Job summary
Ryalls Park Medical Centre and Oaklands Surgery in Yeovil are looking for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join their team on a permanent basis. This role is for 33.5 hours per week, to be worked over 5 days.
Pay rate is £12.25 per hour, with an NHS or NEST pension offered.
You will have experience of working in primary care and be competent in healthcare duties. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills and an ability to organise their own time and workload.
Main duties of the job
Working under the direct supervision of the Lead / Practice Nurse and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the Healthcare Assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.
About us
Symphony Healthcare Services was established in 2016 as part of the award-winning Symphony Programme Vanguard, developing new models of care. We now support 21 practices across Somerset providing care for 134,000 patients.
Symphony has developed a model where each practice is encouraged to operate autonomously, but as a subsidiary of Somerset Foundation Trust and with the backing and economies of scale from a central support team (particularly for HR/People Services and strategic management matters).
Providing NHS services is at the heart of what we do. Our vision is to ensure that primary care is sustainable for patients and practices in Somerset, and we aim to be a national exemplar for primary care provision. We work closely with our practice teams to support, develop and transform patient care and working practices with innovation and technology at the heart of what we do. We also work hard to make sure primary care has a loud voice in Somerset.
Job description
Main duties and responsibilities include:
- New patient health checks - BMI, Urinalysis
- ECG recording
- INR monitoring using Coagucheck and INR Star
- To undertake Doppler testing
- Blood Pressure Monitoring following practice hypertension guidelines, issue HBPM in accordance with practice policy
- Phlebotomy including perform annual blood tests, BP, BMI, ACR as requested for patients with chronic diseases
- Urinalysis MSU, ACR in accordance with practice policy
- Wound Care suture removal in accordance with practice policy, following training
- Weight Management
- Chaperoning duties
- Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses
- Administer influenza vaccines according to PSD, following training
- Administer B12 injections according to PSD
- To undertake Spirometry for GP to interpret results.
- Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation
- Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms
- Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations, coils and implants
- Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being
- Help to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted
- Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being
- Assist with recall systems
- Lifestyle advice, (diet, weight, exercise, smoking cessation, alcohol) making necessary referrals within PHCT and local support services
- Maintain health promotion information in waiting room designated for patient education
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- English & Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
- NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care
- Care Certificate
Desirable
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate excellent communication skills
Desirable
- Previous experience using EMIS web
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working as a HCA or equivalent
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in Primary Care/ or similar NHS setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Symphony Healthcare Services Limited
Address
Ryalls Park Medical Centre
Marsh Lane
Yeovil
Somerset
BA21 3BA
Employer's website
https://www.symphonyhealthcareservices.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.25 per hour
Expected hours: 33.5 per week
Schedule:
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 18/11/2024
Reference ID: E0215-24-0265
