Health Care Assistant - Bristol, United Kingdom - Mendip Vale Medical Group

Mendip Vale Medical Group

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Bristol, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The post-holder will work in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, assisting the practices clinical teams in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

Undertaking delegated duties mostly without direct supervision in the Surgery, ensuring continuity and a high standard of care to all patients
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The post-holder will develop good working relationships with:

Patients
GP, ANP, nurses and other Surgery staff

Clinical Responsibilities:

To undertake a variety of delegated duties that are within the guidelines and protocols set by the Surgery.
To deliver a high standard of patient care as indicated in the care plan, reporting back as required.
Participate in the care of patients with long term conditions.
If competent, undertake reviews of patients with long term conditions e.g. diabetes, following Surgery guidelines and protocols, and reporting back to the senior nurse.
Engage in health promotion activity, giving life style advice to patients and carers according to Surgery policies, procedures and guidelines.
Undertake delegated nursing and rehabilitation procedures, for example:
Phlebotomy
INR testing
Blood Pressure measurement
Dressings
Administer seasonal flu and other vaccinations and injections under PSDs.
ECG recording
Ear Syringing
Diabetic Foot Checks
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Surgery policies/guidelines, e.g. confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients' health and wellbeing.
Chaperoning duties.
Daily clearing and restocking of clinical rooms.
Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions, including assisting GP's during the performance of minor operations.
To undertake any other duties commensurate with the post holder's grade as agreed with the Nurse Manager or Surgery Manager.
Contribute to service developments as requested.
A commitment to lifelong learning and audit to ensure evidencebased best practice.
Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
Contributing to the development of computerbased patient records.
Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data, contributing to the maximum Surgery performance under QOF.
Attending training and events organised by the Surgery or other agencies, where appropriate.

Communication

Adapt communication style and content to reflect different type of people when making contact.
Ability to receive sensitive or contentious information and process appropriately.
Promote positivity and effective working relationships with commissioners, other health care providers and other key health care providers and other key partners to support an integrated approach to high quality patient care.

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
Whilst performing the duties outlined in this Job Description, the postholder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their careers, surgery staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Surgery as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Information relating to patients, careers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Surgery may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Surgery policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety

Maintain own health, safety and security knowledge & understanding as defined in the surgery Health & Safety Policy.
Use personal security systems within the workplace according to surgery guidelines.
Identify the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
Make effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
Use appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.
Report potential & actual risks identified.

Equality and Diversity

Support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues.
Act in a way that recognizes the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Surgery procedures and policies, and current legislation.
Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, careers and colleagues.
Behave in a manner which is