Healthcare Assistant

West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group; Cuffley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local healthcare practice in Cuffley is seeking a healthcare assistant to join their team on a part-time basis, working 16 hours per week. The role entails clinical and administrative duties, including patient assessments, wound care, and supporting the Practice Nurse with chronic disease management. Candidates must have previous primary care experience and hold relevant qualifications to ensure effective service delivery within the multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a GP practice is essential.
• Confidential manner with a compassionate and respectful approach.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Carry out base-line observations and record findings accurately.
• Administer medicines and vaccines within the remit of your role.
• Update patient health records and manage clinical supplies.

Skills

Strong clinical skills including venepuncture/phlebotomy

Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills

Confidential manner with a compassionate approach

Ability to work independently

Strong organisational and time management skills

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Successful completion of the Care Certificate

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

About the Role

Cuffley and Goffs Oak Medical Practice is looking for a healthcare assistant (HCA) to join the practice in this vital patient-facing role with both clinical and administrative responsibilities. The role is offered on a part-time basis, working 16 hours per week as follows:

• Monday: 12pm to 6pm
• Tuesday: 8.30am to 1.30pm
• Wednesday: 9.00am to 2.00pm

You will also be required to take part in the Enhanced Access service on a Monday evening from 6.30pm to 8.00pm. This will be in rotation with other staff from the Nursing/HCA team.

Main duties of the role:

• Carry out base-line observations such as pulse, oximetry, temperature, blood pressure and blood glucose levels, recording findings accurately.
• Undertake wound care and dressings
• Administer medicines and vaccines within the remit of your role
• Venepuncture/phlebotomy checks
• Collect specimens and urinalysis as directed
• Support the Practice Nurse with the management of chronic diseases including diabetic checks
• Carry out ECGs
• Ensure that all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session.
• Update patient health records.
• Ensure that medical supplies are in stock.
• Act as a chaperone where required.
• Assist GP during the performance of minor operations.
• Communicate with patients, relatives and carers including providing valuable health promotion and education.
• New patient and NHS health checks.

The role will offer you the opportunity to build on your experience, skills and competence, requiring you to work effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

About the Candidate

The healthcare assistant role within general practice can be very different to the role within other settings and as such we are only looking for applications from those with previous primary care experience. All applicants should ensure that they live within reasonable commuting distance.

Qualifications and experience - these are a requirement to be considered for the role:

• Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or working towards, as indicated by the CQC
• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent.
• Experience of working within a GP practice.

Essential knowledge, skills and experience:

• Strong clinical skills including venepuncture/phlebotomy.
• Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confidential manner with a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
• Ability to work independently, determining own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.

About Us

Cuffley and Goffs Oak Medical Practice is a GMS Practice in Hertfordshire with over 13,000 patients. We are based over two sites - Valley View Health Centre (EN7 5ET) and Cuffley Village Surgery (EN6 4JA) just over a mile apart. The successful candidate will be expected to work at either site.

We provide services for approximately 13,500 patients. We have a happy, established team that consists of GPs, nurses and HCAs who are all supported by an experienced and organised admin team. We are also joined regularly by colleagues from our primary care network. We use SystmOne as our clinical system and also utilise Accurx and Footfall to support our processes.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.