Health Care Assistant (HCA)inSolihullinSolihullPUBLISHED FRI 21 MAR 2025
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At GPS Healthcare, we celebrate the power of women in caregiving roles, and we know it takes a special touch to uplift those around us. By joining our team, you’ll engage in vital activities like NHS health checks, vaccination programmes, and community outreach, all while maintaining accurate records and working towards important health targets. If you’re passionate about empowering others to embrace healthier lifestyles and are driven by a desire to provide holistic care, we’d love to hear from you. Together, let’s create a supportive space where every patient can thrive!
Are you a Health Care Assistant seeking an opportunity in primary care?
GPS Healthcare has an exciting opening for a Health Care Assistant to join our team, working across our six sites in Solihull.
Supported by the Lead Nurse, the Health Care Assistant (HCA) will deliver care to the practice population within the boundaries of their role and in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols. The HCA is responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision making within the parameters of their qualifications and role requirements.They will focus upon supporting patients to be healthy by assessing their needs, providing HCA care, health education advice, screening activities, implementing care at the surgery, community or other settings, maintaining clinically accurate records and running clinics.
They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients and support the delivery of policy and procedures and providing HCA guidance as required.
- Participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for adults under patient specific duration.
- Review patient data to work with the nursing team, to achieve focused patient healthcare.
- Active participation in achieving QOF and Enhanced Services targets and recall demands.
- To carry out NHS health checks including blood pressure, height, weight and BMI. The postholder will also complete templates in accordance with standard operating procedure (SOP).
- Referrals to health trainers, docspot and other community based services.
- Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being.
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies and encourage principles of self-care.
- Offer holistic service to patients and their families, developing where appropriate an on-going plan of care/support, with an emphasis on prevention and self-care.
- Weight Management & Advice.
- Deliver care according to the NICE guidelines and evidence based care.
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The HCA is responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision making within the parameters of their qualifications and role requirements.
They will focus upon supporting patients to be healthy by assessing their needs, providing HCA care, health education advice, screening activities, implementing care at the surgery, community or other settings, maintaining clinically accurate records and running clinics.
They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients and support the delivery of policy and procedures and providing HCA guidance as required.
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