Are you looking for a rewarding role within healthcare? Health Care Assistants are a crucial part of General Practice. The role allows you to make a positive impact on patients' health.
The successful candidate will need to be able to work autonomously as well as being part of the wider nursing team. As most of your day is spent on a one-to-one basis with patients, excellent communication skills are needed. The role requires being open-minded, tactful, keeping sensitive information confidential, working within your remit, having a genuine desire to work with patients and improve their health outcomes, being reliable, and having a caring and approachable nature.
Main duties of the job
1. Venepuncture
2. Chronic disease monitoring
3. New patient checks
About us
Excel Primary Care is a large GP Practice with 4 Partners, covering 18,000 patients, based over 3 sites in the area of Skelmersdale, West Lancashire.
We strive to provide high-quality care for our patients and have a good working environment for our staff. We are currently rated as good by CQC, a rating we have consistently achieved for a number of years.
Job responsibilities
The role involves working closely with our clinicians and administrative teams. There is a considerable amount of patient-facing activity with daily clinics which can consist of bloods, annual reviews, B12 injections, new patient checks, etc.
The role is key in assisting with the provision of treatment, health promotion, and patient education.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of working within a primary care setting
* Experience of using EMIS WEB and Docman
* Experience in Phlebotomy
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 2/3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent
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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