Health Care Assistant

Job summary

We are a busy GP surgery dedicated to providing excellent primary care to our community. We value teamwork, professionalism, and patient-centred care.

Main duties of the job

Were looking for a motivated Health Care Assistant to Join our nursing team. Duties include home visits, stock management, and routine patient care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct home visits for patients unable to attend the surgery for their annual review.
• Manage and maintain clinical stock and equipment.
• Take patient observations: blood pressure, pulse, temperature & weight.
• Perform phlebotomy.
• Record ECGs.
• Administer vaccinations & injections under a PSD.
• Conduct diabetic foot checks.
• Wound care.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, and admin staff.
• Follow infection control and confidentiality procedures.

About us

South Milford Surgery is a 3-partner, semi-rural practice, situated in the village of South Milford located within the District of Selby. We also serve our 2 branch surgeries at Micklefield and Thorpe Willoughby. The practice serves approximately 11,000.

The practice operates under a Personal Medical Services contract with Vale of York, NHS Humber & North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB).

Job responsibilities

Skills & Qualifications, desirable but not essential:

• Experience as a Health Care Assistant or Nursing Associate in primary care/community settings and familiar with using SystemOne.
• Competent in phlebotomy, ECG recording, vaccine administration, wound care and diabetic foot checks.
• Ability to carry out home visits.

Essential Qualifications:

• Relevant health and social care qualifications.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential Qualifications:
• Relevant health and social care qualifications.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Desirable

• Skills & Qualifications, desirable but not essential:
• Experience as a Health Care Assistant or Nursing Associate in primary care/community settings and familiar with using SystemOne.
• Competent in phlebotomy, ECG recording, vaccine administration, wound care and diabetic foot checks.
• Ability to carry out home visits.