Estates and Facilities Assistant - Lancaster, United Kingdom - Lancaster Medical Practice

Lancaster Medical Practice

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Lancaster, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Estates and Facilities Assistant

Accountable to:
Estates and Facilities Manager

Key Relationships:
Infection Control Assistant, Healthcare Assistants, Practice Nurses, Lead

Nurse Partner, Head of Corporate Services, Site Supervisors

Salary:
LMP GRADE 2 - £21,057 per annum, pro rata

Job Summary:

The post holder will work a specified number of hours per week, of which early mornings and late evenings will be considered.

The post holder will be responsible for the weekly and monthly stock takes at all of our sites, as well as ensuring that all sites have adequate stock and equipment for all clinics taking place during a working week.

The post will also work closely with the Estates and
Facilities Managers to ensure that sufficient stock levels are maintained and that items are ordered as required.

This is a key role in the Estates and Facilities team and provides an opportunity to work across the
Lancaster Medical Practice estate.

We are also currently advertising for an Infection Control Assistant, which could be undertaken alongside this role.

Key Duties/Responsibilities

Weekly vaccine count
Weekly and monthly data logger readings
Monthly clinical stocktake
Organising of vaccine and clinical stock for distribution
Ordering of some clinical stock and vaccines
Storing of stock upon delivery
Weekly date checking and stock rotation across sites to ensure efficiencies
Managing the central stock storage and ordering system

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.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers.

They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the

Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others' health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
Reporting potential risks identified
Act as Chaperone when requested by clinician and in accordance with the Chaperone policy.

Equality and Diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with the Practice policies and procedures, and current legislation.
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to the individual, is nonjudgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of their own personal and/or professional development.
Taking responsibility for their own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team's performance.
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs.
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Safeguarding:

LMP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff are therefore expected to behave in such a