Health Care Assistant

4 days ago

Whitehaven, United Kingdom North Cumbria Primary Care Cumbria Full time

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**North Cumbria Primary Care (NCPC) - Copeland**

**JOB SUMMARY**

The purpose of the role is to assist the nursing team in the service and delivery of care management to our practice population. The post holder will work under the supervision of the nursing team and undertake tasks and duties delegated by them or a suitably qualified regulated professional.

The Jobholder will work within an established nursing team across the NCPC Copeland Surgeries as well as undertaking some home visits to deliver care to our housebound patients

The Jobholder will be required to cover for colleagues across the sites as needed - Fellview Health Care, Lowther Medical Centre, Queen Street Medical Centre and Seascale surgery.

**Job Title**:Health Care Assistant

**Reports to**:Locality Lead Nurse

**Job Purpose**:Assist in the care of practice patients, delivering a health care assistant service and associated administrative duties.

**Hours per Week: Full Time**

**JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Communication**
- To communicate effectively with patients/relatives and carers
- To communicate effectively with other members of the team.

**Clinical Skills**
- Undertake, record and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate training
- Urinalysis and preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathology laboratory
- Perform new patient health checks
- Measuring and recording following physiological measurements in routine presentations:

- Blood pressure
- Pulse, rate and rhythm
- Temperature
- Height and weight and body mass index
- Venepuncture
- Smoking cessation
- ECG recording
- Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions
- Ability to work within own scope pf practice and understand when to refer to nurses or GP
- Assist in raising awareness of health and well-being, and how it can be promoted
- To deliver designated care to our housebound population
- Give accurate and appropriate information to patients within own competence
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Assist clinicians in minor surgery and coil fittings
- Perform basic wound dressing changes according to a nursing plan
- Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
- With further training - foot checks and able to deliver some vaccinations.

**Information Process**
- Record information and activities undertaken with patients/relatives and carers using manual or computer systems as appropriate.
- Maintain confidentiality or information relating to patients, relatives, staff and the practice.
- Complete blue stream learning on information governance on line

**Health, Safety and Security**
- Identify the risks involved in work activities and undertake them in a way that manages risks
- Use appropriate infection control procedures and maintain work areas in each clinical room so that they are clean, safe and free form hazards including.

1.hand washing

2. collection and handling of laboratory specimens

3. segregation and disposal of waste materials

4. decontamination of instruments and clinical equipment

5. aware and adhere to the sharps policy

6. dealing with spillages of blood and bodily fluids
- Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of stock within area of responsibility

**Quality**
- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk in the care of patients
- Ensure own actions are consistent with clinical governance systems
- Practice in accordance with agreed standards of care
- Enable patients to access appropriate professionals within the team
- Ensure stock items under your control are ordered and available in the treatment and consultation rooms
- Be aware, read and adhere to the practices policies available in the practice staff hand book as well as the following
- Be aware of statutory child health procedures and statutory local guidance and referral criteria
- Know the health and safety policies and procedures within the workplace, including fire procedures, maintaining documentation, monitoring and maintain of equipment within your area of responsibility
- Use the computer safely

And any other policy within the surgery that guides your working practice.

**Equity and Diversity**
- Act in ways that recognise the importance of people’s rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with procedures
- Respect the dignity, privacy, needs and beliefs of patients
- Understand basic legal and communication issues regarding child abuse, family violence, vulnerable adults substance abuse and addictive behaviour
- Act as a chaperone

**Personal Development**
- Take responsibility for own developmental learning and performance, including participation in clinical supervision
- Take responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal development
- Work with senior nurse and management on any new training requirements
- To recognise and understand the roles and responsibilities of individuals working in the prim

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