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Healthcare Assistant
Work Model
📍 Chester, England
Employment
💼 Full-Time Direct
Recruitment Type
🛡️ Direct to HR Pipeline
Role Overview & Responsibilities
An exciting part-time (16 hours per week) opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Health Care Assistant to join our vibrant, forward-thinking practice. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the nursing team and will be responsible for participating in the delivery of high-quality patient care.
Key competencies/skills of a Health Care Assistant include: -
- Completing Health Checks for patients aged 40-74 years
- New patient health checks/ assessments (Height, weight, BMI, BP & Pulse)
- B12 Injections
- Some Vaccinations (Influenza, Pneumococcal, Shingles and Covid-19).
- Urinalysis testing
- ECG recording
- Phlebotomy
- Basic Wound Care (Including bandaging and suture/ clip removal).
- Chaperoning duties
- Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
- Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
- Clinical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation
- Clearing and re-stocking of consulting rooms
- Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions.
- Sterilising, cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment for Minor Surgery clinics.
- Assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations and contraception clinics.
- Participating and delivering specific clinical tasks under the “Year Of Care” model for people living with long term conditions
- Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted
- Adhere to all Health & Safety & Infection control Policies.
- Apply practice policies, standards, and guidance
- Participate in audit where appropriate.
About Boughton Health Centre
Boughton Health Centre is a large, well-established practice located in the beautiful and historic city of Chester. We are a supportive, high-performing practice situated in a modern purpose-built GP building, with approximately 13000 patients. You will work alongside a large Practice Team comprising of 2 GP Partners, 7 Salaried GPs, 3 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, 3 Practice Nurses (including 1 Lead Practice Nurse), 1 HCA and 1 Trainee Nurse Associate supported by a well-structured Management Team.
Benefits of working at Boughton Health Centre:
- Full induction
- Agenda for change holiday entitlement (pro-rata)
- Access to NHS pension scheme
- Training leading to career progression
- Supportive, proactive and friendly team
- Whole practice team building/social events
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme
- Network/peer support from others in similar roles across the Primary Care Network (PCN)
- Practice bonus scheme
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 16 per week
Salary: £10.42-£11.20 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Profit sharing
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 20/04/2023
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