Healthcare Assistant

Healthcare Assistant General Practice

Are you an experienced Healthcare Assistant? We are looking for a Healthcare Assistant who will assist the GP's practice, nurse and ANP team in the safe, caring and effective delivery of the care management of the practice population.

Salary: £13,963.73 - £14,600.00 per annum, DOE

Location:

North Park Health Centre, L20 5DQ

Contract:

Permanent

Shifts:

20 hours per week, Tuesday 08:00-16:00, Wednesday 08:00 - 13:00, Thursday 08:00-16:00

• Promote health education to all patients you come into contact with to keep them at optimum health.
• Work alongside clinicians measuring blood pressure, temperature, pulse, height and weight.
• Collect specimens as directed by clinicians.
• Carry out urinalysis on patients.
• Assist clinicians with application of non‑adherent dressings.
• Act as a chaperone when required.
• Knowledge of policies and procedures and adherence to them.
• Liaise with other services and organisations regarding services provided and current practices to develop best evidence‑based practices.
• Complete accurate records consistent with legislation and policy.
• Identify, assess, manage and escape any risks or incidents and support in sharing best practice.
• Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.

• NVQ level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care.
• Excellent communication skills and able to adapt to individuals' needs.
• Great customer service skills.
• Experience of working in a General Practice environment.
• Training certificates for BSL, Infection control, Information Governance, Safeguarding Adults and Children level 3.
• Flexibility to work across all PC24 sites.

Primary Care 24 (PC24) is a not‑for‑profit social enterprise established in 1990, delivering NHS contracts exclusively. The majority of our surplus is reinvested in patients and staff. We believe that primary healthcare should be accessible for everyone and are committed to delivering the best quality care we can, challenging social exclusion and working locally, where and when we can, to support our communities.

We combine the best of the NHS with social enterprise innovation, developing solutions for NHS primary care and caring for our clinicians so that they can, in turn, care for our patients.

• £13,963.73 - £14,600.00 per annum, DOE
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• 27 days annual leave (pro rata) – previous NHS service will be taken into account.
• NHS pension scheme
• NHS car fleet scheme
• NHS home electronics scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eligible to apply for blue light card
• Colleague wellbeing package – which includes a doctor line, access to Westfield rewards, wellbeing support and gym discounts.
• Colleague events

Come join our proud team! This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore, it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.