Health Care Assistant - Winch Lane Surgery
We require a part-time healthcare assistant at Winch Lane Surgery. The role will involve assisting the Nursing Team in all their clinical and administrative activities.
Main duties of the job
1. Assist in the administration of the Child Health/Immunisation Clinic.
2. Undertake other clinical activities according to written protocols, including:
1. Taking blood pressure
2. Urine testing
3. ECGs
4. Dressings
5. Assisting in minor surgery
6. Ordering consumables
7. Influenza and pneumococcal immunisations
Job responsibilities
The Health Care Assistant works under the indirect supervision of a Practice Nurse mentor and is accountable to the Practice Nurse mentor for their actions in undertaking delegated work. This is guided by standard operating procedures and requires the individual to use a degree of initiative. The Health Care Assistant also provides support for other members of the Primary Care Team and contributes towards the coordination of team activities.
Person Specification
Experience
* To behave confidently & professionally so as to put patients at their ease, and happy to have specific needs attended to by the Healthcare Assistant.
* Although not essential, it will be an advantage for a successful candidate to have relevant work experience in a clinical setting.
Qualifications
* GCSE Grade C or above in English and Maths
* Phlebotomy trained
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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