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Employer:Dr Kenyon & Partners
Position:Health Care Assistant
Salary:£13.35 – £14.05 an hour
Job Types: Part-time
Work Hours: 22.5 per week
Work location: Oxford
FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
The Beaumont Elms Practice is looking for a HCA to provide support to our nursing team and see patients in their own clinics. Each day looks different, but the main roles of a HCA are phlebotomy, injections, and providing checks to our patients. As an ever-growing practice with around 24,000 patients, we need an extra pair of hands to manage the workload that comes with this! Our friendly team is made up of around 80 people, some of which have worked for 19BS for 40 years.
Main duties of the job
The Healthcare Assistant will support the practice nursing and administrative teams in the delivery of clinical and administrative services, working as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.
The Healthcare Assistant will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education while also supporting the administrative team on an as-required basis.
The main tasks of a Healthcare Assistant are:
● Support the Practice Nurse with health promotion programmes
● Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximitery, blood pressure, temperature and pulse rate, recording findings accurately
● Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
● Carry out diabetic checks
● Administer vaccines under the guidance of a PSD.
● Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
● Support the Practice Nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
● Carry out BMI checks as directed
● Act as a chaperone as required
● Conduct blood tests
● Administer flu vaccinations
● Carry out ECGs as requested
● Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
● Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
● Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
● Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the organisations IPC policy
● Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Experience
Essential criteria
● Experience of working in a healthcare setting
● Experience of working with the general public
Desirable criteria
● Experience within a GP Practice.
● Experience with EMIS
Qualifications
Essential criteria
● GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths, or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
● Phlebotomy qualification
Work Location: in person
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APPLICATION PROCESS
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