Are you seeking a change? We have a friendly and supportive team waiting to welcome you. Northgate Medical Practice serves a list of over 21,000 patients across 3 sites in both the City and rural areas, two of which are dispensing practices. In addition, we are the Lead Practice for the North Canterbury Primary Care Network.
We are looking for a full-time/part-time Healthcare Assistant. You will join a team made up of five nurses and three health care assistants.
Working hours to be confirmed.
Main duties of the job
Your role would be to take bloods, blood pressures, ECGs, B12 injections, as well as assisting in minor operations. There is scope to undertake dressings and dopplers, 24hr ECGs, 24hr BPs, and diabetic foot checks.
As well as your clinical duties, you will be involved in infection control audits under the leadership of our Lead Nurse.
You will also have responsibility for ordering medical supplies and checking and replenishing these in the various clinical rooms.
Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Healthcare Assistant
Responsible to: Manager
Job summary:
Working under the direct supervision of the practice nurses and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the healthcare assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.
Duties and responsibilities:
* Urine sampling
* Blood pressures
* ECG recording
* Wound care/removal of sutures
* Administration of B12
* Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation
* Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during, and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations
* Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients' health and well-being
* Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual
* Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted
Health & Safety:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others' health, safety, and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include:
* Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
* Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
* Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
* Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and keeping them free from hazards
* Actively reporting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognized
* Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holder's role
* Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually)
* Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Communication:
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will:
* Communicate effectively with other team members.
* Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
* Recognize people's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
This role is considered to be a developmental position and the job holder will be encouraged to develop personal and business skills.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of working within a nursing team
* Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
* Experience of working in primary care
* Experience of working in a GP practice
Qualifications
* Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care
* Qualified in Phlebotomy
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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