Phlebotomist/health Care Assistant

**Ascot Medical Centre is looking for a part-time healthcare assistant to join our team. We are looking for someone who is reliable, punctual and willing to work hard. This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to grow in their career and be part of a dynamic team.**

**JOB DESCRIPTION**:
** Screening/information gathering. **Blood pressure checks, height, weight, BMI,
urinalysis, smoking status, pulse, temperature, pulse oximetry, diabetic foot checks.
- **Venepuncture. **Take blood samples as requested or in line with practice procedures.
- **ECG Recording**. Carry out ECG's for interpretation by a GP
- **Health Promotion**. Carry out new patient checks, NHS health checks and provide lifestyle advice.
- **Administration of medication**. Flu vaccinations, Pneumococcal Vaccinations, B12 (desirable)
- **Medical Students**. Accommodate medical students observing clinics and provide demonstrations as requested by GP
- Maintaining medical equipment for patients as needed.
- **Chaperone**. Act as a chaperone as required.
- **Non-clinical**. Stock ordering (medical), Health Promotion Materials, room maintenance, clinical waste and fridge temperature monitoring.
- **Home visits**. Visits with supervision from Practice Nurse for housebound/Care Home patients to carry out the above duties as required.
- **Advanced: Spirometry**. Undertake spirometry / reversibility as requested by a GP
- **Audit**. Participate in practice audit as directed by the audit lead
- **Local initiatives**. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
- **Continuing Professional development**. Support and participate in shared learning within the Practice. Performing other related duties as assigned by the Practice Manager or Clinical Supervisor.

**Requirements**:

- Must be able to pass a criminal background check to qualify for employment in the healthcare field.
- Must be able to function in a fast-paced environment.
- A professional demeanour and ability to maintain composure in high volumes of patient visits.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks at once and prioritise accordingly.
- Professional writing skills.

**Job Type**: Part-time. Mondays & Wednesdays : 18 hours with flexibility for additional hours, especially following bank holidays.

**Line Manager **:Lead Practice Nurse

**Accountable to**:Practice Manager & Partners

**Job Summary**:To support the Practice Nursing Team in the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the Practice multidisciplinary team, deliver care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The healthcare assistant will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education.

**GENERIC RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Equality, Diversity & Inclusion**
A good attitude and positive action towards Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, creates an environment where all individuals are able to achieve their full potential. Creating such an environment is important for 3 reasons:

- it improves operational effectiveness
- it is morally the right thing to do
- it is required by law

**Safety, Health, Environment and Fire (SHEF)**
This Practice is committed to supporting and promoting opportunities for staff to maintain their health, well-being and safety. You have a duty to take reasonable care of health and safety at work for you, your team and others, and to co-operate with employers to ensure compliance with health and safety requirements. All personnel are to comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Environmental Protection Act 1990, Environment Act 1995, Fire Precautions (workplace) Regulations 1999 and other statutory legislation.

**Confidentiality**
This Practice is committed to maintaining an outstanding confidential service. Patients entrust and permit us to collect and retain sensitive information relating to their health and other matters, pertaining to their care. They do so in confidence and have a right to expect all staff will respect their privacy and maintain confidentiality at all times. It is essential that if the legal requirements are to be met and the trust of our patients is to be retained, all staff protect patient information and provide a confidential service.
All staff must sign a Confidentiality Agreement at the start of their employment and complete mandatory training for Information Governance, GDPR and Data Security and Confidentiality.

**Quality Improvement**
To preserve and improve the quality of our output, all personnel are required to think not only of what they do but how they achieve it. By continually re-examining our processes, we will be able to develop and improve the overall effectiveness of the way we work. The responsibility for this rets with everyone working within the Practice to look for opportunities to improve quality and share good practice.

This Practice continually strives to improve work processes which deliver health care