Health Care Assistant
Job summary
The Health Care Assistant plays an integral role within the Practice Nurse Team, as well as supporting the wider clinical teams, in the delivery of nursing services. They work as part of the Practice's multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice, to our patient population. The Health Care Assistant will deliver and assist clinical staff with the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the Health Care Assistant will include phlebotomy, assessing and the monitoring of patients with longterm conditions and promoting general health and well- being. They will oversee the processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses and vaccinate as part of the yearly flu vaccination programme. See the attached Job Description for a other duties within this role.
About us
Townhead Surgery is a busy rural GP Training Practice. We are a dispensing practice, with a list size of 9,500 patients. The Clinical team includes GPs, an ANP, Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Physiotherapist, Mental Health Coach and Practitioner and Social Prescribers, who are all supported by a comprehensive administrative team. We strive to promote excellent patient care and are forward thinking, being proactive in screening and promoting clinical care to our patients. We are a friendly team, looking to recruit a Health Care Assistant to working alongside our caring, hardworking team.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description. The list is not exclusive and additional training will be offered to the right candidate for any of the current or additional duties and responsibilties.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Grade C / 4 or above in English and Maths
- Qualified in Phlebotomy
- Qualified to Any of the below:
- Level 2 or 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care.
- NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) in Health and Social Care.
- BTEC or CACHE qualifications