Job description

Job responsibilities

Healthcare Assistant

Job summary:

Working under the direct supervision of the senior practice nurse and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the healthcare assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Phlebotomy

• NHS Health Checks & New Patient Health Checks

• Blood Pressure checks

Adhere to hypertension monitoring policy

• Urinalysis

• Health and Well-being

Height, Weight, BMI measurements

Weight Management & Advice

Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being

Offer holistic service to patients and their families with an emphasis on prevention and self-care

Refer to Wellbeing Coordinator

• Diabetic foot checks

• Chronic Disease management

Undertake appropriate investigation, clinical observations and interventions following agreed guidelines for patients with chronic diseases CHD, Diabetes and Hypertension.

• Minor Surgery

Assist GP in providing minor-surgery sessions, coil fits and implanon fittings, etc

• Wound Management

Meet the needs of patients presenting for wound care and use dressing formulary

• Vaccinations

Flu, pneumococcal vaccinations, following PSD

And to include

Assist with the processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses

Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation

Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms

Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions, including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations

Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual

To promote health and well-being and motivate patients to make healthy choices.

Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being

Confidentiality

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & Safety & Infection Control

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and manage their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
• Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
• Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice, including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by staff
• Responsible for hand hygiene across the practice
• Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice
• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes
• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.
• Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management
• Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognized.
• Keeping own work areas and general patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other sector managers
• Undertaking periodic infection control training, including ANTT
• Routine management of own areas, and maintenance of work space standards
• Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection
• Spillage control procedures, management and training
• Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance
• Maintenance of sterile environments

Equality and diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
• Participate in audit where appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential
• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Experience of NHS IT systems

Desirable

• Qualified to administer Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines
• Qualified to NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care
• Previous experience of working as a HCA in a GP surgery
• Have knowledge of and work under Care Certificate standards

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

High Lane Medical Centre

Address

The Village Green, Buxton Road

High Lane

Stockport

Cheshire

SK6 8DR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hlmc.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description

Part time Admin clerk/Receptionist

• Book appointments for patients with Doctor and Nurse and other members of the health care team as requested.
• Monitor flow of patients into consulting and treatment rooms.
• Register immediately necessary patients, temporary residents and patients from abroad who need to be seen same day onto surgery database. Ensure sufficient information is recorded and patients receive a practice leaflet detailing our services.
• Import registration request documents into the docman system from Email, for the workflow clerk to complete.
• Advise patients of the practices policies and procedures as requested with particular regard to emergency prescriptions and urgent appointments.
• Advise patients of relevant charges for private services, accept payment and record details.
• Action prescriptions requests and amend any alteration to medication necessary as advised by Doctor.
• Enter requests for home visits on screen, including relevant information.
• Advise patients of contact numbers when requesting ambulance transportation.
• Respond to all queries and requests for assistance from patients and other visitors to the practice, answering telephone and taking messages as appropriate.
• Retrieve and refile records as required.
• Follow practice procedures for start and end of day opening and closing, including securing the premises correctly.
• Provide cover for Saturday mornings/late evening surgery on a rota at least 1 weekend annually is expected.
• Provide cover, for absence during holidays and sickness, occasionally at short notice.
• Attend meetings/ update huddles as required.
• Any other delegated duties considered appropriate to the position and any other procedures developed when in post.
• Adhere to data protection principles and the practices confidentiality policy at all times. Also, to be aware of the policies regarding smart cards and data security.
• Adhere to Health and Safety at work Act.
• Complete all mandatory training within the specified timeframe

Administration

To adhere to the practice repeat prescribing policy for all prescription requests.

Provide clerical/admin support to the practice nurse and other practice team members as required.

Advise GPs/nurses and patients as to referral pathways as appropriate.

Support any locums with logging on to EMIS and other practice systems, how to use the intercom and provision of the locum handbook.

Ensure we have adequate supplies of letterheads practice leaflets, appointment cards paper and envelopes as appropriate.

Assist the team with meeting practice targets. Patient alerts must be acted upon when booking appointments with the nurse.

Ensure all EMIS tasks Docman tasks and Accurix messages are actioned and completed daily as appropriate.

To check EMIS Mail inbox daily for any organisational changes issues.

Ensure all communications received to the practice by whichever means are responded to same day and completed if appropriate, sending any clinical correspondence or patient information to the workflow team.

Ensure your own nhs.net email account is checked daily and to action any requests.

To access e-LFH to complete mandatory training and to request protected time if unable to do so. To ensure you keep up to date with all new IT skills as required.

To attend all F2F mandatory training when required; BLS, Oliver McGowan and others as instructed by the training supervisor.

Respond to all requests for Access to Medical Records and reports, ensuring all legal requirements are adhered to. Ensure patients have paid up front for any forms or TWIMC letters.

To assist with filing all NEW patient medical records received weekly, and to locate the records for deceased and deducted patients to send to PCSE.

To contact GMSS IT department with any issues without delay, and as requested by any team member.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Computer/Keyboard skills
• Good communication skills
• Good organisation skills
• Confident and efficient handling of general public

Desirable

• Medical terminology
• Experience of practice systems, EMIS, DOCMAN, ACCURIX.
• Proficient with MS applications

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent

Desirable

• GCSE English.
• IT professional certifications

Motivation and Attitude

Essential

• Able to work on own initiative
• Able to prioritise workload
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work as part of a team
• Reliable and dependable
• Professional at all times
• Flexible to accommodate surgery hours

Desirable

• Residing locally, within 5 miles of surgery.
• Aware of GDPR and Data protection

Employer details

Employer name

High Lane Medical Centre

Address

The Village Green, Buxton Road

High Lane

Stockport

Cheshire

SK6 8DR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hlmc.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)