Healthcare Assistant
Full description
Mansion House Surgery is looking for a dynamic and dedicated Bank Healthcare Assistant to join our busy Practice and Clinical Team. This role will specifically support HCA clinics. The role is varied and includes seeing patients to take bloods, blood pressure, patients with hypertension, providing flu vaccinations and providing patients with 24 hour ECGs. Training in some of the areas would be provided
Main duties of the jobWorking underthe direct supervision of the lead practice nurse and strictly in accordancewith specific practice guidelines and protocols, the healthcare assistant willassist the practice clinical team with:
ECGrecording
Chaperoningduties
SupportingSonographer in Ultrasound clinics
Processingand management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
Sterilising,cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment
Vaccine/coldchain storage, monitoring and recording
Surgicalequipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation
Clearingand re-stocking consulting rooms
Preparingand maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patientcare interventions, including assisting GPs during the performance of minoroperations
About usMansion House Surgery is a 7,600 patient training practice based in the centre of Whitehaven. The building is a Georgian built town house which has been structurally modified to provide clinical space and facilities. Whitehaven is an historic seaside town with pockets of deprivation which has experienced regeneration developments over the last few years.
Our practice values kindness, approachability, friendliness and compassion alongside high standards of clinical care. Our working environment is supportive and collaborative. We are a training practice and have a diverse clinical team including three Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician and Respiratory Physio. We also teach medical students and GP Registrars. We work very much as a team and encourage and value everyone\'s contributions.
The practice has a shared belief in the delivery of high quality, patient centred and evidence based healthcare. There is a strong emphasis on continuity of care and a commitment to continue developing patient services.
We are a practice that performs well in QOF and other national and local agreed services and we currently hold a GOOD rating with the CQC. We are proud of having:
A supportive multi-disciplinary team on site
Highly skilled nursing team
Very good staff retention rates
A North Cumbria wide Ultrasound Service running clinics in our own surgery as well as local community based hospitals
A 24 ECG service for Copeland patients
Job responsibilitiesDuties and responsibilities:
ECGrecording
Chaperoningduties
SupportingSonographer in Ultrasound clinics
Processingand management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
Sterilising,cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment
Vaccine/coldchain storage, monitoring and recording
Surgicalequipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation
Clearingand re-stocking consulting rooms
Preparingand maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patientcare interventions, including assisting GPs during the performance of minoroperations
Assistingin the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being
Undertakingspecific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated andtaught specifically in relation to that individual
Helpingto raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted
Assistingwith the collection and collation of data on needs related to health andwell-being
Person SpecificationQualificationsNVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalentPhlebotomy accreditedImmunisation and Vaccination accreditedExperienceExperience of working directly in a healthcare assistant role, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement (including unpaid work)Experience working within a GP PracticeDemonstrates an understanding of Clinical Governance skillHealth and Safety AwarenessBasic first aid knowledgeKnowledge and SkillsAbility to work as part of a teamOrganisational skillsConfident around other Health ProfessionalsDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Salary: GBP 24000 - 36000 per year