Healthcare Assistant PCN

Job Summary

We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic and caring Healthcare Support Workers, who are reliable and flexible to join our team. If you have good interpersonal and organisational skills, enjoy a challenge and have a passion to deliver a high standard of patient care, then this is the opportunity for you!

Kingswinford & Wordsley Primary Care Network is a network of 5 practices with a list size of over 50,000 patients. This role exists to support the delivery of the Kingswinford & Wordsley Primary Care Network agenda. The post will form an integral part of the PCN leadership team working alongside the Practice Managers and the Clinical Director and the PCN Partners.

Job responsibilities

• Supports health promotion and prevention activities across the PCN, including smoking cessation, weight management, and lifestyle interventions.
• Plays a key role in vaccination and immunisation programmes within the PCN.
• Works within a Multi-Disciplinary Team to support patients with long-term conditions and health inequalities.
• Provides clinical support to registered nurses and other healthcare professionals within the PCN.
• Delivers basic clinical care interventions under supervision, supporting continuity of care and patient safety initiatives.

Essential

• Healthcare qualification Level 3.
• Phlebotomy / venepuncture certification
• Maths Qualification
• English Qualification

Desirable

• Wound Care
• Venepuncture
• NEWS2 scoring

Essential

• Experience of working in a General Practice.
• NHS Health checks.
• Use of IT systems including EMIS, Care Notes, Microsoft office, email and database systems.
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care.
• Sterilising, cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment.
• Covid vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation.
• Work closely with PCN Care Coordinator.
• Has relevant experience in health promotion, prevention, and supporting long-term condition management;
• Works under the supervision of a registered clinician while developing competencies in community-based care; and
• Is working at Support Worker Level Practice as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework.

Desirable

• Experience using EMIS.

Essential

• Access to a car
• Valid UK Driving Licence

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.

Kingswinford and Wordsley PCN
Wordsley Green Surgery
Wordsley Green
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 5PD