Wellington Road Family Practice is seeking to appoint a Healthcare Assistant to join our fantastic family practice, based in Yate, South Gloucestershire.
15 hours per week - preferably across 2 days.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Nurse Manager, the purpose of the role is to support the practice nursing and administrative teams in the delivery of clinical and administrative services, working as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.
The Healthcare Assistant will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education while also supporting the administrative team on an as-required basis.
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities include:
* Undertake new patient health checks
* Support the Practice Nurse with health promotion programmes
* Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature and pulse rate, recording findings accurately
* Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
* Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
* Support the Practice Nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
* Carry out BMI checks as directed
* Act as a chaperone as required
* When trained, undertake venepuncture
* When trained, administer vaccinations and injections
* When trained, carry out ear irrigation under the supervision of the Practice Nurse
* Carry out ECGs as requested
* Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
* Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
* Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
* Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the organisations IPC policy
* Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Skills
* The ideal candidate will be well organised, have excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility and a commitment to working in a Practice environment.
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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