Health Care Assistant - Ormskirk, United Kingdom - Lathom House Surgery

Description

Lathom House Surgery are looking for an experienced Health Care Assistant to undertake 30hrs/week over 4 days Mon Tue Thurs & Fri.

As an experienced Health Care Assistant you will have pre-booked clinics to see patients of the practice.

It is essential applicants have experience of taking blood, and measuring blood pressure, and would be advantageous if able to administer flu vaccines and B12 injections.

Ideally with GP practice and preferably hold a Care Certificate within General Practice.

Commencement of post Sep 2023.

Main duties of the job

• Health checks
• ECG recording
• Blood pressure monitoring
• Long term conditions initial reviews
• Phlebotomy
• Chaperoning duties
• Smoking Cessation
• Weight Management
• Pre diabetic checks
• Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Surgical equipment and vaccine restocking and stock rotation
• Ordering of stock
• Clearing and restocking consulting rooms
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations
• Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients' health and wellbeing
• Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and wellbeing
• Administrating influenza, Shingles, Pneumococcal and B12 injection under the supervision of the Practice Nurse in accordance with practice protocol and PSD.

About us

Lathom House Surgery is part of the Northern PCN. We are a friendly, well-established, family practice with around 4400 patients. You will be joining one GP Partner, other regular locum GPs and a Practice Nurse. The practice is based in Burscough Nr Ormskirk in a NHS Property managed building alongside two other GP Practices. The clinical system is EMIS.

You may be required to work on occasions in our other Practices in Skelmersdale and Winstanley for training, meetings or absence cover.

Interviews will be held 4th August 23.

Job description and Job responsibilities

Working under the direct supervision of the Practice Nurse and GP Partner 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.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Health checks
• ECG recording
• Blood pressure monitoring
• Long term conditions initial reviews
• Phlebotomy
• Chaperoning duties
• Smoking Cessation
• Weight Management
• Pre diabetic checks
• Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Surgical equipment and vaccine restocking and stock rotation
• Ordering of stock
• Clearing and restocking consulting rooms
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations
• Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients' health and wellbeing
• Helping to raise awareness of health and wellbeing and how it can be promoted
• Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and wellbeing
• Administrating influenza, Shingles, Pneumococcal and B12 injection under the supervision of the Practice Nurse in accordance with practice protocol and PSD.
• Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with IPC guidance
• Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy

Person Specification Knowledge and Skills Essential

• Ability to provide quality care
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good organisational skills
• Good team working skills
• Effective time management skills
• Ability to work independently following verbal or written instructions
• Adaptable to change
• Computer literate
• QOF knowledge

Desirable

• Basic IT Skills
• Knowledge in EMIS clinical system
• Knowledge of AccuRX software
• Knowledge of ICE (Pathology system)
• Skills in Phlebotomy, ECGs, Patient Health Checks, Blood Pressures
• Basic first aid knowledge
• Health and safety awareness
• Awareness of Blood Borne Viruses

Experience Essential

• Experience of providing direct patient care
• Experience of dealing with a wide range of people
• Experience with computer systems
• Good English Language skills
• Excellent communicator

Desirable

• Experience working in a GP Practice

Qualifications Essential

• Good general education
• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Health Care Qualification or working towards
• Knowledge of IIF

Disclosure and Barring Service Check


Job Type:
Part-time

Part-time hours: 30 per week


Salary:
£11.00-£11.50 per hour


Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Ormskirk: reliably commute or p