Health Care Assistant • London Tower Hamlets GP Care Group
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nHealth Care Assistant with Tower Hamlets GP Care Group in London\n\n We have an exciting opportunity available for a Healthcare Assistant (HCA) to join our dedicated team, in providing quality care to a diverse population which involves patients mainly on the Severe Mental Illness (SMI) Register. The post holder will have lots of development opportunities working with this excellent service by having access to all HCA updates/courses provided by CPEN (GP Care Group education provider). The employment of HCAs working across the secondary care-primary care interface will enable much better links along the care pathway and allow direct communication between HCAs in primary care and secondary care. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. To provide an Integrated Multi-professional service for people with serious enduring mental health problems in relation to their physical health checks and interventions. To work with the Teams to ensure that all contract and performance targets are met. To review the annual physical health checks are completed for clients on the SMI list To contribute to the use of monitoring templates, effective monthly reports and promotion of technology systems within the team that will enable the collation data for monthly reporting. The post holder will be required to use EMIS systems to perform investigations and enter health data on patients attending the CMHT (Community Mental Health Team). To ensure that all Trust Policies and Procedures such as incident reporting, clinical risk management, complaints, etc are adhered to. To take all possible precautions to safeguard the welfare and safety of staff, service users, visitors and the public, by implementing all policies related to health, safety, security and risk. To form key relationships with both secondary and primary care partners (GPs, surgeries) as required About us JOB SUMMARY The post holder will be a member of staff within the Recovery Service/ Neighbourhood Teams providing physical health checks to a defined group of SMI patients. The post holder will be required to use both RIO and EMIS systems to perform investigations and enter health data on patients attending the CMHT. The employment of HCAs working across the secondary care-primary care interface will enable much better links along the care pathway and allow direct communication between HCAs in primary care and secondary care. The QOF (Quality and Outcomes Framework) physical health checks are the key physical health checks required. BMI Blood pressure and pulse Lifestyle including diet and exercise. Smoking status Substance misuse (drugs and alcohol use) Cardio-metabolic risk using tools such as Q-Risk and the Lester Tool Blood lipids including Cholesterol. Blood sugar (HbA1c) KEY RESPONSIBILITIES To provide an Integrated Multi-professional service for people with serious enduring mental health problems in relation to their physical health checks and interventions. To work with the Teams to ensure that all contract and performance targets are met. To review the annual physical health checks are completed for clients on the SMI list. To contribute to the use of monitoring templates, effective monthly reports and promotion of technology systems within the team that will enable the collation data for monthly reporting. To ensure that all Trust Policies and Procedures such as incident reporting, clinical risk management, complaints, etc are adhered to. To take all possible precautions to safeguard the welfare and safety of staff, service users, visitors and the public, by implementing all policies related to health, safety, security and risk. To form key relationships with both secondary and primary care partners (GPs, surgeries) as required. "}