Healthcare Assistant (HCA)NHS
Job summary
To provide nursing support to the Practice Nurse and General Practitioners to ensure the efficient and effective provision of the full range of nursing services to the patients of the practices with appropriate training. To work across all sites both in the North and South as required.
Assist with the preparation and cleaning of treatment rooms and treatment room equipment.
To maintain adequate clinical stock levels and medical stationery.
Main duties of the job
Health and Safety
To comply with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
To take responsibility for their own health and safety and that of other persons who may be affected by their own acts or omissions.
To undertake and be fully trained and conversant with fire regulations and health and safety and understand what to do in an emergency.
Equality and Diversity
To carry out at all times their responsibilities in line with Equal Opportunities Policy and Procedure.
Risk Management and Clinical Governance
To work within the Clinical Governance Framework of the practice, incorporating Risk Management and all other quality initiatives and all aspects of CQC implementation.
Confidentiality
To maintain confidentiality of information relating to patients, clients, staff and other users of the services in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 including outside of the work environment.Any breach of confidentiality may render an individual liable for dismissal and/or prosecution.
Safeguarding
Whilst in post, staff are expected to acquire and update their knowledge on safeguarding as per the intercollegiate document requirements and MMP policies.
Job description
General
To undertake any other duties commensurate with the role, within the bounds of his/her own competence as guided by the attached management framework.
To work across the various MMP sites as required.
In light of national policy and due to the needs of the business it may be necessary for the Partnership to alter the opening hours of the surgeries.This could incorporate different opening hours and weekend working which may effect when you are required to work.The post holder is expected to be flexible and accommodating, following consultation, in terms of any changes to operating times in the future.
To undertake all duties in line with the training and instruction provided by the Practice Nurse and General Practitioners.
Conduct weight and height measurements, test and record pulse, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
Test and record results of clinical urine specimens.
Venepuncture and the taking and preparing of pathology samples.
Domiciliary Visits if required for taking blood tests Bps etc;
Carry out routine patient dressings in accordance with practice guidelines after adequate training.
Perform ECGs on patients as requested by GPs.
Carry out various Health Checks to include NHS Health Checks, Pre-Diabetes Checks, Learning Disability Health Checks etc.
Assist with the regular monitoring of Diabetes patients, to include foot checks
Offer lifestyle advice to patients when advisable such as diet, exercise and alcohol advice with a view to health promotion
The collection of clinical waste ensuring appropriate storage prior to disposal.
Ensure adequate infection control procedures in treatment and consulting rooms.
The checking and recording of medical supplies on receipt and checking expiry dates.
Checking and recording of equipment and fridge temperature checks in line with MMP policies
Receiving telephone messages in the treatment room, recording and transmitting accordingly
The inputting of information onto the Practice clinical system.
Influenza & pneumococcal vaccinations and any other vaccinations appropriate to role in line with protocol once trained.
Administration of B12 injections as instructed by GPs.
Advise patients on Smoking Cessation
Chaperoning other Health Care professionals when required.
Work safely at all times in accordance with Legislative requirements and Practice Policy and Procedures.
About us
Midlands Medical Partnership is a Birmingham super-partnership currently caring for 72,000 Birmingham Cross-City CCG patients across North and South Birmingham operating out of 11 sites. The partnership was established in April 2009 and continues to grow as a single integrated primary care provider, alongside collaborative working with other similar organisations in our region as part of its strategic forward view. The vision behind the creation of MMP is to improve and develop all that is excellent about traditional GP services local GPs leading and working in local surgeries to provide long-term doctor/patient relationships based on the established values of trust and personalised care, whilst at the same time being part of a larger, more corporate business structure, allowing our practices and patients to benefit from the resources of a larger organisation, enabling us to improve the range and quality of patient services, improve access and patient responsiveness and improve learning across our organisation. MMPs core purpose is to work within a culture of quality to constantly improve the care and service we give our patients. This dynamic partnership with a team of over 250 clinicians and staff is managed by a single executive board, with centralised organisational functions, strong leadership and clinical governance structures.