We are looking for a professional, conscientious and highly effective Healthcare Support Worker (HCA) to join our friendly team in Botesdale. We are a rural GMS 10,000 patient surgery with 4 Partners, 5 Salaried GPs and a fantastic clinical and practice team with an on-site Dispensary. We are located in a modern, recently extended surgery with an X-ray suite and glorious surrounding countryside.

JOB SUMMARY

The primary focus of the role is to work as part of the nursing team and also as part of the wider practice team, providing high quality and timely care to registered patients of Botesdale Health Centre. The post holder will be responsible for the treatment of patients within their level of competence supported by agreed protocols and agreement of the Partners. The post holder will have completed the Care Certificate or equivalent qualification.

Experience:

• GP surgery: 1 year (preferred

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Undertake phlebotomy for both venous and INR patient testing
• Blood pressure/weight/height/BMI checks
• Wound dressings and suture and clip removals
• Urine testing and analysis and submit samples to the laboratory following the practice protocol
• Obtaining specimens, ensuring their maintenance under correct conditions and dispatch to the appropriate agency
• Perform ECGs
• Promotion of health and wellbeing to individual patients by carrying out health checks and new patient checks
• Make appropriate referral to GPs and other health & social care professionals
• Assist with development of health promotion activities
• 24 hour BP monitoring and assisting patients with equipment queries for the ABPM
• Provides clinical support to registered nurses and other healthcare professionals
• To work with all members of the clinical and non-clinical teams to achieve practice goals e.g. call and recall programmes/QOF for Long Term Conditions
• To work with health care professionals and other outside agencies as appropriate to achieve quality patient care and support health inequalities
• Fully document all clinical and appropriate information within patients computer records from both face to face and telephone consultations and all other appropriate instances together with appropriate read coding
• Support health promotion and prevention activities, including smoking cessation, weight management, and lifestyle interventions
• Assist the practice with vaccination and immunisation programmes
• Any other procedures deemed reasonable within the scope of personal skills and within the post

OTHER DELEGATED DUTIES

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive - it may be changed after consultation with the post holder. The employee shares with the employer the responsibility for review and modification of duties.
Application Deadline: Sunday 28th September
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £13.53 per hour
Expected hours: 28 – 32 per week

Benefits:

• Free flu jabs
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Experience:

• GP surgery: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Care Certificate (required)

Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 28/09/202