Phlebotomist or HCA

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to support the practice nursing team in delivering care within their scope of practice. You will work as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, assisting clinicians and delivering patient education and health promotion.

Based in Birmingham, this role involves undertaking new patient health checks, monitoring observations, venepuncture and basic clinical tasks, while ensuring rooms and supplies are prepared for sessions and

Responsibilities

• Undertake new patient health checks
• Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
• Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately
• Carry out BMI checks as directed
• Act as a chaperone as required
• Venepuncture
• Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
• Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Job description

To support the practice nursing team 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. Primary Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities

• Undertake new patient health checks
• Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
• Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximitery, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately
• Carry out BMI checks as directed
• Act as a chaperone as required
• venepuncture
• Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
• Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate