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- Acting as chaperone when required.
- Conducting home visits as required.
- Other clinical responsibilities, as required.
- Supporting smooth running of clinical appointments by restocking clinical supplies and rooms are prepared for each session.
- Monitoring clinical stock levels and trigger ordering to ensure adequate stock levels
- Ensuring fridge temperatures are checked, and fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance.
- Ensuring clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice Infection Prevention Control policy
- Delivering opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
- Ensuring specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation.
- Providing support during minor operations and GPwER procedures as required. Including preparation and maintenance of environments and equipment before, during and after procedures.
- Various administrative tasks to enhance service delivery and patient care as directed by the management team. This may include searches, audits, contacting patients etc.
Be willing to learn new skills and participate in shared learning within the practice
- Acting as chaperone when required.
- Conducting home visits as required.
- Other clinical responsibilities, as required.
- Supporting smooth running of clinical appointments by restocking clinical supplies and rooms are prepared for each session.
- Monitoring clinical stock levels and trigger ordering to ensure adequate stock levels
- Ensuring fridge temperatures are checked, and fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance.
- Ensuring clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice Infection Prevention Control policy
- Delivering opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
- Ensuring specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation.
- Providing support during minor operations and GPwER procedures as required. Including preparation and maintenance of environments and equipment before, during and after procedures.
- Various administrative tasks to enhance service delivery and patient care as directed by the management team. This may include searches, audits, contacting patients etc.
Be willing to learn new skills and participate in shared learning within the practice
- Flexibility to work Saturdays and lates
- Pre-Employment Check Clearance including Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Ability to travel between GP practice sites
- Educated to GCSE grade A-C equivalent in Maths and English
- Qualified in Phlebotomy
- NVQ level 2 in health and social care or equivalent; or working towards this qualification
- Administrative experience
- Experience for working with the public
- Experience of working in a primary care or NHS setting
- Flexibility to work Saturdays and lates
- Pre-Employment Check Clearance including Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Ability to travel between GP practice sites
- Educated to GCSE grade A-C equivalent in Maths and English
- Qualified in Phlebotomy
- NVQ level 2 in health and social care or equivalent; or working towards this qualification
- Administrative experience
- Experience for working with the public
- Experience of working in a primary care or NHS setting
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for two new Health Care Assistants (HCA's) to join our team.
As part of our multidisciplinary team, you will help to improve the medical care of patients by carrying out simple clinical observations and investigations, such as dipstick, blood pressures, phlebotomy, annual review tests and NHS health checks. You will also provide administrative and patient contact support as directed by the management team.
Previous experience in a health care setting is desirable, although any required training will be provided.
The HCA must ensure that they work within and recognise their scope of practice, escalating any concerns to a senior clinician as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
HCA's deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education. Working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, you will assist in the care of the practice patient population.
As part of our nursing team, you will help to improve the medical care of patients by carrying out simple clinical observations and investigations, such as dipstick, blood pressures, phlebotomy, annual review tests and NHS health checks. You also support the smooth running and delivery of clinical services through ensuring the clinical spaces are appropriately and safely stocked.
The HCA must ensure that they work within and recognise their scope of practice, escalating any concerns to a senior clinician as appropriate.
Any required training will be provided, and you will work under the supervision of registered clinicians for clinical tasks
About us
We are a 2-site, part-dispensing practice in Kendal with around 17,500 patients, keen to attract caring, motivated, and passionate colleagues. We are a training practice with an active frailty and care home support team. We offer a wide range of enhanced services including minor surgery, women's health and menopause, coil/implant fitting, as well as Dermatology and ENT GPwER clinics.
We strive for a good work / life balance while achieving high-quality patient care and offer a fair allocation of work across all the GP team. We have a Quality Improvement culture, and continually develop our systems to respond to the changing environment of primary care, aiming to minimise administration workload and maximise job satisfaction to the benefit of our patients and our team.
We are a GP registrar and medical student training practice, an accredited Veteran Friendly practice, and a parkrun practice.
Date posted
02 May 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£12.60 an hour
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A2946-25-0002
Job locations
Helme Chase Surgery
Burton Road
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 7HR
Maude Street Surgery
Maude Street
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 4QE
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Job responsibilities
When trained, the HCA will carry out simple clinical observations and investigations work, such as dipstick, blood pressures, phlebotomy, Annual Review Tests, NHS Health Checks, ECG, INR.
Other tasks include
Job responsibilities
When trained, the HCA will carry out simple clinical observations and investigations work, such as dipstick, blood pressures, phlebotomy, Annual Review Tests, NHS Health Checks, ECG, INR.
Other tasks include
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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
The James Cochrane Practice
Address
Helme Chase Surgery
Burton Road
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 7HR
Employer's website
https://www.jamescochranepractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
The James Cochrane Practice
Address
Helme Chase Surgery
Burton Road
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 7HR
Employer's website
https://www.jamescochranepractice.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.