At a Glance
- Tasks: Support healthcare professionals and provide essential patient care in a friendly GP practice.
- Company: The Colne Practice, a welcoming team dedicated to patient health.
- Benefits: Part-time hours, supportive environment, and opportunities for skill development.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team with on-site parking and a focus on patient dignity.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives while gaining valuable healthcare experience.
- Qualifications: Previous primary care experience and relevant healthcare qualifications required.
The predicted salary is between 36450 - 44550 £ per year.
The Colne Practice, located in Rickmansworth is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join their well-established team on a part-time basis for 2 days per week.
Main duties of the role
- Carry out base-line observations such as pulse, oximetry, temperature, blood pressure and blood glucose levels, recording findings accurately.
- Wound care, venepuncture, phlebotomy checks and administering of medicines and vaccines.
- Ensure that all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session.
- Update patient health records.
- Ensure that medical supplies are in stock.
- Act as a chaperone where required.
- Assist GP during the performance of minor operations.
- Communicate with patients, relatives, and carers including providing valuable health promotion and education.
- New patient health checks.
The role will offer you the opportunity to build on your experience, skills and competence, requiring you to work effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
About the Candidate
The healthcare assistant role within general practice can be very different to the role within other settings and as such we are only looking for applications from those with previous primary care experience.
All applicants should ensure that they live within reasonable commuting distance.
All applicants should have the following skills and qualifications
- Qualifications and experience - these are a requirement to be considered for the role:
- Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or willingness to undertake, as indicated by the CQC.
- Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent.
- Experience of working within a GP practice.
Essential knowledge, skills and experience
- Strong clinical skills including venepuncture/phlebotomy.
- Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
- Confidential manner with a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
- Ability to work independently, determining own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
About Us
The Colne Practice is a friendly GP practice with a list size of approximately 10,500 patients.
Our team comprises 7 GP partners, 2 practice nurses, 1 HCA, 2 clinical pharmacists and reception and admin teams.
We have on site staff parking.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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