Healthcare Assistant - GP Practice - Full Time inEastbourne inEastbourne PUBLISHED 15 DEC 2023
Victoria Medical Centre raqKThSy
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Full job description available upon request - main duties of the Heathcare Assistant position are detailed above.
To support the Practice In all Clinical areas, delivering healthcare services to our patient population. Supporting the Nursing and Multi-disciplinary teams with the delivery of Quality Healthcare. Working as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team, you will be delivering care within your scope of practice to the patient population of this practice
The Healthcare Assistant will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education whilst also ensuring all documentation is updated and correct as practice policy
The following are the core responsibilities of the Healthcare assistant. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
Undertake patient health checks
Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
Carry out baseline observations such as pulse rate and rhythm , blood pressure, temperature and saturations, recording findings accurately and reporting any concerns to a clinician
Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
Undertake wound care
Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
Carry out weight management checks as directed
Chaperone patients and gynae clinics as required
Perform venepuncture as per request
Carry out ECGs as requested and report results to a clinician
Ensure specimens are tested and recorded and ready for onward transportation
Provide support during minor procedures as required
Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session and expiry dates monitored of all stock
Ensure fridges are cleaned and monitored as per VMC policy
Ensure clinical waste is disposed of as per waste management policy and IPC guidelines
Participate in vaccination programmes
Full job description available upon request - main duties of the Heathcare Assistant position are detailed above.
To support the Practice In all Clinical areas, delivering healthcare services to our patient population. Supporting the Nursing and Multi-disciplinary teams with the delivery of Quality Healthcare. Working as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team, you will be delivering care within your scope of practice to the patient population of this practice
The Healthcare Assistant will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education whilst also ensuring all documentation is updated and correct as practice policy
The following are the core responsibilities of the Healthcare assistant. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
Undertake patient health checks
Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
Carry out baseline observations such as pulse rate and rhythm , blood pressure, temperature and saturations, recording findings accurately and reporting any concerns to a clinician
Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
Undertake wound care
Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
Carry out weight management checks as directed
Chaperone patients and gynae clinics as required
Perform venepuncture as per request
Carry out ECGs as requested and report results to a clinician
Ensure specimens are tested and recorded and ready for onward transportation
Provide support during minor procedures as required
Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session and expiry dates monitored of all stock
Ensure fridges are cleaned and monitored as per VMC policy
Ensure clinical waste is disposed of as per waste management policy and IPC guidelines
Participate in vaccination programmes
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