Health Care Assistant or Nursing Associate
Job Description Health Care Assistant/Nursing Associate Kennedy Way Surgery, Kennedy Way, Yate, Bristol BS37 4AA Job Summary Kennedy Way Surgery is looking to recruit a Health Care Assistant/Nursing Associate to join our well-established team for between 12 37 hours per week. We are looking for a hardworking, reliable and well-motivated person to join our busy nursing team who strives to ensure that our patients receive the best possible care from the Practice. You will a part of our friendly, welcoming and supportive team.
About us Kennedy Way Surgery is situated in the town of Yate with ample parking and amenities close by. We serve the community of Yate and surrounding areas. Our patient population is 12,500 patients. You will be part of a large multi-disciplinary team. We have 4 partners and 6 salaried GPs working alongside a paramedic, nursing team, pharmacy tech, physiotherapists, social prescriber, with a back-office team comprising of reception, secretarial and admin. We consult using EMIS Web Clinical system with Ardens clinical decision support tool and docman as our document management system.
Job Description / Main Duties of the Job
- New patient health checks
- ECG recording
- Urine testing/analysis
- Blood pressure measurement/monitoring
- Height and weight measurement
- Wound Care.
- Diabetic foot checks
- Lifestyle advice
- Phlebotomy
- INR Monitoring
- Chaperoning duties
- Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses.
- Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording.
- Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation
- Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms
- 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
- Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual.
- There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be depending upon factors such as workload and staffing levels
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Essential: - GCSE - Qualified in Phlebotomy Experience
Desirable
- We are looking for a HCA/Nursing Associate with previous experience in general practice Knowledge & Skills: Essential: Ability to provide quality care Good interpersonal and communication skills Good organisational skills Good team working skills Effective time management skills Ability to work independently following verbal or written instructions An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality Able to work on own initiative Flexible and adaptable Keen to develop Proficient in IT
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.
Other Salary: is dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern; to be agreed
Leave: 5 weeks pro-rata of days worked
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