Healthcare Assistant

Please see the below job

description for the full detail and specification for the Healthcare Assistant

position.

Working under the direct supervision of the Nurse Lead 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.

Job

Blood

pressure check

New

patient health checks/heart checks

ECG

recording

Phlebotomy

INR

testing

Spirometry

Chaperoning

Processing

and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses

Cleansing

and maintenance of surgical equipment

Vaccine/cold

chain storage, monitoring and recording

Surgical

equipment and re-stocking and stock rotation (excluding vaccines)

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

operations/coil and implant clinics

Assisting

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

Undertaking

specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and

taught specifically in relation to that individual

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

wellbeing

Any

other duties for which you have undertaken training and peer supervision e.g.

flu vaccinations, pneumonia and B12 vaccinations, dietary/lifestyle advice and

dressings

Confidentiality

patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in

relation to their health and other matters. They do so in

confidence

and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act

appropriately.

in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential

information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and

other healthcare workers. They may

also have access to information relating to the practice as a business

organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded

as strictly confidential.

patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of

the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with

the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the

protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety

The post-holder will implement and lead on a

full range of promotion and management their own and others health and safety

and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy,

the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control

policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited

To)

the workplace according to practice guidelines.

infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual /

professional requirements, and good practice guidelines.

management of the specimens process including collection, labelling,

handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport

arrangements.

clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those

protocols across the practice.

practices across the practice in relation to infection control,

cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed,

escalating issues as appropriate.

activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those

risks across clinical and patient process.

update knowledge and skills.

equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of

hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good

clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as

appropriate.

including training, use, storage and disposal

procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe

way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where

needed or escalation to responsible management.

correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately

when recognised.

patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards /

risks in relation to other work areas within the practice.

training as per guidelines.

handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection.

and training.

management and training, and equipment maintenance.

due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Equality and diversity

The post-holder will

support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues,

To include

in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting

them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies,

and current legislation.

the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.

in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental

and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional

Development

The post-holder will participate in any

training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such

Training to include

in an annual individual performance review, including taking

responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or

professional development.

responsibility for own development, learning and performance and

demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar

work.

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain

Quality within the practice, and will

other team members to issues of quality and risk.

own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly

or under supervision.

to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities

and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams

performance.

effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.

manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective

communication within the team and will strive to:

members.

and carers.

methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the

Implementation of Services

The post-holder will

practice policies, standards and guidance.

with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines

will affect own work.

in audit where appropriate.

We are a high achieving, forward

thinking and well organised teaching Practice. The team consists of 7 partners,

8 salaried GPs, an ACP, a Practice Pharmacy Team, Practice Based

Physiotherapists, 7 Nurses, HCAs and a capable and competent administration

support team.

The Practice aims to deliver high

quality care to over 17,800 patients, using SystmOne. We work from a

purpose-built surgery, hosting an extensive range of extended services. As a

training practice, there is an active undergraduate and post graduate teaching

programme in place. We are part of the Rushcliffe PCN and are a high achieving

Practice with full QoF and local enhanced service achievements. We have

recently received an OUTSTANDING CQC accreditation.

You can apply by sending a covering

letter and your CV to nnicb-nn.castle-hr@nhs.net

We will keep job applications for 6 months and if further vacancies become available, we will contact suitable candidates. If you do not consent to us storing your application, please inform us via nnicb-nn.castle-hr@nhs.net

Qualifications

Experience