Healthcare Assistant

The post will include administrative duties to support the team. MAIN DUTIES: Undertake new patient & annual NHS health checks Support the practice nurse team with health promotion programmes Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required Support the practice nurse team with the management of chronic disease clinics to include diabetes. Training provided where necessary. Carry out BMI checks as directed Act as a chaperone as required When trained, administer flu vaccinations, B12 injections etc.

Carry out ECGs as requested and follow up with the requesting clinician Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation Provide support during minor operations as required Ensure clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session Manage clinical consumable stock including ordering and rotation Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate EDUCATIONAL Identify personal development and training needs Participate in clinical supervision To participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skills PERSONNEL Maintain good relations Take reasonable care of his/her own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her act or omission Co-operation with the Practice to ensure all members of the team adheres to statutory regulations/policies and codes of practice and departments safety rules Offer innovative ways of working and opportunities to facilitate learning Facilitates a learning environment within the team Maintains a caring environment through the support of colleagues CONFIDENTIALITY In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation.

All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential. Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data. HEALTH AND SAFETY The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, the Practice Health & Safety Manual and the Practice Infection Control Policy and Published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to): Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory/contractual/professional requirements, and good practice guidelines Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the Practice including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by staff Responsible for hand hygiene across the Practice Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols and implementation of those protocols across the Practice Active observation of current working practices across the Practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses/training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment.

Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and dispo