Healthcare Assistant/Associate

Job responsibilities

• ECG recording
• Chaperoning duties
• Medicines, consumables and medical equipment ordering and management including emergency medication
• Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs and Nurses
• Cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment
• Vaccine and coldchain storage, monitoring and recording
• Surgical equipment and vaccine restocking and stock rotation
• Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms of consumables and other requested items
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations
• Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well‑being
• Lead on NHS health checks and Learning Disabilities
• Undertake specific clinical activities for patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to those individuals
• Helping to raise awareness of health and well‑being and how it can be promoted
• Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well‑being
• Ear syringing
• Administer medications by injection with the appropriate legal authorisation
• Assisting the GP in minor operations clinics
• Chronic Disease Management recall systems
• PPA collection and collation
• Assist the Lead Nurse and Business Manager as directed
• Assist with preparation and minute taking of Palliative Care meetings

Duties may be varied from time to time under the direction of the Lead Nurse, Business Manager, dependent on current and evolving Practice workload and staffing levels:

Qualifications

• Qualified in phlebotomy
• Appropriate level of qualification if a Health Care Associate

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

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