Healthcare Assistant (General Practice)NHS
Job summary
Market Surgery is delighted to be advertising for a Healthcare Assistant to join our friendly, diverse and highly skilled nursing team. This is an additional role as we grow and develop our current team.
We are looking to recruit a Healthcare Assistant for 30 hours per week.
Working days are 4 days per week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday)
Please note that previous applicants need not apply.
Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for overseas applicants at this time.
Interviews will take place on Monday 28th September
Successful applicants that may be registered patients with Market Surgery will need to register with another GP provider
Main duties of the job
Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) in primary care play a crucial role in providing comprehensive and patient-centred care. Their work contributes to the smooth functioning of the practice and patient health and well-being. HCAs in primary care have a wide range of duties, primarily focused on supporting patients and assisting the clinical team. They work under the supervision of registered nurses or other healthcare professionals, ensuring patients receive the care and support they need, ensuring comfort and safety. They will also play a vital role in health promotion, patient education, and administrative tasks.
Their responsibilities include supporting the Nursing and GP team with monitoring long term conditions which may require visiting patients homes, including residential homes. General duties include, venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring, sample processing and NHS Health Checks
Job description
The following are the core responsibilities of the healthcare 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:
a. Undertake NHS Health checks and New patient health checks where appropriate.
b. Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
c. Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximitery, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately
d. Facilitate routine and Home BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
e. Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
f. Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
g. Carry out BMI checks as directed
h. Act as a chaperone as required
i. Undertake venepuncture
j. When trained, carry out ear irrigation under the supervision of the practice nurse
k. Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
l. ECGs
m. Provide support during minor operations as required
n. Ensure clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
o. Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely and fridge temperature is checked and documented in accordance with practice policy and guidance.
p. Ensure clinical waste and sharps are correctly disposed of in accordance with the practice IPC policy
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
About us
At Market Surgery we fundamentally believe that our staff are the most important aspect of our business. They often work in challenging situations and staff morale is of the upmost importance to ensure effective, safe, and patient centred care is offered.
As such we offer to prospective candidates an outstanding package of benefits to our staff. We offer colleagues a variety of additional benefits including:
- NHS Pension
- Generous Annual Leave entitlements
- A variety of other leave entitlements including absence.
You'll be joining a large and yet cohesive team at the Surgery which consists of 49 staff members across both clinical and administrative fields
We also work closely with other GP practices across Rotherham, particularly with the other GP practices of Health Village Dearne Valley PCN of which we are an active member.