Health Care Assistant/admin/Recall co-ordinator in Chesterfield

Barlborough Medical Practice are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and caring HCA to join our team. You will be working alongside our clinical team providing high quality care and services to our patients. You may also be required to work at our branch site in Renishaw.

Main duties of the job:

• Blood taking
• Height, weight, BMI
• ECGs
• Spirometry (preferred but not essential)
• Flu immunisations
• Diabetic checks including foot check
• INR check using point of care INR machine (training can be given) - home visits for INR also
• BLS training
• Assist Clinicians where needed
• Proactively assist with QOF achievements
• Assist with stock checks, equipment check and ordering
• Co-ordinate the chronic disease recall and QOF

About us:

Barlborough Medical Practice is a friendly forward thinking GP practice in Barlborough, North East Derbyshire, and a member of the NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB. The Practice is a semi rural dispensing practice run from 2 sites, a main surgery at Barlborough, and a branch at Renishaw. Four Partners (3 GP & 1 PM). Clinical System: TPP SystmOne.

Job responsibilities:

• Blood taking
• Height, weight, BMI
• ECGs
• Spirometry (preferred but not essential)
• Flu immunisations
• Diabetic checks including foot check
• INR check using point of care INR machine (training can be given) - home visits for INR also
• BLS training
• Assist Clinicians where needed
• Proactively assist with QOF achievements
• Co-ordinating recalls
• Assist with stock checks, equipment check and ordering

Communication:

• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
• Maintain effective communication within the practice teams and with other health and social care agencies including the voluntary sector

Delivering a quality service:

• Recognise and work within own competence and liaise with the medical teams
• Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
• Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality of care
• Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time
• Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working
• Discuss, highlight, and work with the 5 practice teams to create opportunities to improve patient care

Management of risk:

• Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients
• Apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines

Managing information:

• Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information

Person Specification:

Experience: Must have experience working as a HCA in General Practice. Please do not apply if not. Experience with System one and QOF recall and admin processes.

Qualifications: Qualifications in HCA/Phlebotomy.

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.