Health Care Assistant

To assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care, as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs. Duties to include;

ECGs

Peak flow readings

24 hr BP

Venepuncture

Blood pressure measurements

Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician

Requesting basic pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs

Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate

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.

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

Any other duties within skill set that may be required

To assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care, as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs. Duties to include;

ECGs

Peak flow readings

24 hr BP

Venepuncture

Blood pressure measurements

Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician

Requesting basic pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs

Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate

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.

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

Any other duties within skill set that may be required

We are a very friendly, warm and welcoming practice with a 15,000 patient list size.

All staff are required to work between both Ferryhill & Chilton Practice.

We also cover Enhanced Access on a Monday evening 6pm- 8pm, one in four Friday's 6pm- 8pm and one in four Saturday's 9am 5pm.

Qualifications

Essential: - Maths & English GCSE grade 9-4

Experience

Essential: - HCA experience is essential; - Able to perform all duties in the job description is essential.

Desirable: - Experience of working in a GP practice