Job Summary
Health Care Assistant
An opportunity has become available for a Health Care Assistant at Darnall Primary Care Centre.
We are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and motivated Health Care Assistant to work with this forward thinking service, which provides excellent care and has a passion for improving health outcomes for patients.
Working as a vital part of the practice team, the healthcare assistant will assist the clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be a Health Care Assistant who, as a minimum, is trained or is able to be trained in venepuncture, BP checks, flu vaccines and simple wound care and training for these tasks can be provided if necessary.
In your role as HCA you will benefit from our nurse group meetings and regular educational meetings to support your learning and development. On appointment you will have a short induction into the service and support will always be available when needed from our Clinical Nurse Lead.
Full UK driving license required.
Tier 2 Visas not supported.
About Us
Primary Care Sheffield (PCS) is a GP-led organisation. Our shareholders are 75 GP practices in Sheffield covering over half a million patients. As well as providing a unified voice for general practice in the city, we play an active role both within our Accountable Care Partnership (ACP) and the wider South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System (ICS).
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties And Responsibilities
1. Phlebotomy
2. Health Checks
3. Basic Wound Care
4. Ear irrigation
5. Pre Diabetic checks, including foot checks
6. Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
7. B12 injections and flu vaccinations
8. BP/weight/height checks
9. Chaperoning duties
10. Cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment as necessary
11. Clearing and re-stocking of consulting rooms
12. Medical consumables stock control and ordering
13. Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions
14. Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being
15. Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual
16. Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted
17. Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being
18. Escalating clinical and safeguarding concerns appropriately.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
* NVQ III or relevant equivalent training, knowledge and experience in a Health Care Assistant profession.
* Phlebotomy training.
Experience Essential
* Working with people including those from different cultures and backgrounds.
* Taking bloods
Knowledge and Skills Essential
* Ability to work unsupervised
* Ability to use initiative and work independently
* Competent to undertake Administration tasks
Other Essential
* Good interpersonal skills
* Committed to providing patient centred care
* Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
* Self-motivated
* Willingness to develop and learn new skills
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Primary Care Sheffield
Address
Primary Care Sheffield Ltd
28 Kenwood Park Road
Sheffield
S7 1NF
Employer's website
http://www.primarycaresheffield.org.uk/ #J-18808-Ljbffr