Health Care Assistants

6 months ago

Bournemouth, United Kingdom Bournemouth East Collaborative PCN Full time

**About us**

Bournemouth East Collaborative Primary Care Network PCN, comprises four like-minded practices working together in East Bournemouth, Dorset, with a strong reputation on quality improvement and investing in its employees. The PCN serves a population of approximately 53,000 patients with a diverse demographic.

**Practices part of the PCN are**:
Shelley Manor Medical Centre and Holdenhurst Road

Littledown Surgery

Beaufort Road Surgery

Southbourne Surgery

The PCN is committed to developing, supporting and sustaining a diverse workforce, representative of the community it serves. By working together with our different Network teams, we use our combined skills to provide a service that is joined-up, holistic, proactive and personal for the patient.

We are lucky that all our practices are located close to the sea and open green spaces

**Our Network teams include**:

- Enhanced Care Visiting team for frail housebound patients and those in care homes. The team includes visiting GPs, ANPs, Paramedic, Frailty Nurses, Care Coordinators, Pharmacist.
- BEC Urgent Care Treatment Centre working out of the Private Suite at Shelley Manor Medical Centre.
- First Contact Physiotherapy Practitioner service.
- Digital Care Coordinator, Digital Champions.
- Mental Health practitioners.
- Health & Wellbeing Coaches within Help & Care team.

**The role**

We are recruiting for **BANK** **HCA’s**, for **PCN Treatment Centre** based at Shelley Manor Medical Centre, Bournemouth BH5 1LX, including Out of hours service delivery.

**Salary: £11.45 per hour, Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 6.30pm. There is enhanced pay between 6.30pm-8pm during the week and on Saturdays.**
- **BANK HCA - PCN TREATMENT CENTRE **_

**Main duties and responsibilities (this list is not exhaustive)**:

- Working in the treatment centre under the direction of qualified clinicians.
- Phlebotomy including DOAC clinics
- To collect venous/capillary blood samples without harm to patient or self by following the phlebotomy standard operating procedures.
- To obtain such blood samples to a standard fit for laboratory testing ensuring collection, maintaining appropriate files & records as required.
- To ensure that all phlebotomy equipment and accommodation is properly maintained and suitable for use.
- Undertake ECG’s
- Dopplers
- Dressings
- NHS Healthchecks
- Hypertension clinics

Training will be provided in these areas, depending on experience. We are also able to support NVQ qualification.

**PERSON SPECIFICATION (this list is not exhaustive)**

**Essential criteria**
- GCSEs or similar, to include English Language and Maths
- Qualified in Phlebotomy
- To demonstrate and be up to date competency and understanding of phlebotomy technique and sampling conditions
- Ability to deal with distressed patients in an empathic, caring and compassionate way.
- Ability to write and maintain accurate clinical records
- Have strong IT skills and knowledge of MS Office
- To have working knowledge of SystmOne
- Good time management skills
- Be able to prioritise their day and be familiar with all routine blood tests and understand their clinical importance
- To be able to work independently within a team structure and possess excellent communication skills
- Demonstrate a flexible approach to work and to follow instructions and guidance given to them

**Desirable criteria**
- NVQ level 2 or Level 3 in Health and Social Care
- Previous experience of working in a Primary Care
- Previous HCA or Phlebotomy experience in a healthcare setting

**Training will be provided in these areas, depending on experience.**

**Equality & Diversity**

Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity, taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda.

The PCN is a friendly, flexible, forward thinking and a supportive Network.

**Benefits include**:

- Free parking on site
- Access to health service discounts online (Blue Light Card - there is a small charge) where well-known brands offer discounts to NHS employees
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free flu jabs
- Network events
- Dedicated support for health and wellbeing for all PCN staff
- Staff friendly policies to support work-life balance
- Cycle to work scheme (in the process of being developed)
- Staff events/functions

**Equal opportunity**

Bournemouth East Collaborative PCN is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants meeting the minimum criteria for the role will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, marriage or civil partnership status, gender, gender expression or gender identity, disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or veteran status.

**Immigration Act 2016**

**Bournemouth East Collaborative PCN is not a Tier Sponsor.**

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