Job summary Passionate about caring for people? At East Norfolk Medical Practice, we have an opportunity to join our site support team, working across our surgeries in Great Yarmouth and Caister. The role is part time, with the successful candidate required to work at least three days a week. Due to the nature of the role, a 6am start will be required on some of the working days. If you are a great communicator with a positive attitude and a passion for caring for people, this is the right job for you. Main duties of the job To order required stock from our accredited medical suppliers, achieving value for money and the procurement of high-quality goods To maintain stock levels at our main store site (Newtown) and ensure adequate supplies at the satellite sites (Caister, Nelson, Lighthouse, and Phoenix House) and ensure good stock rotation. Access to your own vehicle with adequate business insurance is essential for the role mileage will be reimbursed. To check the emergency trolleys across all our sites, ensuring all required equipment is on the trolley and is in date, recording the information on the log sheets. To replace used or out of date equipment. Respond to any changes that are required by the Resuscitation team. To maintain our cervical screening administration in line with practice protocols, including management of follow up, ceasing and deferred forms. Please refer to job description section for more information. About us East Norfolk Medical Practice is a friendly 18 GP Practice, including physician associates and paramedics providing excellent health care to our growing population of approximately 32000 patients over four sites in the Great Yarmouth area. We are committed to improving the health, wellbeing and lives of our patients and colleagues in a friendly, supportive, pro-active and well- organised working environment. Date posted 21 January 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary £11.44 an hour Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time, Flexible working Reference number A0610-25-0000 Job locations 147 Lawn Avenue Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1QP Nelson Medical Practice Pasteur Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0DW Caister Medical Centre West Road Caister-on-sea Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 5AQ The Lighthouse Medical Centre Howard Street South Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 2PT Job description Job responsibilities In effectively fulfilling the role of Site Support, the post holder will be required to deliver the following responsibilities: To ensure that every clinical room at each site has been stocked up, that the items are in date and the room meets the requirements of infection control. To maintain stock levels at main store site (Newtown) and ensure adequate supplies at the satellite sites (Caister, Nelson, Lighthouse and Phoenix House) and ensure good stock rotation. To order required stock from accredited medical supplies companies, achieving value for money. To order large stock items when required, ensuring approval from Nurse Manager and Finance Manager before placing order. Monitor dressings supplies and place weekly orders from Formeo, liaising with our nursing team on any additional dressings required for patient management. Maintain stock levels in clinical fridges (excluding childhood immunisations), ordering vaccines including flu vaccines when necessary. To check the emergency trolleys across all the sites, ensuring all required equipment is on the trolley and is in date, recording the information on the log sheets. Replacing any used or out of date equipment. Respond to any changes that are required by the Resuscitation team. To maintain high standards of infection control, reporting any concerns to the infection control lead, changing privacy curtains every 6 months in accordance with guidance. Provide visit bags for all clinical staff, keeping a note of drug expiry dates and providing replacement medication when necessary. Regular liaison with clinicians. To run taps in each room for 2 minutes to meet the requirements for legionella screening. At Newtown perform monthly temperature checks in line with legionella monitoring. To check emergency buzzers at all sites, documenting on accredited forms. Arrange calibration of all clinical equipment on an annual basis, including equipment in clinical bags Maintain cervical screening administration as per the protocol including management of smear follow up, Open Exeter, vault smears and Ceasing and Deferred forms. To provide cover for our internal post run, moving documentation between sites Job description Job responsibilities In effectively fulfilling the role of Site Support, the post holder will be required to deliver the following responsibilities: To ensure that every clinical room at each site has been stocked up, that the items are in date and the room meets the requirements of infection control. To maintain stock levels at main store site (Newtown) and ensure adequate supplies at the satellite sites (Caister, Nelson, Lighthouse and Phoenix House) and ensure good stock rotation. To order required stock from accredited medical supplies companies, achieving value for money. To order large stock items when required, ensuring approval from Nurse Manager and Finance Manager before placing order. Monitor dressings supplies and place weekly orders from Formeo, liaising with our nursing team on any additional dressings required for patient management. Maintain stock levels in clinical fridges (excluding childhood immunisations), ordering vaccines including flu vaccines when necessary. To check the emergency trolleys across all the sites, ensuring all required equipment is on the trolley and is in date, recording the information on the log sheets. Replacing any used or out of date equipment. Respond to any changes that are required by the Resuscitation team. To maintain high standards of infection control, reporting any concerns to the infection control lead, changing privacy curtains every 6 months in accordance with guidance. Provide visit bags for all clinical staff, keeping a note of drug expiry dates and providing replacement medication when necessary. Regular liaison with clinicians. To run taps in each room for 2 minutes to meet the requirements for legionella screening. At Newtown perform monthly temperature checks in line with legionella monitoring. To check emergency buzzers at all sites, documenting on accredited forms. Arrange calibration of all clinical equipment on an annual basis, including equipment in clinical bags Maintain cervical screening administration as per the protocol including management of smear follow up, Open Exeter, vault smears and Ceasing and Deferred forms. To provide cover for our internal post run, moving documentation between sites Person Specification Experience Essential Experience of working to deadlines whilst managing a high volume of a varied workload Flexible approach to work Effective team worker Effective keyboard/IT skills Financial and Physical Resources Experience of maintaining tidy workspace Experience of using VDUs Ability to travel to other sites. Qualifications Essential Educated to GCSE C level or equivalent Effective keyboard/IT skills Desirable Experience in a similar role in general practice or hospital environment Awareness of medical terminology Person Specification Experience Essential Experience of working to deadlines whilst managing a high volume of a varied workload Flexible approach to work Effective team worker Effective keyboard/IT skills Financial and Physical Resources Experience of maintaining tidy workspace Experience of using VDUs Ability to travel to other sites. Qualifications Essential Educated to GCSE C level or equivalent Effective keyboard/IT skills Desirable Experience in a similar role in general practice or hospital environment Awareness of medical terminology 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. Employer details Employer name East Norfolk Medical Practice Address 147 Lawn Avenue Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1QP Employer's website https://www.enmp.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)