but not thereading and assessing of the results)

- NHS Health Checks

- Urinalysis

- Height and weightrecording

-Physical checks forpatients with serious mental illness (SMI) and learning disabilities (LD)

- Dressings

- Supporting GPs andpractice nurses with long term condition reviews

- Health promotion andsignposting to services

- Processing laboratorysamples

- Vaccine / cold chainstorage, monitoring and recording

- Ordering of medicalequipment

- Surgical equipmentrestocking / stock rotation

- Clearing and restockingconsultation rooms

This list is not exhaustive and you may be asked to perform othergrade appropriate duties

Person Specification

Experience

• Venepuncture
• ECGs
• Please see uploaded job specification document for full requirements
• Experience of working in a GP practice or PCN
• Please see uploaded job specification document for full requirements

Qualifications

• Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification
• Please see uploaded job specification document for full requirements
• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
• Please see uploaded job specification document for full requirements

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.

£12.21 to £14 an hourdepending on experience