Healthcare Assistant

Scarborough Medical Group has an exciting opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated Healthcare Assistant to join our well established GP practice.

We are a committed and friendly, mixed clinical and allied healthcare team including pharmacists, first contact physios and mental health practitioners. We enjoy full GP and nursing team support including advanced clinical practitioners, nurse practitioners, specialist practice nurses and healthcare assistants. The patient support team and clerical teams work hard to support our Clinical teams and patients.

We are part of a strong, collaborative Primary Care Network and enjoy good working relationships with colleagues in the other Practices as a result.

• Training practice supporting speciality training, med students, registrars, student nurses and apprenticeships
• Twice daily clinical team catchup (20 minutes each)
• High Achieving QOF Practice
• Rated Good by CQC
• Friendly, supportive, innovative practice
• Free parking

Hours:

16-27 hours per week ( Monday - Friday). Permanent.

Working under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and in line with established practice protocols and guidelines, the HCA will play a key role in assisting with the delivery of personalised care to our patient population. This is a hands-on role within a supportive, multi-disciplinary team, where youll be involved in a wide range of clinical and health-promotion activities.

Key Responsibilities:

Assist clinicians in providing treatment, preventative care, and long-term condition management.

Support health promotion initiatives and patient education.

Work within your scope of practice to support the care needs of our entitled patients.

Provide occasional support to the administrative team as required.

Requirements:

Completion of the Care Certificate or an equivalent recognised qualification.

A team player with excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to patient care.

Please see the job description for further information.

If you are enthusiastic about making a difference in primary care and thrive in a collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you.

We are a successful and highly regarded GP training practice based in the beautiful coastal town of Scarborough on the North Yorkshire Coast. With a patient list size of 16,500 patients, Scarborough Medical Group operates from two surgeries to the North and South of the town.

We are a highly supportive training practice with along-standing team including GPs, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, HCAs and many more additional roles

The following are the core responsibilities of the Healthcare Assistant in delivering health services. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carryout other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

• New patient health checks
• Timed annual patient checks
• ECG recording
• Chaperoning duties
• Assisting during minor surgery procedures including the GPSI in dermatology procedures
• Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses
• Sterilising(if required), cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment
• Vaccine/coldchain storage, monitoring and recording
• Assistance with surgical equipment re-stocking and stock rotation
• Assisting with the clearing and re-stocking of consulting rooms
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations
• Assisting inthe assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being
• Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated andtaught specifically in relation to that individual
• Helping toraise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted
• Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health andwell-being
• Consult with patients and their families to undertake assessments of patient need
• Provide clinical support to registered nurses and other healthcare professionals withinthe organisation
• Deliver basic clinical care interventions under supervision, supporting continuity of careand patient safety initiatives
• Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the organisations IPC Policy
• Work within national and local protocols where these exist
• Be aware ofyour duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children
• Recognise the boundaries of their practice and know when and to whom patients should be referred
• Support inthe delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements
• Support the administrative team on an as-required basis
• Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes
• Contribute toand embrace the spectrum of clinical governance
• Maintain aclean, tidy, effective working area at all times
• Attend aformal appraisal with their…