Health Care Assistant Llanfairpwll Health Centre

Job description

Job responsibilities

Meddygfa Penbryn Surgery

Job Title: Health Care Assistant

Reports To: GPs, Practice Nurse - Clinically

Practice Manager - Administratively

Working under the supervision of the Nurse Team and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the health care assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

Job responsibilities

Health Care Level 1

• Phlebotomy

• INR testing using Coaguchec and STAR software and actioning results

• ECG recording ensuring the results are made available to the doctor and recorded in the patients records.

• Treatment room cleanliness, preparation of instruments, treatment room. Complying with infection control standards

• Stocking consultation rooms with clinical consumables

• Daily recording of vaccine fridge temperatures

• Measuring blood pressures, heights, weights, checking urine

• Patient health checks including COPD screening

Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions

• Assisting GPs during the performance of minor surgery

• Nasal, skin, swabs taking

• Stock control, ordering clinical supplies

• Maintaining a log of Medical Equipment, scheduling and arranging servicing/calibration, fault reporting and arranging repairs.

• Chaperoning intimate procedures, helping the elderly or disabled with dressing

• At practice need, arranging clinics such as, Diabetic, Asthma- this would involve maintaining the patient register, database, sending letters, making telephone calls to patients to arrange appointments, producing patient labels etc.

• 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

• Assisting with the organisation of periodic vaccine campaigns e.g. Flu.

• Prepare specimens for transport to the laboratory.

• EMIS system proficient, preparing patient searches and other skills required for the role.

Health Care Level 2

All Level 1 duties plus

• 24 hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure monitoring

• Handheld ECG, Omron process

• Wound Care assessments, dealing with simple wounds and dressings

• Basic Dietary, Lifestyle, weight management advice

• Summarising clinical notes and clinical coding letters that have been scanned to medical records

• Updating STAR software and ensuring latest version it available across the practice

Qualified to NVQ3 or equivalent

Health Care Level 3

All Level 1 and 2 duties plus

Administering vaccinations under a Patient Specific Direction - competency assessed e.g seasonal Flu vaccinations

Confidentiality

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & Safety

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to)

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines

• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines

• Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements

• Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by staff

• Responsible for hand hygiene

• Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice

• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate

• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process

• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes

• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.

• Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal

• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management

• Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised

• Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the practice

• Undertaking periodic infection control training

• Routine management of team areas, and maintenance of work space standards

• Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection

• Spillage control procedures, management and training

• Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance

• Maintenance of sterile environments

Equality and diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality & Continual Improvement

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

• To do your job well and improve it !

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to

• Communicate effectively with other team members

• Communicate effectively with patients and carers

• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the Implementation of Services

The post-holder will

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance

• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

• Participate in audit where appropriate

Skills mix required for role

1. Clinical background & keen interest in further developing clinical skills

2. Good communication and organisational skills

   3.Knowledge of EMIS an advantage

1. General PC skills, knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook

1. Experience of working in a patient/customer facing environment

1. Must be able to work effectively as part of a team and without direct supervision

1. Must demonstrate the ability to deal with patients in a professional manner & to maintain confidentiality at all times.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• We welcome applications from experienced Healthcare Assistants as well as individuals who are new to healthcare and demonstrate the right values, attitude and willingness to learn. Full training and support will be provided for the right candidate.

Desirable

• Previous experience as a Healthcare Assistant, Care Assistant or in a patient-facing healthcare role. NVQ/QCF Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care, or equivalent. Experience of carrying out clinical observations and supporting patient care.

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE grade 1 to c in English & Maths

Desirable

• Venepuncture trained NVQ level 2 in Health & Social Care or level 3 Health Care

ADDITIONAL CRITERIA

Essential

• Caring, compassionate and professional approach to patient care. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team. Reliable, organised and able to maintain confidentiality. Willingness to undertake training and develop new skills. Basic IT skills and ability to keep accurate records. Flexible approach to working hours, with the ability to cover additional shifts and provide leave and sickness cover when required. Willingness to work across varying shift patterns to meet the needs of the service.

Desirable

• n/a

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Llanfairpwll Health Centre

Llanfairpwll

LL61 5YZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)