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Job Description
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- Undertake new patient health checks
- Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
- Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximitery, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately
- Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
- Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
- Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
- Carry out BMI checks as directed
- Act as a chaperone as required
- When trained, undertake venepuncture
- When trained, administer flu and COVID vaccinations
- Carry out ECGs as requested
- Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
- Provide support during minor operations as required
- Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
- Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
- Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
- Participate in practice audit as directed by the audit lead
- Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
- Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
- Complete opening and closing procedures in accordance with the duty rota
- Undertake new patient health checks
- Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
- Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximitery, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately
- Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
- Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
- Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
- Carry out BMI checks as directed
- Act as a chaperone as required
- When trained, undertake venepuncture
- When trained, administer flu and COVID vaccinations
- Carry out ECGs as requested
- Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
- Provide support during minor operations as required
- Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
- Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
- Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
- Participate in practice audit as directed by the audit lead
- Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
- Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
- Complete opening and closing procedures in accordance with the duty rota
- Applicants must have:
- *Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining
- equivalent level.
- Applicants must have experience in:
- *Phlebotomy.
- *Wound Care / Removal of sutures & staples
- *ECGs
- *Venepuncture
- *New patient medicals inc. Height, weight, BP, Pulse
- Applicants must have:
- *Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining
- equivalent level.
- Applicants must have experience in:
- *Phlebotomy.
- *Wound Care / Removal of sutures & staples
- *ECGs
- *Venepuncture
- *New patient medicals inc. Height, weight, BP, Pulse
Job summary
The role is to support the practice nursing team in the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary 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. General Practice experience is essential.
Main duties of the job
Our aims are to offer the highest standard of health care and advice to our patients, with the resources available to us.
We have a team approach to patient care and endeavour to monitor the service provided to ensure that it meets current standards of excellence.
We are dedicated to ensuring that Practice Staff and Doctors are trained to the highest level and to provide a stimulating and rewarding environment in which to work
About us
Our aims are to offer the highest standard of healthcare and advice to our patients, with the resources available to us.
We have a team approach to patient care and endeavour to monitor the service provided to patients, to ensure that it meets current standards of excellence. We are dedicated to ensuring that practice staff and doctors are trained to the highest level and to provide a stimulating and rewarding environment in which to work.
Date posted
28 April 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£12.21 an hour
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
A1513-25-0005
Job locations
Commercial Road
Dereham
Norfolk
NR19 1AE
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:
Secondary Responsibilities
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the healthcare assistant may be requested to:
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:
Secondary Responsibilities
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the healthcare assistant may be requested to:
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
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
Orchard Surgery
Address
Commercial Road
Dereham
Norfolk
NR19 1AE
Employer's website
https://www.orchardsurgerydereham.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Orchard Surgery
Address
Commercial Road
Dereham
Norfolk
NR19 1AE
Employer's website
https://www.orchardsurgerydereham.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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.