HCA - Healthcare Assistant inWelwyn Garden City inWelwyn Garden City PUBLISHED SAT 23 NOV 2024

European LifeCare Group is one of Europe's largest independent provider of travel clinics and public vaccination programmes.

Founded in 1998, today European LifeCare Group has specialist clinics covering most of Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK, where the company trades under a number of brands, including Danske Lægers Vaccinations Service, Vaccination UK, London Travel Clinic, Citydoc, Mediprevent, Vaccinaties Op Reis and PreventVaccins.

European LifeCare Group also works for both the Danish and English National Health Service as a contracted service provider of immunisation programmes in schools and national influenza vaccination programmes.

About Us

European LifeCare Group, a leading provider of vaccination clinics and on-site vaccination programs across Denmark (Headquarters) UK & The Netherlands. Even though the world today is very different, our vision from 1998 remains the same. We aim to fight disease and save lives by making prevention and treatment easy, accessible and safe.

Job Details

Job title: Healthcare Assistant.

Contract: Bank.

Working Hours: Monday to Friday between 8:00am - 5:00pm.

Benefits

Pension 5% employer contribution.

Supermarket & High Street Discounts.

Employee Assistant Programme.

Employee referral scheme.

25 days annual leave.

Job Purpose

The post holder will be responsible for promoting, delivering, and facilitating

various programmes directed by management as part of the School-Aged Immunisation Service assisting nurses in the schools or office.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the planning, delivery and evaluation of health promotion/education and public health school-age immunisation programme.
• Promote and facilitate collaborative working between team, schools and other educational institutions and families in the delivery of the immunisation programme.
• Ensure the necessary requirements for storing and transporting immunisations, and the procedures for collecting and delivering vaccinations to the site.
• Assist in identifying home-schooled children and those in Pupil Referral Units.
• Maintain databases to ensure records are kept up to date and documents are prepared for school visits.
• Adhere to the Standard Operating Procedure for School Immunisation (SOPs).
• First point of contact for all administrative tasks.
• Responsible for maintaining the cold chain, ordering, and arranging transport of vaccinations to site.
• Actively and constructively contribute to team meetings.
• Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position.
• Comply with Company policies & procedures.
  
  

Experience/Skills

• GCSE level of education or equivalent with a minimum of grade ‘C’ in both English and Maths.
• Working in a community setting (schools) and/or working with children & young people (desirable).
• Prioritise and manage own workload without supervision.
• Assertive, team player and critical thinker.
• Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written.
• Excellent IT Skills.
• Must be able to drive (Desirable).
• Excellent organisational skills.
  
  

European LifeCare Group is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants, regardless of race, religion, sex, origin, age, disabilities, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.