Health Care Assistant

5 days ago

Ipswich, United Kingdom PrimaryCareCareers Full time

**About the Role**:
Barrack Lane Medical Centre is looking for an experienced health care assistant (HCA) to join the practice in this vital patient-facing role with both clinical and administrative responsibilities. The role is offered on both a full time and part-time basis. The total number of hours is negotiable but you will be required to work on Fridays.

Main purpose of the role is to provide HCA services to the practice population.

Main duties include:

- Carry out base-line observations such as Blood Pressure, Height, Weight, BMI, urinalysis and record findings accurately.
- Wound care, venepuncture, phlebotomy checks, ECG recording, and administering of vaccines.
- Undertake appropriate investigation, clinical observations and interventions following agreed guidelines for patients with long term conditions.
- Ensure that all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session.
- Update patient health records.
- Ensure that medical supplies are in stock.
- Act as a chaperone where required.
- Assist GP during the performance of minor operations.
- Communicate with patients, relatives, and carers including providing valuable health promotion and education.

The role will offer you the opportunity to build on your experience, skills and competence, requiring you to work effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Please see full job description attached:
All applicants should have the following skills and qualifications:
Qualifications and experience - these are a requirement to be considered for the role:

- Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent.
- Experience of working within a GP practice.

Essential knowledge, skills and experience:

- Strong clinical skills including venepuncture/phlebotomy.
- Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
- Confidential manner with a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
- Ability to work independently, determining own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Strong organisational and time management skills.**About Us**: Barrack Lane is a busy practice in the town centre of Ipswich, Suffolk. We have a practice population of over 20,000 patients. The practice is based on two sites, the main surgery in the centre of the town, and a branch surgery at Stoke Park.
Our Clinical Team is made up of GP partners, salaried GPs, advanced nurse practitioners, advanced care practitioners, dietician, paramedics, physicians associate, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and a practice nursing team and HCAs. This team is supported by a strong administrative, coding and care-navigating team.

Barrack Lane is part of a PCN (Primary Care Network) with Ivry Street Medical Centre, in Ipswich, and the two practices cover a population of 32,000 patients. The PCN allows the practices to share resources and offer an enhanced service to our patients. The PCN employs care co-ordinators and social prescribers to work with patients, especially our vulnerable patients, to help them to access the best care.

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