Healthcare Assistant

2 days ago


Grays, United Kingdom College Health Ltd Full time

As **Health Care Assistant** you will work as part of the wider Nurse team to deliver a structured portfolio of work within your sphere of competency. You will assist our trained nurses and other health care professions in the delivery of key areas of work and the delivery of the highest quality patient care, ensuring a patient centered approach sensitive to the needs of individuals.

**Who are we?**

College Health Ltd is a leading Primary Care provider operating a network of GP Surgeries across Essex and Kent. We are energetic and innovative in our approach and leading the fight back in this Pandemic. We are known for providing high quality Primary Care services to in excess of 50,000 patients in Grays and Tilbury, Essex.

**Why work for us?**

We are a supportive and caring employer, and our Senior Management Team have an open door policy which allows staff the freedom to share their views and opinions of how we operate, ask questions in relation to their own employment and terms and conditions, or to express concerns or obtain clarity on various topics.

We are creative with our approach to Primary Care and have an amazing group of staff who share our passion and commitment to do the best for our patients.

**Main Responsibilities**

To carry out assigned tasks involving direct care of patients, with the support of the nursing team and with appropriate training.

Administrative tasks, and where appropriate training has been undertaken, extended roles.

To follow all practice procedures and protocols.

**Administrative**
- Maintain contemporaneous patient records
- Maintenance of dry stores and ordering stocks where necessary within practice

budget
- Exception report problems with equipment and supplies
- Maintenance of stock balances of vaccines and ordering as required
- Carry out admin to support QOF targets as required
- Carry out any associated administration in connection with audit activities (eg maintaining the phlebotomy spreadsheet up to date)
- Preparation for and support for Nursing Home visits

**Clinical**
- To deliver new patient health checks
- To provide a phlebotomy service for patients
- To deliver tissue viability/wound management to include dressings and compression bandaging after appropriate assessment by RGN
- Removal of sutures/clips
- Blood pressure checks and monitoring
- Recording ECGs
- Provide general urine testing and recording and specialist tests for glucose and micro albumin
- Weight/height measurement and management
- Assistance at family planning clinic once a month
- Chaperoning, as appropriate
- Infection control checklist including cleaning of any clinical equipment
- New patient health checks
- Venepuncture
- Urine testing/analysis
- Health promotion
- Smoking cessation/Lifestyle advice
- Flu under PSD
- Vaccination (with appropriate training)

**Pay and Benefits**
- 5 weeks annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Full Induction programme will be provided and further training and development opportunities will be available ongoing.
- Nurse Manager mentorship and supervision
- Regular Nurse and Clinical Meetings

A full driving licence will be essential as travel to various sites will be required.

College Health Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children so expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment as well.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Grays, RM17 6NB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Experience**:

- HCA: 2 years (preferred)
- Primary Care: 1 year (preferred)



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