Health Care Assistant

5 months ago

Buxton, United Kingdom Hartington Surgery Full time

**Job Description Job Details Job Title**: Health Care Assistant Salary Scale: TBC dependent upon experience Hours of Work: Ad-hoc/flexible to provide cover for holidays and work based placements Organisational Requirements Accountable to: GP Principal /Practice Manager/Practice Nurse Job Purpose Summary of role: To be a member of the practice-based nursing team on an ad-hoc/flexible basis. To assist health care professionals in the delivery of a high standard of patient care that this is sensitive to patient needs. Formal Qualification(s) required to fulfil the duties of this post: NVQ in Primary Health Care or Completion of 15 core standards of Care Certificate Experience of working in a health care environment and involvement in the delivery of health care and phlebotomy. Duties and Responsibilities Key area of responsibility: Assist the practice team in the delivery of direct patient care, ensuring that patient safety and well-being is always respected.

Communicate courteously and effectively with patients, relatives and carer's in the language of their choice. Ensure that the Practice Treatment room is kept clean and tidy and that the equipment is in working order, clean and available for use. Carry out health assessments on newly registered patients e.g. testing urine, blood pressure checks, heights, weights and taking simple medical history.

Report, and document, all matters pertaining to patient care, changes in condition/circumstances, to a relevant member of the nursing or medical team. Undertake phlebotomy, carry out ECGs, blood pressure checks, INRs, blood glucose testing, cardiac and ABP monitoring and urinalysis. Act with regard to confidentiality and sensitivity of issues relating to patients, their care and treatment. Record and document all patient contacts.

Have knowledge of, and act, within the boundaries of health and safety and data protection legislation. To ensure proactive health promotion. To maintain up to date CPR/life support competencies. Provide ear care advice and treatment of wax desirable not essential.

Administer dressings/wound care in accordance with infection control policy - desirable not essential. To comply with the following: - o Practice Policies and Procedures. o Health, Safety and Fire Regulations. Risk Management It is a standard element of the role and responsibility to manage risk in all actions.

Confidentiality All employees of the practice are required to maintain strict confidentially in accordance with practice policies and data protection laws.

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