A HCA vacancy (full time, or 0.8fte for the right candidate) has arisen within Ilkley & Wharfedale Medical Practice and the successful candidate will work alongside our Practice Nurse to provide quality healthcare services to our patients.
The post holder's responsibilities will be varied and include general nursing tasks such as patient health checks, vaccinations and injection (if qualified to do so), urine analysis, ECGs, BP readings and phlebotomy. You will also be expected to ensure all clinical rooms and equipment are fully stocked.
You will work within a team of Healthcare professionals to assist in the assessment and monitor patient health and promote health and wellbeing.
For this position you need to have a full clean driving licence with access to a car for domiciliary bloods.
Main duties of the job
This varied role includes but is not limited to:
* Nursing duties such as new patient registration checks, wound care, phlebotomy, pathology requests, vaccinations, BP monitoring, ECG recording, spirometry, urinalysis, health checks and monitoring, chaperoning and assisting our GPs with women's health clinics.
* Administrative and professional duties such as processing and management of laboratory samples, monitoring and recording vaccine/cold chain storage, ensuring all patient data is accurate, legible and up to date and that all administrative tasks relating to patient care are completed to a high standard.
* Practice duties such as ensuring all clinical rooms are fully stocked with the appropriate medical equipment and supplies, engaging and contributing to team/practice meetings and being professional towards patients and colleagues to ensure a good working environment.
* Be responsible for upholding practice policies and standards by adhering to all confidentiality, quality, health and safety, equality and diversity guidelines.
* Any other delegated duties considered appropriate to the post.
About us
Ilkley & Wharfedale Medical Practice has grown and developed on the principles of combining high standards of modern medical care with a personal and friendly service to patients. The practice is based in the beautiful spa town of Ilkley and has a registered list size of 5,506 patients.
We pride ourselves on being a friendly and supportive team with a reputation for excellence. We value enthusiasm as well as experience and welcome applications from both experienced applicants and passionate self-starters. The Practice team is made up of 2 Partners and 3 salaried doctors supported by a comprehensive team of allied health professionals including our Practice Nurse and administrative staff. We are a training and teaching practice affiliated with the Leeds School of Medicine hosting Year 5, FY2s and GP Registrars.
Job responsibilities
Purpose: To assist the GPs and practice nurse team in the service delivery and management of patients.
Overview of responsibilities
* Establish and maintain communication with a range of people on a range of matters in a form that is appropriate to them and the situation.
* Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others.
* Contribute to the improvement of services.
* Maintain quality in own work and encourage others to do the same.
* Support equality and value diversity, identifying when own or others behaviour undermines equality and diversity.
* Plan, develop, implement and assess approaches to promote health and well-being.
* Recognise and report situations where there might be a need for protection.
Specific Responsibilities
* Undertake, record and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate training.
* Urinalysis and preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathology laboratory.
* Blood taking and domiciliary bloods.
* Measuring and recording: blood pressure, pulse rate and rhythm, temperature, height and weight, body mass index, peak flow.
* ECGs.
* Blood glucose monitoring.
* Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions.
* Ensure GPs rooms and clinical treatment rooms are clean and well stocked.
* Undertake dressing procedures following local recommendations, complying with infection control principles and practice.
* Perform spirometry on patients after full training and assessment of competence.
* Give accurate and appropriate information to patients within own competence.
* Support clinicians in providing minor surgery.
* Plan, develop and implement ways of raising and promoting awareness of health and well-being, keeping records of what has been done.
* Provide support and encouragement to patients to self-manage their conditions as appropriate.
* Maintain the notice board in the waiting room and promote good health with educational material.
* Administer influenza, pneumococcal and Vitamin B12 vaccinations.
* Remove sutures and clips.
* Undertake new patient health checks.
* Act as a chaperone, when requested.
* Record information and activities undertaken with patients and carers in an accurate and timely fashion using computer systems and Read codes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths.
* Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care.
* Evidence of continued professional development.
* Qualified to NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care.
* Qualified in:
o wound management
o health promotion
Experience
* Experience of working in healthcare.
* Experience of dealing with public/patients.
* Experience of working in a GP practice.
* Experience of SystmOne clinical system.
Knowledge and Skills
* Maths and English to grade C or above.
* Demonstrates self-awareness, i.e. strengths and weaknesses, personal qualities and skills.
* Able to communicate routine information that requires tact and persuasive skills, or where there may be barriers to understanding.
* Excellent keyboard skills.
* Ability to organise own time and workload, and cope with occasional last-minute changes.
* Willingness to undergo education/training for both practice and service needs.
* Willingness to work towards professional and performance objectives (appraisal).
* Demonstrates motivation, reliability and commitment to team working and the development of others.
* Flexibility, commitment and adaptability.
* Ability to work within manual-handling policy.
* Ability to handle simple medical equipment and undertake phlebotomy (dexterity and manipulation skills).
* Must either be Hepatitis B immune or be willing to undergo an immunisation course.
* Ability to deal with occasional exposure to distressing circumstances or emotional events.
* Ability to cope with occasional exposure to difficult behaviour.
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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