Job summary
Health Care Assistant
An opportunity hasbecome available for Health Care Assistants at Primary Care SheffieldPractices, for 18 hours and 26 hours per week at Heeley Surgery, Darnall Primary Care and North Darnall Health Centre.
We are looking for a reliable,enthusiastic and motivated Health Care Assistant to work with this forwardthinking service, which provides excellent care and has a passion for improvinghealth outcomes for patients.
PCS Practices sit acrossSheffield and ideally applicants would drive or travel freely as we may needthem working in different sites on different days. We are a very friendly and close-knit teamconsists of GPs, Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Clinical Pharmacist,Physio, and other Healthcare Assistants and an experienced administrativeteam. The work is always interesting andoften challenging however it is also hugely rewarding. The team is supportive,with excellent and experienced clinical support on site.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will bea Health Care Assistant who, as a minimum, is trained or is able to be trainedin venepuncture, BP checks, flu vaccines and simple wound care and training forthese tasks can be provided if necessary.
In your role as HCA you willbenefit from our nurse group meetings and regular educational meetings tosupport your learning and development.On appointment you will have a short induction into the service andsupport will always be available when needed from our Clinical Nurse Lead.
About us
Primary Care Sheffield (PCS) is a GP-led organisation. Our shareholdersare 75 GP practices in Sheffield covering over half a million patients. As wellas providing a unified voice for general practice in the city, we play anactive role both within our Accountable Care Partnership (ACP) and the widerSouth Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System (ICS).
Musthave clean British Driving Licence and Primary Care experience.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Phlebotomy
Health Checks
Basic Wound Care
Ear irrigation
Pre Diabetic checks, including foot checks
Processing and management of laboratory samplesrequested by GPs/nurses
B12 injections and flu vaccinations
BP/weight/height checks
Chaperoning duties
Cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipmentas necessary
Clearing and re-stocking of consulting rooms
Medical consumables stock control and ordering
Preparing and maintaining environments andequipment before, during and after patient care interventions
Assisting in the assessment and surveillance ofpatients health and well-being
Undertaking specific clinical activities fornamed patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation tothat individual
Helping to raise awareness of health andwell-being and how it can be promoted
Assisting with the collection and collation ofdata on needs related to health and well-being
Escalating clinical and safeguarding concerns appropriately.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. NVQ III or relevant equivalent training, knowledge and experience in a Health Care Assistant profession.
2. Phlebotomy training.
Desirable
3. Wound management
4. Spirometry
5. Vaccination training
Experience
Essential
6. Working with people including those from different cultures and backgrounds.
7. Taking bloods
Desirable
8. General practice experience
9. Experience of undertaking audit
10. Blood pressure
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
11. Ability to work unsupervised
12. Ability to use initiative and work independently
13. Competent to undertake Administration tasks
Desirable
14. Wound care dressing and removal of sutures/clips
15. Urinalysis
16. Smoking cessation advice
17. Ear syringe
18. Nursing observations and measurements
Other
Essential
19. Good interpersonal skills
20. Committed to providing patient centred care
21. Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
22. Self-motivated
23. Willingness to develop and learn new skills