Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

Working under the direct supervision of the senior practice nurse and strictly in accordance with specific guidelines and protocols, the healthcare assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

Main duties of the job

Duties and responsibilities:

• NHS health checks
• ECG recording
• Phlebotomy
• Removal of sutures
• Practice Nurse meetings
• Dr/Nurse meetings
• Chaperoning duties
• Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
• Ordering equipment, vaccines, sterile supplies
• Wound care/Dressings
• Measuring for compression hosiery
• Carrying out Dopplers on ABility machine
• Cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Surgical equipment, vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions
• Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being
• 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 well-being and how it can be promote

• Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being
• CKD & mental health reviews NOAC Rev Hypertension
• Organising and running INR clinic notifying GP of any concerns
• Infection Control
• Liaising with TVN nurses
• Compression dressings photos
• Assists with flu clinics
• Other injections B12/pneumonia/shingles and LAIV

About us

Foundry Healthcare is made up of 4 sites across Lewes and Ringmer. We currently have 28,500 patients and have a strong variety of teams to support their care.

Job responsibilities

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 peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice 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 non-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights

Personal/Professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize 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 peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution of the Implementation of Services:

The post-holder will

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
• Participate in audit where appropriate

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• - Previous experience working in GP practice or in NHS as a HCA
• - Good time management

Desirable

• - Familiar with SystmOne or similar software
• - Good communication skills
• - Works well independently and as a team