Health Care Assistant in a Gp Surgery

2 months ago

Charing, United Kingdom Charing Surgery Full time

**Overview**

We are a forward thinking training practice, supportive of continued education, personal development and focussed on providing high quality patient care to approx. c.11,000 patients. This is a permanent role, offering a minimum of 30 hours per week, to include a competitive salary (Dependent on experience) NHS Pension, Private Health Care

You will be joining an enthusiastic, well led and innovative practice team comprising:

- 9 GPs and 4 Nurse Practitioners
- Training practice
- Excellent nursing, practice management and administration support staff
- EMIS Clinical System
- Modern purpose built premises
- In house pharmacy, integrated into the practice offering multiple services to patients
- In house Minor Surgery, Ultrasound, Hearing Services, Dermatology clinic, Urology Clinic
- Full range of enhanced services and outstanding QOF achievement
- Part of a progressive and well established PCN
- Recognised by CQC as Outstanding in many areas

**Job summary**

You will be joining a friendly and supportive clinical team of ANPs, practice nurses and health care assistants and we would expect you:

- To provide support to and work in collaboration with the general practice team to meet the needs of our practice population.
- to be responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision making within the parameters of their qualifications and role requirements.
- To prepare consulting rooms for efficient consultation.
- To perform some clinical tasks and support Doctors and Nurses with clinical procedures within the boundaries of their skill set.
- To order and maintain clinical stock within clinical rooms and the main nursing cupboard.
- Supported by the nursing team within the practice, the Health Care Assistant (HCA) will deliver care within the boundaries of their role and in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols.
- undertake clerical and administration duties

**Main duties of the job**

Main Responsibilities (according to training provided)
- To prepare consulting rooms, monitor, order and maintain clinical stock levels and manage stock rotation as agreed with the practice nurses.
- Health Checks Blood Pressure, Height, Weight, BMI
- Health screening of patients with Pre-Diabetes, undertaking Health checks, Blood glucose monitoring, venepuncture, and diabetic foot checks.
- ECGs
- Monitor fridge temperatures in accordance with practice policy
- Maintain necessary supplies in doctors rooms i.e. forms, specimen bottles etc.
- To test urine specimens using appropriate equipment, manage DART requests and record as requested
- Assist GPs and Nurses in providing minor-surgery sessions, coil fits and implanon insertions.
- Removal of stitches and support practice nurses in delivering wound management for patients with non-complex wound care
- To ensure that specimens brought in by patients or taken by doctors or nurses are ready for collection by the pathology service

**Salary**: £10.45-£11.75 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Private medical insurance

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
All patients and staff are required to wear face masks and the surgery adheres to the highest infection control procedures.

Application question(s):

- How many years experience do you have as healthcare assistant in another care setting

**Experience**:

- working as a Health Care Assistant in a GP Surgery: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 06/08/2023

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