Health Care Assistant General Pactice - Blackburn, United Kingdom - Little Harwood Health Centre

Little Harwood Health Centre

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Blackburn, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

FULLTIME TEMPORARY GENERAL PRACTICE HCA**We are looking for an experienced General Practice HCA. Ideally with Emis Web and QOF experience.

Working under the direct supervision of the senior practice nurse 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.

Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility

New patient health checks
ECG recording
Phlebotomy
Spirometry
Chaperoning duties
Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
Sterilising, cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment
Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
Surgical equipment and vaccine restocking and stock rotation
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
Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual
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

Quality

Manage personal time and workload effectively and efficiently
Meet deadlines and other performance benchmarks and reporting for QOF
Use significant event analysis to alert to areas of potential risk

Education, Training and Development

To undertake all relevant training as set out by The Personalised Care Institute
Engage with and participate fully in all mandatory training and development
Take personal ownership of the responsibility to keep up to date with latest guidelines
Undertake additional training and development to close potential gaps in skills and knowledge

Governance and Risk

Ensure the confidentiality and security of all information that is dealt with in the course of performing duties
Ensure that all systems for Information Governance, GDPR, and confidentiality is maintained at all times

Communication
The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members
Communicate effectively with patients and carers
Recognise people's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Confidentiality

All members of staff are bound by the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the organisation may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with practice policies and procedures, IG regulations and Data Protection Act relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
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

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 business procedures and policies, and current legislation
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is nonjudgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Health & Safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others' health, safety and security as defined in both the federations and practice's Health & Safety Policies

This will include:

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to business 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
Maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
Actively reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
Keeping own work areas and general areas clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holder's role
Reporting potential risks identified

Safeguarding
The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. It expects all employees to share this commitment. All staff members are required to undertake safeguarding trai