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Waythrough; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Waythrough is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to support the clinical team in delivering high-quality, person-centred care to service users in Devon. You will participate in assessments, care planning, and clinical reviews, while upholding confidentiality and infection control.

In this role you will contribute to harm reduction, deliver health interventions including health observations, vaccinations, ECGs, and support outreach and community health initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support service user care plans, assessments, and clinical reviews.
• Undertake clinical procedures to your training level, including health observations and venepuncture.
• Assist with vaccinations, ECGs, and Fibroscans where competent.
• Monitor and support community alcohol detoxification programmes.
• Deliver harm reduction advice, including overdose prevention and naloxone education.
• Support hepatitis C testing and referrals for treatment.
• Record service user information accurately while maintaining confidentiality.
• Contribute to clinical audits and service improvement initiatives.
• Work across outreach services and needle and syringe programmes.
• Maintain clean, safe clinical environments and infection control procedures.

Job description

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will support the clinical team in delivering high-quality care and health interventions to service users. Working within a multidisciplinary environment, you will provide practical healthcare support, contribute to assessments and care planning, promote harm reduction, and help individuals improve their overall health and wellbeing. You will play an important role in ensuring service users receive safe, person-centred care while maintaining high standards of confidentiality, professionalism, and infection control.

Key Duties

• Support service user care plans, assessments, and clinical reviews.
• Undertake clinical procedures within your level of training and competency, including health observations, venepuncture, vaccinations, ECGs, and Fibroscans.
• Monitor and support community alcohol detoxification programmes.
• Deliver harm reduction advice, including overdose prevention, wound care awareness, and naloxone education.
• Support Hepatitis C testing and referrals for treatment.
• Conduct healthcare assessments for new and existing service users.
• Work across outreach services, needle and syringe programmes, and other community-based interventions.
• Maintain clean, safe clinical environments and follow infection prevention and control procedures.
• Accurately record service user information and maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Support clinical audits and contribute to continuous service improvement.