You will be part of a supportive nursing team working alongside other Health Care Assistant and Practice Nurses to deliver high quality care for our patients.
We need you to be confident in wound care and ideally vaccinations and immunisations; we are able to support your learning in other areas of Primary Care.
Barnby Gate Surgery has 14,000 patients and is based in the lovely market town of Newark. We have a diverse population and you will provide a wide range of healthcare to them including helping them manage their long term conditions to improve the quality of their lives.
We are looking for someone to work 24 hours per week, but can be flexible with this and the salary would be between £25,000 to £28,000 pro rata depending one experience.
This is a varied role caring for our patients, many of whom have long term conditions.
You will be a committed clinician putting our patients at the heart of what you do; you will also need to be a great team player working with your colleagues to get the best outcomes for patients.
Barnby Gate Surgery is a friendly practice where we aim to provide great care for our patients. We have a mix of roles including prescribing nurses and pharmacists working alongside our GPs to provide holistic care.
The nursing team has a mix of highly skilled nurses and healthcare assistants working to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients. We provide lots of development opportunities within the team and have recently encouraged staff to train as Nurse Associates or as Registered Nurses.
At Barnby Gate Surgery we offer 5 weeks annual leave (plus bank holidays) pro rata, access to the NHS pension scheme, a free Employee Assistance Programme and have many social events throughout the year.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE: To provide support to the practice nursing team to enable them to function effectively
To prepare consulting rooms for effective consultation
To maintain clinical stocks such as vaccines and drugs
To provide care to patients according to and by following practice approved protocols
Job Title
Senior Health Care Assistant
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
The jobholder must work as part of a team, have the ability to organise
and prioritise own workload on a day-to-day basis and observe strict rules
about patient confidentiality at all times. The jobholder must know when
to seek direction from the Lead Practice Nurse, Doctor or Practice Manager
REPORTING
In the first instance report to the Lead Nurse and in their absence report to the Practice Manager.
SPECIFIC DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
The following are the core responsibilities of the Health Care assistant. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.To prepare consulting rooms and maintain stocks of examination instruments and specimen collection materials
To take and record blood pressures using templates as requested by doctors or nurses
Venepuncture
ECGs
24 hour ECGs
Teledermatology
Removal of sutures/clips
Administer vaccinations: Pneumococcal / Shingles / Influenza
Administer B12 injections
Diabetic Foot Checks
NHS Health checks
Long Term Condition Reviews
To test urine specimens using appropriate equipment and record as requested
To ensure that specimens brought in by patients or taken by doctors or nurses are ready for collection by pathology service
Complex and Simple dressings
To perform other clinical tasks as trained and agreed to meet the needs of the practice
To maintain accurate IT records of clinical tasks performed
To check and record fridge temperatures daily
To store instruments correctly
To follow protocols for all clinical procedures
To perform any other task within the skillset / training of the postholder e.g. Ear irrigation / assisting with minor operations / coil fits
QUALITY
Strive to maintain quality within the practice.
Assess your own performance and take accountability for your own actions, either directly or under supervision.
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on your own and your teams activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patient needs.
Effectively manage your own time, workload and resources.
COMMUNICATION
Communicate effectively with other clinicians and practice staff at all levels.
Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
Recognise patients needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SERVICES
Apply practice policies, standards and guidance.
Discuss with other members of the clinical team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect your own work.
Attend regular team meetings.
This document may be amended following consultation with the post holder, to facilitate the development of the role, the practice and the individual. All personnel should be prepared to accept additional, or surrender existing duties, to enable the efficient running of the practice.
