Castlefields Health Centre is looking to expand its HCA team by employing a full time Health Care Assistant. We are a busy General Practice situated in the heart of the Castlefields Estate in Runcorn, Cheshire. The successful candidate will join an existing team of HCAs, so you will have plenty of support! Your day to day role will see you managing your own clinics, going out on home visits as well as assisting the GPs in a variety of other patient facing clinics we have here at the Health Centre.
Main duties of the job
You will see a variety of patients in your clinics and during home visits. Some (but not all) of your duties will be chronic disease monitoring (for QOF), ECGs, BPs, weight monitoring, new patients medicals, Health Check assessments, INRs, assisting GPs in minor surgery clinics, IUD/contraceptive implant clinics, six week baby clinics, chaperoning GPs when required to do so.
About us
Castlefields Health Centre is a friendly, supportive, high achieving, dynamic, well established & innovative 8 Partner PMS practice, committed to serving our population in an area of high deprivation. Along with five other Practices in the locality, we form part of Runcorn PCN.
We provide a highly committed & caring service to our 14,900 patients & are looking to add to our already wonderful team by recruiting an enthusiastic and forward-thinking HCA.
Castlefields Health Centre has highly motivated teams including:
* 8 GP Partners
* 3 ANPs (one specialising in the care of over 75s, one specialising in MH)
* 3 Practice Nurses
* Practice Employed Counsellor
* Community Matron
* Experienced A&C teams and Receptionists
Occupying a lovely modern purpose-built building means we have space for a range of visiting community services including District Nurses, Midwives, Podiatry, Physio, Phlebotomists, SMI Nurse, Substance Misuse Team, Continence Team, Speech & Language, Paediatric Physio, Health Visitors, Health Engagement & Health Improvement Team.
We are a training Practice with 3 of our GP Partners being GP trainers. 2 of our GP Partners were once GP trainees at Castlefields Health Centre!
We have a strong team of people working at Castlefields with many who have been with us over 10 years; we value the loyalty and commitment of all our team in caring for our patients together.
Job responsibilities
Your duties will include:
* Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior management staff and GPs
* Chronic disease monitoring in line with requirements of QOF
* ECGs
* Asthma/Peak Flow Readings
* Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
* Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture
* Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
* INR Monitoring
* Home visits as required for e.g. : BP, Bloods, ECGs etc
* Maintaining general tidiness and cleanliness of areas of work
* Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
* Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
* Undertake home visits for chronic disease monitoring.
* Monitoring QOF and undertaking call and recall of patients for chronic disease clinics
* Set up for and assist with:
o Minors surgery procedures
o IUD insertion and removal
o Implanon insertion and removal
o Assisting GP with Medicals
o Six-week baby clinics
o Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of working within a nursing team
* Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
* Experience of working within a Primary Care setting would be advantageous
Qualifications
* Qualified to NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care
* Experience of working in Primary Care
* Understanding the complexities of managing change
* Qualified to GCSE Level including English and maths
* Management and education of patients with chronic diseases
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Ability to work flexibly
* Ability to share information and good practice
* Ability to travel to home visits
* Qualified in phlebotomy
* Qualified to NVQ Level 3
* Knowledge of Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF)
* Knowledge of using Emis software
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.
Depending on experience, Salary is dependant upon experience.
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