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Job Description
- Req#: A1484-25-0004?language=en&page=222&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Experience of working with the general public
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting
- - Experience of working in primary care
- - Experience of working in a GP practice
- Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent level
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
- Able to communicate effectively and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effectively utilise resources
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational Health clearance
- Flexibility to work outside core office hours
- Experience of working with the general public
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting
- - Experience of working in primary care
- - Experience of working in a GP practice
- Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent level
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
- Able to communicate effectively and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effectively utilise resources
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational Health clearance
- Flexibility to work outside core office hours
Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Healthcare Assistant (HCA) to join our professional team at Friar Gate Surgery in Derby. The HCA will play a key role in shaping the future of our service and will work as part of a wider team that is agile, innovative, and future-focused.
This is a part-time position, offering 16 hours per week spread over a minimum of 4 days.
Main duties of the job
To support the practice nursing and administrative teams in the delivery of clinical and administrative services, working as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.
The Healthcare Assistant will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education while also supporting the administrative team on an as-required basis.
About us
Friar Gate Surgery pride themselves on having a supportive feel to the teams with a good work/life balance. We invest in our staff within this professional and caring atmosphere. Patients are at the centre of all of our work so providing excellent clinical care and a very good patient service, sometimes at very difficult stages in patient's lives, is our aim.
Details
Date posted
02 May 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
A1484-25-0004
Job locations
Agard Street
Derby
DE1 1DZ
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the Healthcare Assistant. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a.Undertake patient health checks
b.Support the Practice Nurse with health promotion programmes
c.Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximitery, blood pressure, temperature and pulse rate, recording findings accurately
d.Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
e.Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
f.Support the Practice Nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
g.Carry out BMI checks as directed
h.Act as a chaperone as required
i.When trained, administer vaccinations
j.When trained, carry out ear irrigation under the supervision of the Practice Nurse
k.Carry out ECGs as requested
l.Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
m.Provide support during minor operations as required
n.Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
o.To be aware and adhere to the surgery's guidelines relating to infection control
p.Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the organisations IPC policy
q.Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the Healthcare Assistant. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a.Undertake patient health checks
b.Support the Practice Nurse with health promotion programmes
c.Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximitery, blood pressure, temperature and pulse rate, recording findings accurately
d.Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
e.Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
f.Support the Practice Nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
g.Carry out BMI checks as directed
h.Act as a chaperone as required
i.When trained, administer vaccinations
j.When trained, carry out ear irrigation under the supervision of the Practice Nurse
k.Carry out ECGs as requested
l.Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
m.Provide support during minor operations as required
n.Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
o.To be aware and adhere to the surgery's guidelines relating to infection control
p.Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the organisations IPC policy
q.Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
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
Friar Gate Surgery
Address
Agard Street
Derby
DE1 1DZ
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Friar Gate Surgery
Address
Agard Street
Derby
DE1 1DZ
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.