Health Care Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a HCA to join our highly committed team. The candidate needs to have the ability to work independently as well as being a good team player. We are an innovative and forward-thinking practice, and this role would allow you to be part of a large and diverse team with any training and development needs being fully supported.

The candidate will need good communication skills and the ability to work under pressure.

The successful applicant should:

• Be caring, conscientious and have excellent communication skills.
• Be an enthusiastic learner and adaptable to changes in the role.
• Be a good team player and ideally have experience.

• NHS Health Checks & new patient health checks
• ECG recording
• Urinalysis and specimen processing
• Blood pressure recording
• B12, Flu, Pneumococcal, Shingles & COVID vaccinations
• Diabetes checks including foot checks
• Pre-diabetes and diet/lifestyle advice
• Defib and emergency equipment checks
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording.
• Re-stocking consulting rooms
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions,including assisting GPs during the performance of minor surgery

We are a large, innovative teaching practice in Huddersfield, with alist size of nearly 16,000 patients. Our surgery is modern and friendly and continuously strives to provide an excellent standard of care for our patients.

We have a team of around 45 clinical and non-clinical staff members. Our clinical team comprises GPs, ANPs, PAs, Practice Nurses, HCAs, pharmacists andPCN staff. Our non-clinical team provide management, administration, and reception services.

To assist the clinical team in the service and delivery of care to the practice population. The post holder will work under the supervision of our Matron,undertaking tasks and duties delegated by the clinical team.

They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meetthe needs of the patients, ensuring that practice policies and procedures arefollowed.

They will also assist management with duties related to CQC and QOF outcomes,ensuring that compliance is maintained in areas such as cold chain and infection control.

• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
• Care certificate
• Blood Pressure
• ECG's
• Wound care
• Vaccinations including flu and B12

• Experience of working within a nursing team is desirable but not essential.
• Experience of working in primary care and using system one is desirable but not essential.
• Car Driver is desirable

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.