Healthcare Assistant, Hetton le Hole

Hetton Group Practice has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Health Care Assistant who has experince of working in the NHS to join our extensive friendly practice team.

We are seeking a team player with a flexible and commited attitude to work.

The HCA will assist in delivering treatment, preventative care, patient education and health promotion.

Main duties of the job

Working under direct supervision of the Lead nurse and GPs and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the healthcare assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of clinical care.

Duties are varied including phlebotomy, ECGs, Injections (B12/Flus etc) Blood Pressure check (including 24/48/72hrs monitoring), labelling of samples to name a few.

About us

Hetton Group Practice is a forward thinking and innovative practice based in Hetton le Hole. We are looking for someone who has experience, preferably in a GP practice setting.

We are a single site practice with approx. 11900 patients.

The partnership consists of six GP's who are supported bytwo salaried GPs, two Practice Nurse, three HCA's and an brilliantadministration team.

Hetton Group Practice is a training practice for GPRegistrars and also take medical students from both Sunderland and Newcastleuniversity.

The practice clinical system is Emis Web.

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities: Working under direct supervision of the Lead nurse and GPs and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the healthcare assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of clinical care.

1. Nursing

• New patient health checks
• key role in chronic disease observation monitoring
• BP monitoring
• 24 hour BP monitoring
• Urinalysis/pregnancy testing
• Ear syringing
• NHS Healthchecks
• Administer vaccinations under PSD
• Assist when necessary with childhood and adolescent immunisations maintaining any Child Health and Practice records including completing any necessary claims, reporting any problems
• Provide lifestyle advice to patients making any necessary referrals within the Practice
• Weight monitoring
• Ensure specimens are labelled and bagged ready for collection with the necessary paperwork completed
• Ensure sharps bags are ready for collection
• Restocking/maintenance of equipment and stock rotation
• Restocking of clinical areas and consulting rooms
• Assisting in minor surgery and sexual health clinics
• ECG recording
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

2. Administration and professional responsibilities

Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the Practice team

Ensure accurate of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes

Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date with accurate details recorded

Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the Practice

Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports

Attend and participate in Practice meetings as required

Assist in formulation of Practice philosophy, strategy and policy

Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms

To assist in seasonal and special projects as requested e.g. flu campaign

Ordering and display of Health Promotion materials

• Working to the protocols and procedures of the practice
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance

Any other delegated duties considered appropriate to the post

Person SpecificationExperience

• Experience of working in primary care with good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload.
• Experience of using computers with good keyboard skills.
• Experience of working in General Practice
• Healthcare qualification and experience

Qualifications

• General education to GCSE level or equivalent
• Care certificate or willing to work towards
• NVQ level 3 in care
• care certificate or NVQ 3

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.

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