Healthcare Assistant

To work under indirect supervision of the Lead Nurse to undertake tasks and duties delegated. To receive, assist and direct patients in accessing the appropriate service or healthcare professional in a courteous, efficient and effective way. To provide general assistance to the Practice team and project a positive and friendly image to patients and other visitors, either in person or via the telephone in view to support the business needs of Peartree Group Practice.

Main duties of the job

1. Accept delegation from other nurses, prioritise own workload and ensure effective time management.
2. Undertake measurement of height and weight.
3. Undertake dressings with training/supervision from senior colleagues.
4. Involvement in running Spirometry clinics (training course attended).
5. Carry out urinalysis.
6. Blood tests for vulnerable patients only.
7. Glucose Tolerance tests.
8. Stitch removal.
9. Memory tests.
10. Assisting with Coil fittings.
11. B12, Pneumo, Shingles and Flu vaccines.
12. Undertake measurement of blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
13. Assisting with minor operations clinic.
14. To document clear and precise records of care given in line with practice requirements.
15. Maintain set standards of organisation in treatment rooms and take appropriate action if standards are not being met.
16. Maintaining tidiness of stock room.
17. To complete daily check list and monthly check list to ensure CQC compliance of waste management, medicines management and infection prevention control.
18. To ensure clinical waste management is maintained by daily emptying and replacement of orange sacks in consultant and treatment rooms.

About us

Please visit our website peartreegp.co.uk for more information and an opportunity to review the organisation and the services that we offer.

Person Specification

Experience

• We will consider any candidate with relevant experience.

Qualifications

• We will consider any candidate with relevant experience.

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.