North Shoebury Surgery has a fantastic opportunity for a healthcare assistant to join the practice, to support the nursing team, on a full-time basis for 37.50 hours per week, Monday - Friday.
Working under the direct supervision of the senior practice nurse, and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, you will assist the clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.
If you are a qualified and experienced healthcare assistant looking for a fresh and exciting challenge, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
* wound care, venepuncture, phlebotomy checks and administering of medicines and vaccines;
* new patient health checks;
* re-stocking and stock rotation of surgical equipment and vaccines;
* clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms;
* preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations;
* providing valuable health promotion and education for service users, their families and carers;
The role will offer you the opportunity to build on your experience, skills and competence, requiring you to work effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
About us
Located in Shoeburyness, the surgery provides a range of NHS primary care services and we aim to provide an effective, efficient and fair health care service to all our patients. Our professional team works extremely well together, and we have monthly clinical training sessions that are held here on site, open to all levels of the clinical team.
In addition to ongoing training, we provide the NHS pension scheme which is a defined benefits scheme - 20% employer contribution.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or willingness to undertake, as indicated by the CQC;
* Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent.
* A qualification in phlebotomy/venepuncture.
Experience
* Experience of working within a GP practice;
* Strong clinical skills;
* Confidence and competence in all HCA duties required for the post;
* Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills;
* Consistently confidential manner, as well as a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues;
* Ability to work independently and determine own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team;
* Strong organisational and time management 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.
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