Healthcare Assistant

We arelooking for a Healthcare Assistant to join our team providing general practiceservices including; Phlebotomy, ECGs, wound care/simple dressings, AdministeringInjections such as Flu and Pneumonia, long term condition reviews, such asdiabetes, asthma, NHS Health checks, INRclinics, Learning disabilities, smoking cessation etc.

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants will be required to demonstrate their right to work in the UK at interview.

Main duties of the job

All aspects of Healthcare assistantcare, with potential to develop skills in line with the needs of the businessand your personal interests

Other job responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Under indirect supervision, assist in thedelivery of primary health care interventions and care effectively andefficiently
• Prepare and maintain environments and equipmentbefore, during and after patient care interventions
• Monitors and orders stock levels andequipment
• Responsible for the security, care andmaintenance of equipment ensuring standards of infection control and safety aremaintained
• Act as chaperone as required/instructed
• Maintenance of accurate and legible patientrecords in line with organisational requirements this includes contemporarypaper records and electronic patient record system

About us

LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE is changing the face of primary care provision in England. We are bold,adventurous and ambitious and determined to thrive in uncertain times. We arethe largest true partnership in the NHS and operate from various sites acrossthe East Midlands. We serve the healthcare needs of over 170,000 patientsacross Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire. Joining our teampresents an opportunity to be part of a large organisation that is changing theway primary care is delivered today.

Living and breathing our values atLakeside Healthcare

Caring & Respect: Simply put we genuinely care aboutpeople: working together for our patients and our teams, our patients come firstin everything we do. We strive to ensure we connect and respond to all needswith compassion, care and respect to improve the lives and wellbeing of thecommunities we serve.

Teamwork & Quality: In all areas of our business we network, collaborate and learn from our Patients, Stakeholders and each anothert to ensure we are always striving to improve, making the right and bestdecisions to provide the best service.

Job responsibilities

The purpose of the post is to assist the GPs and nurse team in the delivery of safe, high quality primary care services to the practicepopulation. The post holder will undertake delegated tasks and duties under indirect supervision of members of the nurse team. The post holder will work within clear parameters and lines of accountability after appropriate training and assessment of competence. The requirements of the post are linked to theHealth Education England: District and General Practice Nursing ServiceEducation and Career Framework.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Basic English and Maths GCE level C and above (new grade 4 and above)
• Ability to accept training, coaching and guidance (in prep for Care Certificate study)
• Completed Care Certificate
• Qualified to NVQ level 2
• Other recognised forms of educational attainment

Experience

• Previous healthcare experience in clinical role
• Experience within a health care setting and/or primary care

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.