Health Care Assistant: Sponsorship Available

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will offer general assistance to the Practice clinical team, liaising closely with the Practice Nurse Lead.

The HCA will be involved primarily in:

– Assisting in the provision of a phlebotomy service

– The management of laboratory samples for the Practice

– Undertaking well person checks

– Urinalysis

– ECG recording

– Chaperoning patients

– Cleaning and sterilising instruments and equipment

– Maintenance of equipment, including keeping records of when external checks are due, e.g. calibration

– The daily recording of refrigerator temperatures

– Ordering of stock and re-stocking clinical rooms

– Simple dressings

The health care assistant will also be responsible for:

– Documenting patient consultations in the clinical system

– Maintaining appropriate records to ensure continuity and quality of care for patients

– Involvement in Practice development, identifying service changes and in line with clinical needs locally

– Maintaining records of appointments, financial transactions, and other administrative duties

– Maintaining skills at the current level and undertaking such training and development as required to maintain personal competency

– Participation in all activities required by CQC registration

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

• Patient facing role
• General Practice experience

Qualifications

Essential

• Good understanding of spoken and written English.
• Desire to develop skills and qualifications under continuous professional development.

Desirable

• Good standard of general education including Maths and English at Grade C and above (or equivalent).
• Health and social Care qualification such as Care Certificate or NVQ level 2 or 3.

Skills

Essential

• Work within teams
• Flexible approach and ability to demonstrate empathy
• Maintain accurate records
• Be organised and able to prioritise tasks
• Basic IT skills (MS Office, Internet)
• Able to take instruction and follow requests made
• Willingness to learn
• Desire to help, assist and improve the lives of Patients

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Homewell Practice