Bank Home Visiting HCA

This is the perfect opportunity to be part of a diverse team providing assessment, advice, and referrals.

As a Bank Home Visiting HCA youwill be considered a key individual in executing Greenwich Healths home visiting service on behalf of participating practices. Without you, the service will not function efficiently.

You will be working independently out in the patients residence, but also in collaboration with individuals offering clinical and logistical support. You will also have the induction support of being shadowed by a senior clinician for your first few sessions toensure full comfortability in the role.

On your shift you will be expected to work independently, using your own initiative. You will perform foot checks, phlebotomy, height and weight measurements, peak flow and a range ofother tasks for housebound patients.

This is a genuine opportunity tobe a part of something new and exciting in South-East London, with a real opportunity for personal growth and to support housebound patients in yourarea. The service will run 1-1.5 days a week, which isthe frequency at which shifts will be available.

Security and safeguarding measures will be in place, such as a GPS tracking alarm tocarry, as well as regular communication with a coordinator to share any concerns. A lone worker policy is also in place.

• -Working with the admin co-ordinator, sending a PEM tothe patients practice, highlighting any areas that need referrals etc.
• -Checking equipment/paperwork necessary for the homevisit, ensuring all is returned to base office and equipment used is replaced
• -Complete the checklist/sign in & out sheet
• -Carry out the required patient checks
• -Ensure all findings are recorded onto the patients record using EMIS.
• -Ensure communication is made with the service phone before and after each home visit
• -Logging start and end mileage in mileage log
• -Return to the office and ensure any equipment used is replaced.

-Observations and information to be gathered by HCA:

• oExamination
• oHeight
• oWeight
• oBMI
• oBP
• oPulse
• oPulse rhythm
• oFoot check (Diabetes)
• oPeak flow (Asthma)
• oLifestyle
• oExercise do they do any chair based exercise, go inthe garden etc,
• oBloods, (if relevant to patients condition management)
• Urinalysis

Greenwich Health is the GP Federation for the Greenwich Borough and have a not-for-profit ethos. This means we reinvest all our surplus into developing our staff, our organisation and to support our GP Practices in being sustainable for the future. We are committed to providing quality of care to our patients whilst building resilience for General Practice and providing services and programmes of work to deliver care at scale to the Greenwich Population.

This role will be part of an exciting opportunity to work within the Greenwich community supporting patients with long term illnesses.

This is the perfect opportunity to be part of a diverse team providing assessment, advice, and referrals

As a Bank Home Visiting HCA youwill be considered a key individual in executing Greenwich Healths home visiting service on behalf of participating practices. Without you, the service will not function efficiently

You will be working independently out in the patients residence, but also in collaboration with individuals offering clinical and logistical support. You will also have the induction support of being shadowed by a senior clinician for your first few sessions toensure full comfortability in the role.

On your shift you will be expected to work independently, using your own initiative. You will perform foot checks, phlebotomy, height and weight measurements, peak flow and a range ofother tasks for housebound patients.

This is a genuine opportunity tobe a part of something new and exciting in South-East London, with a real opportunity for personal growth and to support housebound patients in yourarea. The service will run 1-2 days a week, which isthe frequency at which shifts will be available.

Security and safeguarding measures will be in place, such as a GPS tracking alarm tocarry, as well as regular communication with a coordinator to share any concerns. A lone worker policy is also in place.

For employees over the age of 25, use of the Greenwich Health car to travel between sites will be available. For those under 25, mileage will be covered by the company for using your own vehicle.

Candidateswill be required to:

• -Have up-to-date Basic Life Support…