General Practice Health Care Assistant

Job summary
We are looking for an experienced General Practice Health Care Assistant to work at our busy Town Centre Practice.

You will be part of a team who are responsible for providing an efficient and well-led service to our patients. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the GPs, Practice Nurses and support staff to meet the needs of the patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.

We are looking for someone to work full time over 4 days. The working pattern will be; Mon, Wed, Thur and Fri. It will include 8am starts and 6.30pm finish times.

Main duties of the job
Responsibilities of this role include:

• Phlebotomy
• Blood pressure checks
• Urine testing, urinalysis and submitting samples to the laboratory following the practice protocol.
• Obtaining of specimens, ensuring their maintenance under correct conditions and dispatch.
• NHS Health Checks.
• Compression
• Assisting in health promotion activities for groups of patients e.g. promotion of a healthy lifestyle through smoking cessation, diet and exercise.
• Blood Glucose measurement.
• Sterilising, cleansing and maintenance of equipment
• Undertake any other additional duties appropriate to the post as requested by the Nurses, GPs, Partners or the Practice Manager.

About us
Leicester Terrace Health Care Centre is a busy GP training Practice with 17,400 patients which creates a busy atmosphere. We have a Nursing Team of 10 who support each other to ensure a smooth day to day operation.

We offer in-house training for all roles as well as Protected Learning Time once a month. Benefits for this role include an NHS Pension Scheme, holiday entitlement which increases with length of service and a competitive pay rate.

We value reliability, responsibility, good communication and the ability to adapt to changing situations as well as managing your time effectively.

Job responsibilities
The Healthcare Assistant HCA will work as part of the practice clinical team, under the supervision of our lead nurses, to support the delivery of high-quality patient care. The role will involve a range of clinical and administrative duties, including phlebotomy, health checks, clinical procedures, preventative screening and supporting the wider nursing team. The successful candidate will work in accordance with practice policies, protocols and their level of training and competence. This job description is intended as a summary of the role and is not exhaustive; the full job description, including detailed responsibilities, will be provided to the successful candidate.

Qualifications
Essential

• Qualified in Phlebotomy.

Desirable

• Care Certificate
• Qualified to NVQ level 3

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of working in a GP practice

Desirable

• Phlebotomy experience
• Wound Care specialising in compression

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.