The duties and responsibilities to be undertaken by members of the nursing team are varied and will differ from time to time under the direction of the Lead Clinical Practitioner / Clinical Lead Practice Nurse / Partners / Practice Manager, dependent on current and evolving Practice workload and staffing levels: Maintain patient confidentiality at all times To collect blood samples from patients as per practice policy To have an understanding of wound management and be able to undertake dressings and removal of sutures as deemed suitable by trained nurse on duty To undertake tasks such as ECGs, Dopplers, injection of B12, Pneumococcal and Influenza Vaccine once received appropriate training To undertake opportunistic screening such as BP, BMI, smoking status To undertake Health Care checks To encourage health promotion and lifestyle changes where appropriate To recognise signs of child and adult abuse and report to Lead Nurse To input information on the practice IT systems Ensure effective communication with others to enable the delivery of patient focused care To report any error or complaint in accordance with practice guidelines Any other tasks that may be deemed necessary from time to time and are appropriate to the training given/received in the role of Health Care Assistant To assist with Stock Control/Inventory for the Nursing Team Use NHS Systems in order to input data and support daily activities e.g. EMIS Web, Docman etc. (Training will be provided) To liaise with other members of NHMP staff as appropriate e.g. IT, Care Co-ordinators, GPs etc. To attend Team meetings To carry out any other tasks deemed suitable for the grade This vacancy is for 24 hours per week; Working days: Monday, Thursday & Friday.