Health care AssistantNHS

Job summary

Staff are Prospect Medical Group are dedicated to providing excellent patient-centred care and working with our diverse community.

The role will include long-term condition management, sample taking, assisting in smear, minor injury clinics, extended access clinics.

We are looking for a highly capable, enthusiastic, and motivated person. The successful candidate will also be confident, have excellent organisational skills, and be able to self-manage.

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK or ILR. we do not offer sponsorship any applicants not meeting this criteria will not be offered the role.

Main duties of the job

To provide the full range of the HCA role within Primary care and support to other professionals and to patients of the practice including treatment, screening, chronic disease management and advice within the professional competence of the post holder. Support and work effectively within the clinical team.

All duties will be carried out in accordance with the standards of a HCA and with regard to the various practice protocols. The candidate will be within of a nursing team responsible for ensuring that the practice provides an excellent level of service of nursing care relevant to the practice population.

Job description

The following are the core responsibilities of the Healthcare Assistant in delivering health services. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

Consult with patients and their families to undertake assessments of patient need

Deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion, long-term condition management and patient education

Be an integral part of the general practice team

Provide clinical support to registered nurses and other healthcare professionals within the organisation

Deliver basic clinical care interventions under supervision, supporting continuity of care and patient safety initiatives

Act as a chaperone as required

Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation

Provide support during minor operations as required

Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the organisations IPC Policy

Work within national and local protocols where these exist

Be aware of your duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children

Recognise the boundaries of their practice and know when and to whom patients should be referred

Support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements

Support the administrative team on an as-required basis

Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes

Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times.

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Healthcare Assistant has the following wider responsibilities:

Participate in any audits as directed

Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care

Support and participate in shared learning

Complete opening and closing procedures in accordance with the duty rota

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.

About us

Prospect Medical Group is a long established, friendly and forward-thinking GP practice in the west end of Newcastle Upon Tyne based in modern single site premises. We have 6 GP partners who employ 2 salaried GPs, 2 Nurse Practitioners, 4 Practice Nurses, 3 Healthcare Assistants as well as a team of dedicated and supportive administrative staff. We currently have a patient list size of around 14,000. We are highly involved in our PCN (Inner West Newcastle) and through this we benefit from pharmacists, physiotherapists, psychology, paramedics, a nurse associate, mental health workers and social prescribers who work also work for the practice.

Our collective purpose is to provide the best care to our patients.

We use SystmOne clinical system.