Health Care Assistants in Primary Care

We are offering a great opportunity for 2 new Healthcare Assistants to join our dynamic and responsive team who are committed to providing accessible, high-qualityhealthcare. Church Street Medical is a thriving practice set in the historic riverside town of Tewkesbury Our commitment to our patients is demonstrated byour organisation being one of the first to recruit Nurse Practitioners,Clinical Pharmacists and Paramedics who support our team in the surgery.

We continue to invest in a broad range of new technologies to support the deliveryof primary healthcare in these busy times.

You will need, Relevant experience, which includes skills such as stitch removal, ECGS,dressings, wound care management, samples processing, urinalysis and vaccinations. These are just of few of the variety of skills within the role,along with the lifestyle advice in managing long term conditions.

You would be working alongside a part of ateam but also autonomously with effective time management skills and patient appointment bookings.

Future role development for the right candidate if a requirement is needed in surgery

Take a holistic approach to lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intakeand exercise.

Undertaking long-term condition health checks and liaising with the relevant nurses.

Good standard of education including qualification in English and Maths (GCSEgrade A-C, or equivalent)
Use of clinical IT systems

Knowledge of Information Governance and Caldicott Principles Understanding of Clinical Governance Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information

Excellent interpersonal skills and time management

Experience in Phlebotomy is desirable but not essential, for the right candidate, training will be provided.

Flexible to meet the demands of the post and the ability to adapt to achanging environment.

Who are we?

Church Street is part of Inspire Healthcare who has five practice sites across Cheltenham, Tewkesbury& Cirencester. We currently employ 26 doctors, 35 nurses and over 50non-clinical staff to care for our 34,000 patients (with our list sizes growing every day!).

For more information, please visit our website

Job Summary
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The Health Care Assistant will carry out assigned tasks involving direct care in support of, and supervised by, a registered nurse.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required
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To assist and support all qualified nurses sharing the responsibilities for achieving the following objectives:

• Provide and maintain the standard of patient care required by the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Surgery Policies and Procedures.
• Use resources efficiently.
• Contribute towards the establishment of an environment conducive to good patient/staff morale and inter-personal relationships.
• Play an active role in developing and supporting the nursing team.

KEY AREAS:

Roles and Responsibilities
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• Carry out designated tasks as instructed by the Qualified Nurse.
• Acknowledge the need to demonstrate confidentiality relating to patient information and records.
• Communicate promptly, effectively and courteously to patients, staff and visitors, recognising the importance of directing enquiries to the Qualified Nurse.
• After training and assessment of competence the HCA to be able to undertake the following tasks:
• Recording of Blood Pressure
• To record height/weight of patients and smoking status
• To undertake health check screening to an agreed protocol and report any findings accurately to qualified staff
• Undertake simple dressing of wounds after assessment by qualified nurse
• Perform ECGs and 24hr ECG Monitoring
• Take appropriate blood specimens as requested by doctor/nurse
• Test urine specimens and accurately record results
• To undertake INR clinics
• To facilitate Smoking Cessation Clinics

Clerical Duties:

• To assist qualified nurses in organising clinic appointments to send patient letters and accurately record information.
• To assist in any nursing audits that may take place.

Other Duties:

• To keep all nurses rooms stocked with appropriate stores and keep all cupboards clean and tidy.
• To keep all trolleys clean and instruments clean.
• To assist with monitoring of stock levels to ensure effective use of resources.
• To restock doctors rooms as necessary and keep their procedure trolleys clean and tidy.

Communication:

• To generate and keep accurate and concise clinical records in accordance with NMC guidelines.
• To be aware of data protection issues particularly within a GP surgery.
• To liaise effectively with other health professionals both inside and outside the organisation, with regard to accepting and making clinical referrals.
• Communicate effectively with patients and relatives, considering differences in language, literacy and culture.
• As well as the nursing team there is a need to work closely with administration staff at the surgery.
• It will be necessary to attend and contribute to various practice meetings as requested. The only reason for not attending will be annual, study or sick leave.
• Communicate effectively with other team…