Health Care Assistant

Your role will include

Maintaining the privacy, dignity, needs and cultural beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

participate in mandatory training as required

Work within general practice and the practice policies and procedures.

Phlebotomy, basic wound care, annual health checks, Stock checks and

You will be required to work within your scope of practice and training, you role will include

Phlebotomy Health checks Promoting healthy life style Basic wound care Stock control Blood pressures checks, using practice escalation processes Maintaining and monitoring of vaccination condition and temperatures Acting as a chaperone as required In house testing of urine samples Testing of emergency medical equipment Use the clinical system to record interactions To participate in audits To help identify vulnerable patients

We have around 8000 patients registered at the surgery. around 1/3 of these patients do not have English as a first language and therefore require additional support to access health care.

As a team, we promote the wellbeing of the patients and the team.

We have 42 members in our team, to include GPs, Nurses, HCA, Phlebotomists, Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, receptionist and an experienced admin team.

We are a training practice that invites students in to come and learn with us, including GPs, Nurses and pharmacy technicians. We believe in supporting team members to achieve goals through expereince and learning.

Qualifications

Essential: - GCSE level C or above; - Qualified in Phlebotomy; - Holds the care certificate; - NVQ level 2 in health and social care

Desirable: - Holds a clean driving licence; - Previous experience in primary care

Experience

Essential: - Experience working with a team; - Experience working in a clinical environment; - Experience working with individuals with care needs

Desirable: - Experience working in a GP practice; - Has previously worked on a care setting