Community Diagnostics Health Care Assistant

2 weeks ago

Morecambe, United Kingdom Morecambe Bay Primary Care Collaborative Full time

Be Part of Something Truly Special in Morecambe Bay

**Who Are We?**

Morecambe Bay Primary Care Collaborative is not just any NHS service provider. Rooted in a genuine care for our local community, we operate on a "not-for-profit" basis, tirelessly committed to the well-being of every patient in Morecambe Bay.

**What's Happening?**

We're on the brink of unveiling our new Community Diagnostic Centres. First up is our spoke site in Heysham, with Barrow soon to follow next year. As part of the NHS's flagship Community Diagnostic Centre programme, we're proud to collaborate with the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust to directly benefit our local community.

Envision this: state-of-the-art, user-friendly equipment, perfectly tailored rooms, hassle-free appointments, and the unwavering promise of making a tangible difference for patients awaiting diagnostic tests.

**Why Might You Be Interested?**
- Fresh Perspectives_: Embrace the latest diagnostic equipment. Offer modern healthcare, with traditional values.
- Purposeful Work_: Experience the daily reward of helping your local community. Play your part in local people’s diagnostic journey towards their needed treatment.
- Genuine Team Spirit_: Team up with dedicated colleagues, attending to patients referred directly from our member GP practices and Hospital colleagues.

**Who Are We Looking For?**

From seasoned professionals to newcomers looking to break into healthcare, if your heart is set on community care and you're intrigued by diagnostics, we would love to hear from you.

Our openings include:

- Trainee Diagnostic Technicians
- Trainee Health Care Assistants
- Diagnostic Technicians
- Nurses
- Senior Technicians
- Lead Nurse
- Project/Service Manager
- Administrators
- And even a General Practitioner

It's worth noting that MBPCC also manages the Primary Care Training Hub for our region. Education and development is what we do - if you want to expand your skills we can support you to grow.

**Why Join Us?**

Yes, we offer competitive pay. But beyond that, imagine the joy of being part of a close-knit team, linking closely with Practices across Morecambe Bay. Plus, you will learn, grow, and make a real difference in people's lives.

**Post**:Community Diagnostics Health Care Assistant**

**Accountable to**:
**Reports to**:
**Salary**:£11.70 per hour

**Hours**:37.5

**Base**:Heysham CDC Clinic

**Job Purpose**:

- Morecambe Bay Primary Care Collaborative are involved in the delivery of

Community Diagnostics, the role is to support patients through a diagnostic pathway. Community Diagnostics is a group of diagnostic test and procedures that require skills and competencies to provide the diagnostics interpret results and direct patients to next stages.
- To support the Community Diagnostic Services in the delivery of services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.
- The Health Care Assistant will support and deliver required and specific clinical tests, observations and interventions to patients.

**Key Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Assist the service team to deliver effective implementation of management of patients and their needs.
- Managing the requirements of the patients, following set protocols and delivery of specified actions. This includes using the practice computer systems for input of information for recall and screening purposes. Accurate and efficient input of data for contract purposes is also required
- Aid the service team with implementation of new initiatives in the delivery of

Community Diagnostic procedures.
- Encourage the development of integrated services within Primary Care to include integrated practice-based teams and multidisciplinary working.
- Recognise the opportunities for working in partnership with the Primary Health and secondary care teams.
- Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new
- patient diagnostics.
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects and interactions
- Clinical skills will include some or all of the following (this list is not exhaustive):

- General treatment room skills
- Urinalysis
- Spirometry
- Warfarin (INR) monitoring
- Phlebotomy
- ECG
- BT, BP and Weight
- Hypertension
- Diabetes
- Asthma/COPD
- CHD
- Performance Reporting
- Support the implementation of evidence-based guidelines in conjunction with the practice nursing team.
- Participate in an annual appraisal.

This job description is neither definitive nor exhaustive and may be reviewed in the light of changing circumstances at a personal or organisational level.

Any changes will be made in consultation with the post holder through the appraisal and revie

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