Healthcare Assistant - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Omnia Practice

Description

Healthcare Assistant Job Description JOB TITLE: Healthcare Assistant (HCA)


REPORTS TO:
HCA Team Leader (clinically) Deputy Manager (Administratively)


PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

Job Summary:
The purpose of the role is to assist the clinical team in the service and delivery of the care management of the practice population


SCOPE OF THE JOB:

The Healthcare Assistant will work under indirect supervision and perform tasks prescribed and delegated by the GP Partners, ANP / Nurse Manager and Practice Nurses working under Patient Specific Directions (PSDs), agreed Protocols, within an evidence base and within defined competencies to meet the needs of the patients.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Patient Care

• Assessment, management and treatment of conditions within competence and as delegated.
• Blood pressure measurement / monitoring
• Chaperoning duties
• Ear examination and syringing (if commissioned)
• ECG
• Flu immunisation
• Height, weight measurement
• Hypertension management
• Long Term Conditions management
• Men and Womens health / lifestyle advice
• NHS Health Checks
• Pneumococcal immunisation
• QoF
• Removal of sutures
• Scalds and burns management
• Spirometry
• Support and advice for patients in managing their own disease
• Take pathology samples from patients for analysis (blood, sputum, urine etc.)
• Urine testing / analysis
• Vitamin B12 injections
• Wound care / dressings / tissue viability Record Keeping and Administration
• Accurately label and document patient samples and submit for collection and analysis
• Contribute to nursing team record keeping (clinical, administrative, health and safety related records)
• Maintain skills in using patient appointment system
• Make accurate and contemporaneous records of all patient encounters in accordance with practice records, protocols and coding protocols MAINTAINING A SAFE CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT General: The Healthcare Assistant will be aware of and comply with the Practices Health and Safety policy.

Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management

• Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection Other Duties The Healthcare Assistant may, from time to time, be asked to undertake other reasonable duties, with appropriate training.

It is important that all members of staff are prepared to undertake additional or relinquish current duties to maintain service delivery to patients. It is expected that requests from the Omnia team will not be unreasonably refused.