Temporary Locum Health Care Assistant

Responsibilities:

1. Documenting patient consultations in the clinical system.
2. Maintaining appropriate records to ensure continuity and quality of care for patients.
3. Involvement in Practice development, identifying service changes in line with clinical needs locally.
4. Maintaining records of appointments, financial transactions, and other administrative duties.
5. Maintaining skills at the current level and undertaking training and development as required to maintain personal competence.
6. Participation in all activities required by CQC registration.
7. Acting in a manner that supports patients at all times and reduces anxiety for patients.
8. Providing a phlebotomy (blood sampling) service for patients.
9. Processing and managing laboratory samples requested by clinicians, ensuring correct labeling, prompt sending to the laboratory, and data entry onto the patient\’s notes.
10. Maintaining and cleaning equipment.
11. Restocking all clinical areas and maintaining a stock rotation system.
12. Maintaining an adequate amount of clinical supplies and health promotion materials as agreed with the clinical team.
13. Obtaining, processing, and/or using information in line with GDPR requirements.
14. Ensuring drug/vaccine refrigerators are at the correct temperature daily and maintaining the Vaccine Cold Chain documented record according to Practice Guidelines.
15. Maintaining the health information notice board in line with national/local health promotion campaigns.
16. Attending relevant meetings as required.
17. Immediately reporting any safeguarding or compliance concerns.
18. Reviewing patients regarding:

1. Complex wounds
2. Ear syringing
3. ABPI
4. Pre-diabetes checks
5. Diabetic foot checks
6. Cytology paperwork to include Open Exeter, recalls, and fail-safe
7. Stick rotation
8. HMBP
9. Cardio loop monitor
10. CHD obs (height/weight/blood pressure) and liaising with a clinician if any concerns
11. Hypertension obs (height/weight/blood pressure) and liaising with a clinician if any concerns
12. Rheumatology obs (height/weight/blood pressure) and liaising with a clinician if any concerns
13. Nephrostomy change

#J-18808-Ljbffr