Healthcare Assistant

We are delighted to offer a unique opportunity for an experienced HCA to join our small, friendly team at Yorkleigh Surgery, working 16 hours per week.

The Practice prides itself on creating a warm, welcoming environment for staff and patients. We provide quality clinical care to approximately 8000 patients and have worked to establish close connections within the local community, including nursing and residential homes, pharmacies, the District Nursing Team and other healthcare professionals.

We are also proud to be part of Central PCN, named 2023 PCN of the Year at the General Practice awards.

Actively partake in duties associated with general practice healthcare, in line with Practice policies and procedures. Which includes, but is not limited to:

• Dressings and wound care
• Long term condition reviews
• Opportunistic health promotion
• Venepuncture
• Clinical administration

Alongside our GP Partners our clinical team consists of two salaried GPs, one ANP, two Practice Nurse's, one HCA and one Phlebotomist as well as the extended team of Pharmacists, Social Prescribers and First Contact Practitioners.

They are supported by a committed team of care navigators, administrative support and managerial team

As a smaller team we work collaboratively to ensure we are achieving the high standards that we attain to and are providing care to our patients to be proud of.

Tosupport the practice nursing and administrative teams in the delivery of clinical and administrative services, working as part of the practicemulti-disciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitledpatient population.

The Healthcare Assistant will deliver and assistclinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education while also supporting the administrative teamon an as-required basis.

• Healthcare qualification (or working towards)

• Experience of working in a healthcare setting as a HCA
• Experience of working in primary care

• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Chaperone procedure
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
• Able to communicate effectively and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

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.