Health Care Assistant - Dunstable, United Kingdom - Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
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Dunstable, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Based at Grove View Health Hub, Court Drive Dunstable, LU5 4JD

This is an extremely exciting time to be working within iCaSH Bedfordshire.

As the demand for our service grows, we are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Health Care Assistant, with a strong team-working ethic to join our team.

Previous experience in sexual health is desirable but relevant training will be provided.


You will be an enthusiastic, proactive individual who has the ability to communicate in an inclusive style, with excellent interpersonal skills, a commitment to delivering outstanding patient care and the ability to handle sensitive information.

To welcome patients and obtain relevant personal and clinical details as appropriate treating all such information as confidential.


Following training, and once signed off as competent, to act as a chaperone and assist nurses/doctors to undertake intimate examinations/procedures and or sexual health screening on patients.


To provide information to patients as appropriate who attend the department and to those who are diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection/HIV or require contraception advice, risk reduction advice and condom demonstration.

Following training, provide a phlebotomy service for patients attending the services.

To participate in outreach and support health promotion events when requested.

To be non-judgemental to all client groups regardless of age/ethnicity/religion.


To undertake non-clinical duties in support of the admin team, for example undertake call taking and reception cover including 0300 number answering, registering patients and booking, support data collection and or general patient and non-patient administration.


Following training, undertake, read and interpret microscopy slides as directed by clinicians and appropriately document and communicate the associated findings, if required by the clinical service.


Hold the Care Certificate and deliver the associated standards of care or undertake the training at the earliest opportunity upon recruitment to post.


Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

To welcome patients and obtain relevant personal and clinical details as appropriate treating all such information as confidential.


Following training, and once signed off as competent, to act as a chaperone and assist nurses/doctors to undertake intimate examinations/procedures and or sexual health screening on patients.


To provide information to patients as appropriate who attend the department and to those who are diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection/HIV or require contraception advice, risk reduction advice and condom demonstration.


Where local services require and following training and sign off, provide a service for asymptomatic patients requesting a routine sexual health screen.

Following training, provide a phlebotomy service for patients attending the services.

To support and direct patients to the relevant individuals/agencies whilst accessing health care.

To participate in outreach and support health promotion events when requested.

To undertake in annual appraisal of work, one to ones, and clinical supervision throughout the year.

To be non-judgemental to all client groups regardless of age/ethnicity/religion.

To assist in the updating of clinic noticeboards.


To undertake non-clinical duties in support of the admin team, for example undertake call taking and reception cover including 0300 number answering, registering patients and booking, support data collection and or general patient and non-patient administration.

Following training, register and issue C-card and condoms.


Following training, undertake, read and interpret microscopy slides as directed by clinicians and appropriately document and communicate the associated findings, if required by the clinical service.


Following training and being deemed competent to do so, administer prescribed vaccines in accordance with service guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures, if required by the clinical service.


Hold the Care Certificate and deliver the associated standards of care or undertake the training at the earliest opportunity upon recruitment to post.

Communication

Communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team in order to promote efficient patient care.


Be conversant with the roles of all the staff within the service and occasionally with other colleagues internal or external to the organisation.

Always ensure correct storage of patient's records as per the Trusts record keeping policy.

Liaise with other services as necessary for the co-ordination of patient care and the smoot
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