Health Care Assistant

3 weeks ago

Workington, United Kingdom James Street Group Practice Full time

**Workington GP Practice**

**Health Care Assistant**

**Job Summary**

Working under the direct supervision of the senior practice nurse 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. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, following policy and procedures.

**Main Responsibilities**

Injectable’s (supported by Theory, competencies & certificate & in-line with national search criteria as foundation of PSD):

- COVID Injections - Following provision of Certificate & Competencies documentation
- Influenza vaccinations (Adults 18 years and over) Following provision of Certificate & Competencies documentation
- B12 injections - (Following initiation by GP & loading dose by Practice Nurse) - Following provision of Certificate & Competencies documentation
- Pneumonia vaccinations - (Adults over 65) - Following provision of Certificate & Competencies documentation
- Shingles vaccinations - (In line with National searches) - Following provision of Certificate & Competencies documentation

**Clinical & Administrative duties**:

- Phlebotomy
- NHS Health Checks
- To carry out calibration of Health Check Machine in line with national protocol - Liaison with Practice Manager
- QOF long term condition management - working alongside Practice Nurse for patient reviews, any areas of QOF appropriate to role and at discretion of Practice Nurse, GP &
Practice Manager
- Blood-pressure checks
- Urinalysis (Dip stick urines in line with our urines policy - liaising with Practice Nurse/GP)
- Weight Management checks (where felt appropriate by GP/Practice Nurse/Dietician)
- Diabetes Foot checks as part of annual Diabetes Reviews
- Simple dressings (supported by Practice Nurse)
- ECG recording
- Chaperoning duties
- Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
- Sterilising, cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment
- Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
- 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/joint injections where appropriate
- 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 well
- being
- Any other clinical or administrative duties in line with your individual skill set and felt appropriate to this role

**Confidentiality**:
In the course of seeking treatment, 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 the performance of the duties outlined 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. Information relating to 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):

- To conform for needs with regard to COVID and PPE standards across the Practice sites
- Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
- Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
- Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
- Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice, including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by s

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