Job summary
Due to staff changes we are looking for a hardworking and enthusiastic Health Care Assistant to join our team. The ideal candidate will be an experienced Health Care Assistant in a GP Practice or similar community setting. We offer a stable working pattern, usually over Monday to Friday with a late finish of 8.30pm on Thursday evening.

We are looking for longer shifts to cover Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursday (with a 2030 finish time).

You will work with an established nursing team of our Lead Nurse / ANP and 2 Prescribing Nurses, a Long Term Conditions Practice Nurse a Treatment Room Nurse, an Assistant Practitioner and a Health Care Assistant in our modern purpose-built GP Practice.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Access to your own transport is required to enable you to carry out home visits.

We welcome applications from individuals with a strong work ethic and a willingness to be flexible to meet the needs of our patients and wider team.

Salary dependant on skills and experience.

Main duties of the job
You will enjoy working independently as well as part of a team, have good communication skills, want to learn and adapt with changes in the role and be able to work under pressure. Main duties include phlebotomy, INR monitoring, health checks for patients prior to Long Term Condition reviews, ECGs, infection prevention, visiting patients in their own home and assisting GP led contraceptive and minor surgery clinics.

About us
We are a team of 5 GP Partners and 4 salaried GPs, a great nursing and admin team, and a supportive management team. We have daily clinical meeting time which allows time for informal gathering and teambuilding.

When you join us as a salaried GP you will have the benefit of your own patient list, fair allocation of work and 15 minute routine appointments.

Job responsibilities

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by GPs and nursing staff, within the boundaries of clinical protocols
• Maintain Infection Prevention and Control standards including cleaning of equipment and clinical areas
• Maintain stock in GP rooms, rotating stock as required to avoid waste
• Prepare and maintain environment and equipment before during and after patient care such as during the performance of minor operations
• Vaccine/cold chain storage including fridge temperature monitoring recording and download of data for audit purposes
• Phlebotomy
• Chaperone patients and clinicians as required
• Raise awareness of health and well-being
• Assist in the assessment and surveillance of patient health and wellbeing including those with long term conditions
• Processing of urine samples
• ECG monitoring
• Vaccinations such as influenza, shingles, pneumonia and vitamin B12 for eligible patients under PSD
• Safe disposal of clinical waste in accordance with infection prevention and control
• Maintain accurate records
• Assist in audit, CQC compliance, QOF etc

Qualifications
Essential

• Phlebotomy or willingness to train
• Flexible and adaptable
• Confidentiality
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Understanding of personal boundaries, autonomy and accountability
• Awareness of the impact and implications of decisions and activities on patients
• Awareness of personal development needs, actively pursuing self-development to improve effectiveness
• Professional approach

Desirable

• NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care OR HCA Care Certificate
• General Practice or NHS community experience
• Knowledge of infection control or an interest to develop in this area
• CQC Standards
• Simple Dressings or interest to develop in this area
• Removal of stitches/staples or an interest to develop in this area

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.