Health Care Assistant

4 weeks ago

Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom The Blackmore Vale Partnership Full time

**Health Care Assistant Blackmore Vale Partnership**

**Part time 16-18 hours per week, Wednesday and Friday across 3 sites (Sturminster Newton, Shaftesbury and Marnhull).**

**Closing date: 31st May 2024**

**Interview date: 18th June 2024**

**Previous Applicants need not apply.**

**Duties and responsibilities**:

- Primarily taking, collecting, and storing samples of blood in accordance with training and procedures will be your fundamental job role.
- Experience in undertaking ECG’s, blood pressure, urinalysis/samples
- Ensuring that the patient is as comfortable and relaxed as possible and confirming their agreement to the collection of a blood sample
- Ensuring samples are stored in appropriate containers.
- Accurate, legible labelling of all samples to confirm patient identity
- Chaperoning duties
- Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses such as urine, faeces and sputum.
- Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions, restocking rooms.
- The post holder will be a key team player within our large nursing team. You will work alongside GPs, Nurse Practitioners and Administration staff providing advice and support for the wider multidisciplinary team including District Nurses and the Frailty Team.

You will need a full driving licence as this post will require you to work across our 3 sites Shaftesbury (Abbey View), Sturminster Newton and Marnhull.

**Hours of work**: Approx 16-18 hours per week. These must be worked on a Wednesday and Friday.

Pay scale is : £22779.97 to £24363.82 pro rata depending on experience

**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, Surgery staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Surgery 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 Surgery may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Surgery policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

JOB TITLE: HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT

**REPORTS TO**:Clinical Manager

**HOURS**:Full time/Part Time to cover core hours 08:00 - 18:30

**LOCATION**:Based at Sturminster Newton Medical Centre, Abbey View Medical Centre & Marnhull Surgery with ability to move across sites if required

**Pay Scale**: £22779.97 to £24363.82 pro rata depending on experience

**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 including but not limited to:
**Duties and responsibilities**:

- New patient health checks
- ECG recording
- Phlebotomy
- Spirometry
- 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
- 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
- Perform urinalysis
- Measuring and accurately recording patient blood pressure
- Measuring and accurately recording patient height and weight measurement
- Giving appropriate and predetermined advice and guidance to patients on healthy eating and living
- Undertaking electrocardiograms and downloading the results onto the computer and in to the patients electronic record
- Undertaking phlebotomy procedures
- Prepare all equipment and facilities and assist with minor surgical procedures
- Act as a clinician chaperone at the request of patients or clinicians
- To develop and maintain relationships with the patient, families, carers or their advocates
- To report any problems/cha

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