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About the Role:
This Healthcare Assistant role involves assisting patients and the clinical team under the guidance of a nurse manager. The role requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills to ensure seamless patient care, including those needing urgent attention.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assisting the clinical team in delivering patient care programs.
- Performing clinical procedures with booked patients, utilizing clinical judgment.
- Managing urgent patient consultations outside of scheduled appointments.
- Liaising with various team members at all levels.
- Embracing new ideas to enhance practice operations.
- Conducting phlebotomy, new patient health checks, and NHS health checks.
- Contributing to learning disability health checks, ECG recording, and blood pressure monitoring.
- Performing hypertension reviews and administering vaccinations (flu, B12, shingles, pneumococcal).
- Providing simple dressings and compression bandaging.
- Performing urinalysis, processing laboratory samples, and conducting spirometry.
- Preparing medical equipment and ensuring infection control procedures are followed.
- Removing sutures and clips.
- Ensuring smooth clinical waste collection and proper sharps bin management.
- Adhering to practice guidelines and referring to nurse lead or GP for complex decisions.
- Maintaining a professional and caring attitude towards patients.
- Maintaining cleanliness and tidiness of treatment rooms.
- Following practice procedures and protocols.
- Maintaining patient information leaflet and health promotion literature stock.
- Ordering clinical supplies and vaccines.
- Managing vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring, and recording.
- Conducting weekly stock control of medical equipment.
- Checking medical equipment calibration dates.
- Managing computer cartridge and paper supplies.
- Contacting helplines for technical equipment support.
- Participating in administrative systems and maintaining accurate patient records.
- Advising the practice nurse lead/managers about potential issues.
- Attending and participating in practice meetings and TARGET training.
- Undertaking other delegated duties, seasonal/special projects, and tasks as required by Partners, Nurse Lead, or Practice management.
- Managing own time effectively.
Skills and Expertise:
- Healthcare experience (preferred)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Proficiency in clinical procedures.
- Understanding of patient care protocols and guidelines.
- Knowledge of infection control procedures.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in record-keeping.
Why Join Us:
Join a supportive and dynamic healthcare practice that values growth and continuous learning. This opportunity allows you to make a real difference in patient care while contributing to a progressive practice.