Health Care Assistant

Simple and complex wound care

Health checks

Insurance medicals & other related documentation

ECG recording

Phlebotomy

Supporting GP in Family Planning clinics

Chaperoning duties

Blood Pressure Checks

Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses

Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation

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 surgery clinics

Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being

Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted

Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being

The undertaking of administrative tasks where relevant to assist with practice audits and patient monitoring.

The following are desirable not essential and training may be given if deemed necessary

Flu Clinic immunisations

B12 immunisation

Working under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager and strictly in accordance with specific Practice guidelines and protocols, the Healthcare Assistant will assist the Practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

We are GP teaching practice with a dedicated team committed to treat minor ailments, as well as providing specialist management of long-term conditions and clinics covering a wide range of healthcare issues for Brackley and the surrounding area. We have 5 partners, 5 salaried GPs in addition to 13 staff in the Nursing Team and Urgent Care Unit for a 16000 patient population.

In addition we have a wide range of specialist roles such as First Contact Physios, Clinical Pharmacists, Social Prescribers and Mental Health Support worker, providing a diverse service to our patients.

We are a SystmOne practice

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