Healthcare Assistant / GP Assistant - Community Hub, South PethertoninSouth PethertoninSouth PethertonPUBLISHED THU 6 FEB 2025
The position involves liaising with local practices and patient groups for effective service delivery, ensuring activity is recorded accurately to maximize income, and supporting the implementation of new service areas as directed by the PCN Board and Somerset Foundation Trust. The role is flexible with 'as and when required' shifts at a pay rate of £12.00 per hour, and those without existing spirometry qualifications will receive the necessary training.
Symphony Healthcare Services (SHS) has a fantastic opportunity for Bank Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) / GP Assistants (GPAs) or Student Nurses to join their Community Investigation Hub (CIH) based at South Petherton Medical Centre, Somerset.
You will have experience of working in primary care and be competent in all HCA / GPA / Student Nurse duties, including but not limited to the following secondary care diagnostic testing:
- ECG recording including setting the patient up with 24-hour ECG monitoring
- Phlebotomy (blood tests)
- Spirometry (TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED)
- FeNO test procedure
- Maintaining consumables
- Ensuring samples are sent off to the laboratories
- Keep clinical equipment in good working order and maintained/calibrated as required.
Ideal applicants will have a genuine passion for patient care, the ability to communication effectively combined with sound organisational skills, to ensure they manage their own time and workload well, while delivering timely patient care.
We have multiple Bank ('as and when required') shifts vacant. Please apply if interested in joining our pool.
Please note that shifts cannot be guaranteed under Bank contracts.
The rate of pay for this role is £12.00 per hour. Symphony also offer many other attractive Symphony employee benefits.
Please see attached links and poster for additional information.
- Liaising with SSW PCN practices to ensure the CIH achieves the activity that has been set to maximise income.
- Ensure all activity is recorded and coded appropriate to maximise income
- Liaise with the SSW PCN Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) to ensure patient education around what the purpose of the CIH is and the service it provides to the local community
- Liaise with the central Data and Performance Team to ensure accurate reporting
- To support and lead on (where delegated) implementing new service areas within the CIH as agreed by the PCN Board and Somerset Foundation Trust (SFT) as the commissioning organisation.
- To work with the PCN leadership team to continuously update and work within the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the CIH in line with national and local guidance
- To have completed or be willing to complete the required spirometry qualifications (for both paediatrics and adults) to be able to independently undertake spirometry assessment and hold or be willing to work towards ARTP accreditation.
About us
The Community Investigation Hub (CIH) is a new service offering the local community access to diagnostic tests closer to where they live. This HCA / GP Assistant will play a crucial role in delivering this service.
Please read the attached job description and person specification which provides a full list of duties, tasks and expectations for this role, before applying.
Spirometry Training will be provided for applicants who do not have this.
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