Healthcare Assistant
Posted 5 days 22 hours ago by NHS
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a caring, enthusiastic, and highly motivated Health care Assistant to join our team at Wells Health Centre. We are seeking a part-time Health Care Assistant to join our busy team - this role is for 27 hours over four days.
This is a varied and challenging role where clinical supervision and opportunities for training and development is provided by a supportive team.
A caring nature is essential, along with the willingness to communicate effectively with our patients and maintain a professional manner whilst working in a busy environment.
The successful candidate will be flexible in approach; able to share their skills and talents as part of a team; be fast and keen to learn new skills and confident to make and communicate decisions.
The successful candidate will have experience of working in a Primary Care Setting but must be competent in phlebotomy and health care assistant duties as well as be able to carry out patient vital sign observations.
Main duties of the job- Measurements of height, weight, and BMI
- Urinalysis
- Measurement of blood pressure, temperature, and pulse
- Diabetic foot checks
- Assist clinicians in emergency management of patients
- Provide relevant health promotion literature for patients
- Deal with pathological specimens. Check forms are correctly completed. Arrange for specimens to be sent to the path lab and record details of what was sent
- Follow infection control standards
- Ensure clinical rooms are well stocked and compliant
- Contribute new ideas to improve patient care
- Attend educational training courses that relate to your job and the objectives of the federation, when requested
Wells Health Centre is a small GP Practice on the Norfolk coast rated as Outstanding by the CQC. It provides care to around 3300 patients in and around Wells-Next-the-Sea. In January 2022 the Burnham Market partners joined with Wells Health Centre and the two sites are running as sister sites within the same partnership.
Job responsibilitiesIfyou would like to find out more information about this role, please see theattached job specification.
Person Specification Qualifications- Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or willingness to undertake, as indicated by the CQC;
- Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent;
- Competent in carrying out vital sign observations
- Competent in supporting long term conditions
- Confident in dealing with people
- Reliable
- Ability to work under pressure, as part of a team & to use your own initiative.
- Good organisation skills
- Good understanding of confidentiality and diplomacy
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.