This is the perfect opportunity to be part of a diverse team providing assessment, advice, and referrals.
As a Bank Home Visiting HCA, you will be considered a key individual in executing Greenwich Health's home visiting service on behalf of participating practices. Without you, the service will not function efficiently.
You will be working independently out in the patients' residence, but also in collaboration with individuals offering clinical and logistical support. You will also have the induction support of being shadowed by a senior clinician for your first few sessions to ensure full comfortability in the role.
On your shift, you will be expected to work independently, using your own initiative. You will perform foot checks, phlebotomy, height and weight measurements, peak flow, and a range of other tasks for housebound patients.
This is a genuine opportunity to be a part of something new and exciting in South-East London, with a real opportunity for personal growth and to support housebound patients in your area. The service will run 1-1.5 days a week, which is the frequency at which shifts will be available.
Security and safeguarding measures will be in place, such as a GPS tracking alarm to carry, as well as regular communication with a coordinator to share any concerns. A lone worker policy is also in place.
Main duties of the job
Principal duties and responsibilities
1. Working with the admin co-ordinator, sending a PEM to the patients' practice, highlighting any areas that need referrals etc.
2. Checking equipment/paperwork necessary for the home visit, ensuring all is returned to base office and equipment used is replaced.
3. Complete the checklist/sign in & out sheet.
4. Carry out the required patient checks.
5. Ensure all findings are recorded onto the patients' record using EMIS.
6. Ensure communication is made with the service phone before and after each home visit.
7. Logging start and end mileage in mileage log.
8. Return to the office and ensure any equipment used is replaced.
Observations and information to be gathered by HCA:
* Examination
* Height
* Weight
* BMI
* BP
* Pulse
* Pulse rhythm
* Foot check (Diabetes)
* Peak flow (Asthma)
* Lifestyle
* Exercise
* Bloods (if relevant to patients' condition management)
* Urinalysis
About us
Greenwich Health is the GP Federation for the Greenwich Borough and has a not-for-profit ethos. This means we reinvest all our surplus into developing our staff, our organization and to support our GP Practices in being sustainable for the future. We are committed to providing quality of care to our patients whilst building resilience for General Practice and providing services and programmes of work to deliver care at scale to the Greenwich Population. This role will be part of an exciting opportunity to work within the Greenwich community supporting patients with long-term illnesses.
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
This is the perfect opportunity to be part of a diverse team providing assessment, advice, and referrals.
As a Bank Home Visiting HCA, you will be considered a key individual in executing Greenwich Health's home visiting service on behalf of participating practices. Without you, the service will not function efficiently.
You will be working independently out in the patients' residence, but also in collaboration with individuals offering clinical and logistical support. You will also have the induction support of being shadowed by a senior clinician for your first few sessions to ensure full comfortability in the role.
On your shift, you will be expected to work independently, using your own initiative. You will perform foot checks, phlebotomy, height and weight measurements, peak flow, and a range of other tasks for housebound patients.
This is a genuine opportunity to be a part of something new and exciting in South-East London, with a real opportunity for personal growth and to support housebound patients in your area. The service will run 1-1.5 days a week, which is the frequency at which shifts will be available.
Security and safeguarding measures will be in place, such as a GPS tracking alarm to carry, as well as regular communication with a coordinator to share any concerns. A lone worker policy is also in place.
For employees over the age of 25, use of the Greenwich Health car to travel between sites will be available. For those under 25, mileage will be covered by the company for using your own vehicle.
Candidates will be required to:
* Have up-to-date Basic Life Support Certification in Adult and Paediatric
* Have up-to-date Mandatory Statutory Training
* Be a team player, able to follow instruction and guidance from clinical seniors
* Demonstrate the Organisational values.
* Work well under pressure
* Work independently and make decisions
* Travel to different sites throughout the day
Communication and Relationship Skills
* Demonstrate excellent communication skills when collaborating with clinical and administrative team members as well as external partners, particularly our practices.
* Able to identify and take into consideration barriers to understanding and employ appropriate methods to ensure effective communication particularly where barriers are clinical in nature.
* Provide emotional support to patients and carers.
* Be aware of the procedures to follow if concerned regarding the protection of children.
* Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others.
* Hold good relationship building skills to develop strong relationships with key individuals within practices and the local healthcare system.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NVQ Health and social care
Experience
* Previous Experience of delivering long-term health condition checks
* Baseline Observation measurements
* Venepuncture and Cannulation
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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