Healthcare Assistant

Healthcare Assistant

A rewarding opportunity to join our team at Healthium Clinics, for a compassionate healthcare professional to support adults with health and wellbeing assessments in workplace, community and mobile settings across Oxfordshire.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you:
Clinical Support Worker, Healthcare Support Worker, Health Practitioner, Community Healthcare Assistant, Health Promotion Practitioner, Health and Wellbeing Practitioner, Health MOT Practitioner, Healthcare Practitioner, Wellbeing Practitioner

SALARY:
Competitive + Benefits

LOCATION:

The role involves travel and service delivery across workplaces, community venues and mobile or temporary settings throughout Oxfordshire

JOB TYPE:
Full-Time, Permanent

PLEASE NOTE:

Candidates will need a Full Driving Licence and own Vehicle

JOB OVERVIEW

This is a rewarding opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to deliver person-centred Health MOTs for adults aged 18 and over.

Working in workplace, community and mobile settings across Oxfordshire, the Healthcare Assistant will carry out clinical measurements, health and wellbeing assessments, brief interventions, health promotion, signposting and assisted self-referral.

Once trained and signed off as competent, the Healthcare Assistant will manage routine Health MOT activity independently within approved procedures, referral pathways and escalation protocols, with remote medical consultation available for exceptional clinical escalation.

ABOUT US

Healthium Clinics is a private medical clinic specialising in the latest anti-aging and medical treatments designed to improve your health and wellbeing. Based in the elegant Badgemore Park, our luxurious treatment rooms have ample private parking and a discrete entrance, with appointments to suit your busy schedule. Our experienced and qualified medically led team work closely with you to achieve great results.

DUTIES

Your duties as the Healthcare Assistant include:

* Health MOT Delivery:
Explain the Health MOT process, privacy arrangements and obtain appropriate consent

* Clinical Measurements:
Undertake and accurately record blood pressure, height, weight, BMI, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio assessments

* Assessment Tools:
Administer, score and record approved health assessment tools and questionnaires, including alcohol, smoking status, physical activity and mental wellbeing assessments

* Brief Interventions:
Provide Smoking Very Brief Advice, Alcohol Identification and Brief Advice and Making Every Contact Count interventions

* Results and Guidance:
Explain results clearly and provide appropriate lifestyle information to participants

* Escalation Pathways:
Identify abnormal findings and follow approved pharmacy, GP, urgent-care or emergency escalation pathways

* Health and Wellbeing Support:
Discuss additional needs where appropriate, including drug use, sexual health, domestic abuse, housing and financial wellbeing

* Safeguarding:
Recognise and appropriately escalate safeguarding and mental-health concerns

* Signposting:
Provide signposting or assisted self-referral to appropriate Oxfordshire health and wellbeing services

* Service Records:
Record service data accurately and contemporaneously using the approved data system

* Compliance:
Maintain confidentiality and comply with Data Protection, safeguarding, infection-control and Health & Safety requirements

* Equipment:
Use and maintain clinical equipment safely

* Development:
Participate in supervision, audit, competency review and continuing professional development

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

* Relevant Level 3 healthcare qualification, such as a Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support, Level 3 Healthcare Support Worker qualification, Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent relevant healthcare qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience

* Previous experience in healthcare, health promotion or a related field

* Experience working directly with patients, service users or members of the public

* Experience undertaking or supporting clinical observations or health assessments

* Ability to communicate sensitively about health and…