Health Care Assistant NVQ Level 3NHS

Job summary

St Austell Healthcare are seeking an NVQ Level 3 Healthcare Assistant to work alongside our highly skilled multi-disciplinary team that includes Practice Nurses, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Urgent Care Nurses, Paramedic/Urgent care Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists, Physiotherapists and Mental Health Nurses. We are a busy practice that provides a service to approximately 38, 000 patients.

You will have good communication skills, demonstrating empathy and compassion whilst ensuring privacy, dignity and confidentiality at all times, be able to work under pressure, and work within a large team.

The post holder will provide clinical care as directed by the Lead Nurses. Working under the supervision of the Lead Nurses, responsibilities will vary, involving the implementation of clinical care packages, phlebotomy and assessment, treatment and the evaluation of patients care.

Candidates MUST have NVQ level 3 certificate.

** PLEASE NOTE: We do not offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK **

Main duties of the job

Clinical Skills

• Undertake, record and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate training.
• Undertake phlebotomy (venepuncture).
• Urinalysis and preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathology laboratory.
• Measuring and recording:
• blood pressure
• pulse rate and rhythm
• temperature
• height and weight
• body mass index
• peak flow
• Perform ECGs and record results accurately,
• Blood glucose monitoring.
• Provide wound care, dressings, and suture/clip removal (as trained).
• Support long-term condition management by performing routine checks (e.g. diabetes foot checks, spirometry if trained).
• Give accurate and appropriate information to patients and groups within own competence.
• Support clinicians in providing minor surgery.
• Administer vaccinations and immunisations (following appropriate training and PGD/PSD protocols).

Job description

Clinical Skills

• Undertake, record and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate training.
• Undertake phlebotomy (venepuncture).
• Urinalysis and preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathology laboratory.
• Measuring and recording:
• blood pressure
• pulse rate and rhythm
• temperature
• height and weight
• body mass index
• peak flow
• Perform ECGs and record results accurately,
• Blood glucose monitoring.
• Provide wound care, dressings, and suture/clip removal (as trained).
• Support long-term condition management by performing routine checks (e.g. diabetes foot checks, spirometry if trained).
• Give accurate and appropriate information to patients and groups within own competence.
• Support clinicians in providing minor surgery.
• Administer vaccinations and immunisations (following appropriate training and PGD/PSD protocols).

Administrative Duties

• Plan, develop and implement ways of raising and promoting awareness of health and well-being, keeping records of what has been done.
• Provide support and encouragement to patients to self-manage their conditions as appropriate.
• Record information and activities undertaken with patients and carers in an accurate and timely fashion using manual or computer systems and Read codes.
• Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions.
• Support infection prevention and control, including stock rotation and equipment cleaning.
• Ensure GPs rooms and clinical treatment rooms are clean, well-stocked, and carry out stock date check duties.
• Establish and maintain communication with a range of people on a range of matters in a form that is appropriate to them and the situation.
• Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others.
• Contribute to the improvement of services.
• Maintain quality in own work and encourage others to do the same.
• Support equality and value diversity, identifying when own or others behaviour undermines equality and diversity.
• Plan, develop, implement and assess approaches to promote health and well-being.
• Recognise and report situations where there might be a need for protection.
• Ophthalmology clinic HCA cover as and when needed.

About us

St Austell Healthcare has 5 sites around St Austell and Mevagissey and there will be a requirement to move between sites. Hours to be arranged between 8.00 and and 8.00 pm Monday to Friday, with rota participation on a Saturday from 9am to 5pm .

Advantages include:

• 6 weeks annual plus bank holidays per year (pro rata)
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice electric car and bike schemes
• Free staff wellbeing support
• Staff sick pay (dependent on length of service)
• Additional long service annual leave