Healthcare Assistant

The Calow and Brimington Practice, Chesterfield

Calow and Brimington Practice is a two site practice with a patient list of 8000. Our surgeries are located at Brimington and Calow each being approximately 2.5 miles outside Chesterfield.

We are looking to recruit a part time Healthcare Assistant. Salary dependent on experience.

Experience of working in Primary Care, together with a knowledge of the Systm One clinical system is desirable but not essential.

Therole of a Healthcare Assistant at Calow and Brimington Practice includes phlebotomy,annual checks, NHS health checks, learning disability checks, B12, BP monitoring including 24 hour ABPM monitoring, ECGs, flu and covid injections, INR monitoring, ear syringing, spirometry, wound care management and weight management.

The Calow and Brimington Practice is at the heart of a diverse community servicing 8000 patients acrosstwo sites.

We welcome applications from experienced Healthcare Assistants to join our friendly, professional, caring and committed primary health care team.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Post: Health Care Assistant

Responsible to: Clinical Partners, Practice Manager and Lead Nurse

Responsible for: Self

Main

Purpose:

Basic health care tasks under the supervision of the Practice Nurses and GPs as detailed below (after suitable training where necessary)

Provide a courteous, high standard of service to patients

Ensure a tidy work and patient environment.

Follow procedures and protocols.

Provide cover for absent colleagues and assist colleagues with work flows

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Basic records
• Cleaning and sterilisation of instruments as applicable
• Stock controlof disposable equipment
• Application ofbasic dressings
• Monitoring,ordering and maintaining of vaccines in fridges
• Monitoring and recording of fridge temperatures
• General stock control in consulting rooms and ordering of replacement supplies
• Assisting with clinics as directed
• Ensuring allwork is documented accurately in patient records
• Maintaining health promotion literature and materials
• Recording ofadverse incidents and significant events
• Any other clinical duties that maybe reasonably expected from time to time and whichare consistent with the responsibilities of the post following suitable training and supervision

General:

• Ensure patient records are kept confidential and maintained in accordance with Practice protocols, procedures and the Data Protection Act
• Compliance with all protocols and procedures and any general requirements specified by the Partners or Practice Manager
• Undertaking relevant training and ensuring qualifications are kept up to date
• Any other duties that may be reasonably expected from time to time and which are consistent with the responsibilities of thepost

The above list of duties is not exhaustive and may beamended/added to from time to time.

• A demonstrable commitment to professional development
• Good standard of English &Maths
• Qualifications in a Healthcare related subject/HCA qualification
• NVQ2/3 in Health Care

• Competent in basic HCA duties
• Demonstrate understanding of requirements of General Practice.
• Evidence of ongoing PDP
• Awareness of own accountability
• To have a clear understanding of the importance of confidentiality
• Read coding experience
• Valid Driving Licence
• Systm One clinical system experience
• BLS/Defib
• Safeguarding
• Infection Control
• Clinical
  
  Skills:
  
  - wound management

• Health Care Assistant experience
• Experience of working with Patients
• Primary Care Experience
• Experience in Spirometry, ECGs, Flu and covid vaccinations
• Competent in simple wound care

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.