Health Care Assistant Nhs Health Checks

Job summary

We are looking for motivated and compassionate Health Care Assistants (HCAs) to deliver NHS Health Checks as part of a dedicated clinical team. These roles are available on both a permanent and bank basis, offering flexibility and stability.

Location

Across various locations in York.

Permanent Salary

£25,065 - £26,808 per year

Bank rate

£15 per hour

There is no sponsorship available for this role.

Interviews will be held face to face in York.

Main duties of the job

The NHS Health Checks programme is aimed at individuals aged 40 to 74 who do not have a prior diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, or chronic kidney disease (CKD). The role involves supporting the delivery of health checks that assess patients’ risk of developing these conditions and providing appropriate advice, interventions, and signposting to encourage positive behaviour change. The overall goal is to reduce the risk of premature death and long-term disability. The programme also promotes awareness of alcohol consumption in relation to recommended limits and includes raising awareness of dementia risk.

Please see a full Job Description attached.

About us

Who are we?

Nimbuscare is a not-for-profit, socially driven organisation within the NHS family. We're collaborative, agile and innovative at our core, working with partners across the system to remove complexity, inspire trust and create person-centred solutions that make healthcare better for everyone.

What we do?

We work towards making a complex system simpler. Creating better, more seamless care closer to home.

How we do it?

By collaborating closely with GP Members, Patient Safety Partners and wider health and care organisations, combining shared insight and expertise to improve outcomes for local people.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this job are guaranteed an interview.

• Undertaking NHS Health Checks in line with national and local guidelines
• Measure and record clinical observations including height, weight, BMI, blood pressure, and pulse
• Perform venepuncture (blood sampling) where required
• Accurately record patient information and results on the template within SystmOne
• Provide brief health promotion advice tailored to individual patient needs, including lifestyle factors such as diet, physical activity, smoking, and alcohol consumption
• Raise awareness of key health risks, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, kidney disease, and dementia
• Signpost and refer patients to appropriate services via Tasks (e.g. smoking cessation, weight management)
• Support patients to understand their results and encourage positive behaviour change
• Maintain patient confidentiality and work in accordance with data protection and safeguarding policies
• Work collaboratively with the wider team to support delivery of the NHS Health Check programme
• Supporting the protection of children, young people, and adults at risk through compliance with safeguarding procedures and prompt reporting of any concerns.
• To be an example and support students
• To ensure any CQC requirements and/or documentation for which the post holder is responsible for is completed timely and accurately. To ensure any procedures and processes applicable to the role are followed timely and accurately
• Such other duties (phlebotomy/ECG clinics) as may reasonably be delegated from time to time

Education and Training

In accordance with the concepts of lifelong learning, develop own knowledge and skills and contribute to provide information to others to help their development. This will include:

• Take part in plans for development, learning and performance, including participating in team meetings.
• To attend training offered by clinical manager to ensure this is up to date
• Ensure mandatory training is up to date and completed on time
• Demonstrating to new staff members / students the skills and activities carried out
• Participation in 1 2 1, performance review and appraisal

Infection Prevention and Control is everyone’s responsibility; therefore, Nimbuscare is committed to ensuring that all employees work collaboratively to reduce the risk of healthcare associated infection. To achieve this, all staff are expected to comply with Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Policies, attend mandatory IPC training or complete the e-learning programme annually

To undertake training identified as appropriate/necessary to perform the role

Other responsibilities

• Establish and maintain communication with individuals
• Communicating clearly, concisely and effectively with other team members

To treat all patient information as confidential.

Risk Management

Although it is essential the post holder can work independently, it is equally important for the post holder to access support and advice as appropriate.

Demonstrate an awareness of the scope / boundaries of their own responsibilities, decision making, skills and knowledge is vital and to assertively and appropriately escape and/or access support.

IT Literate

e.g. SystmOne and Microsoft Applications.

Customers/ Key Stakeholders

• Patients eligible for NHS Health Checks (aged 40 to 74)
• GP practice clinical team
• Health Support Workers
• Nimbuscare Service Delivery Team
• Nimbuscare Management Team
• Local Authority Public Health teams
• Community and lifestyle services (e.g. smoking cessation, weight management)
• External providers supporting the NHS Health Check programme

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Competent in measuring clinical observations (blood pressure, height, weight, BMI)
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to calmly, professionally and efficiently deliver a health check with a warm reassuring demeanour

Desirable

• Able to motivate patients to engage in rehabilitation
• Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team

Qualifications

Essential

• Certification of Enhanced Criminal Record Check with children's and/or adult barred list to be carried out after successful interview
• IT skills and ability to accurately record data on SystmOne
• Phlebotomy Certificate

Desirable

• Care Certificate
• NVQ Level 3 in Care or experience of working in a healthcare setting/NHS health check
• Training in health promotion or behaviour change techniques (e.g. Making Every Contact Count MECC)

Behaviours

Essential

• Teamwork: Work effectively and professionally within the team through willingness to proactively support and assist their peers and colleagues.
• Ability to work independently. Having the ability to recognise when a problem / issue should be escalated or referred to the wider clinical team because it falls outside of the scope of the role and knowledge.
• Solution Focused Approach: Ability to react to and face challenges or setbacks in a positive manner with a commitment to continuous improvement of their own skills and behaviours and of the service.
• Confidentiality: Ability to exercise and adhere to Nimbuscare confidentiality and data protection policies.
• Work Prioritisation: Ability to organise and manage your appointment timings

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Nimbuscare

Address: Nimbuscare, 2 Oak Rise, York, YO24 4LJ, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.nimbuscare.co.uk/

Contact

For questions about the job, contact Clinical Manager Melanie Carter at melanie.carter18@nhs.net

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