Healthcare Assistants (various hours available) - Burnham / Highbridge

Working under the 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.

The post-holder will also work within the Minor Injuries Unit, supporting the Emergency Care Practitioner and Primary Care Practitioner in the assessment and management of patients presenting with minor injuries and urgent primary care needs. The Healthcare Assistant will assist with clinical observations, wound care, patient preparation and general support to ensure safe, effective and timely patient care in accordance with practice protocols and scope of practice.

New patient health checks BMI, Urinalysis

ECG recording

INR monitoring

To undertake Doppler testing

hypertension guidelines, issue HBPM in accordance with practice policy

Phlebotomy including perform annual blood

tests, BP, BMI, ACR as requested for patients with chronic diseases

Urinalysis MSU, ACR in accordance with

practice policy

Wound Care suture removal in accordance with

practice policy, following training

Chaperoning duties

Processing and management of laboratory samples

requested by GPs/Nurse

Administer influenza vaccines according to PSD,

following training

Administer B12 injections according to PSD

To undertake Spirometry for GP to interpret

results

Primary Care Practitioner in the Minor Injuries Unit, assisting in the

assessment and management of patients presenting with minor injuries in

accordance with training and practice protocols

Assist with the management of minor injuries

including wound care, dressings, basic observations and preparation of patients

for clinical assessment where appropriate and within scope of practice

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 operations, coils and implants

Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of

patients health and well-being

Help 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

Assist with recall systems

Lifestyle advice, (diet, weight, exercise,

smoking cessation, alcohol) making necessary referrals within PHCT and local

support services

Maintain health promotion information in waiting

room designated for patient education

Any other duties as instructed by management

Healthcare Services (Symphony) provides NHS primary care provision across 21

sites within Somerset, linked to 14 general practice contracts. The

organisation cares for approximately 132,000 patients and employs around 600 staff.

Symphony is a subsidiary of

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and manages its services through the support of a

central team (including HR, finance, corporate and operational governance).

Providing NHS services is at

the heart of what we do. Specifically, our vision is to be at the forefront of

sustainable, high quality general practice, collaborating with our communities

to improve experiences and health outcomes. We work closely with our practice

teams to grow, enhance, and transform our services for the benefit of patients

and staff.

Symphony welcomes

applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups. When

undertaking recruitment and selection for our services, Symphony is committed

to equality opportunity for all.

Symphony offers an NHS or

NEST Pension, a fantastic range of employee benefits and salary sacrifice

schemes (see attached poster), along with flexible working from day of

employment and an agile approach to hybrid working (where applicable).

We look forward to hearing

from you and receiving your application.

Experience

Desirable: - Previous experience of working in a Primary Care setting

Knowledge and Skills

Desirable: - Previous experience using EMIS web; - Able to use own initiative; - Able to work under pressure; - Able to work in a changing environment

Qualifications

Essential: - Care Certificate; - NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care; - English & Maths GCSE (or equivalent) - at pass level

Desirable: - HCA Training