Health Check Assistant (HCA) inBlackpool inBlackpool PUBLISHED 26 DEC 2023
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Duties and Responsibilities
To provide patient education and health promotion
To undertake NHS health checks in the community face to face with patients
Work to attain the service KPIs and targets
Ensure all patient contact is recorded in a timely manner on the IT systems to enable tracking of patient outcomes, both in real-time to support ongoing intervention planning and retrospectively to understand the impact of the service
To ensure mandatory training is kept up to date
Acknowledge and accommodate barriers to communication and understanding including speech, hearing, language, and emotion.
Flexibility in attending organised educational updates and eagerness to expand on current knowledge base and cascading new educational information to colleagues whenever possible
Inform the Clinical Manager of any untoward incidents Work within all relevant policies and procedural guidelines e.g., infection control, safeguarding, chaperoning and risk management
The above list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be fully comprehensive and may be amended to take account of changing circumstances or requirements following consultation with the post holder.
Education and In Service Training
Be fully conversant in all the clinical computer systems used within FCMS
Attend relevant study/induction days, seminars, courses etc, for individual development and for the benefit of the service.
Where necessary relevant training in the operation of new or unfamiliar equipment, software or procedures will be provided or arranged.
Confidentiality
In the course of your duties, you may have access to confidential information about patients, staff or health service business. On no account must such information be divulged to anyone who is not authorised to receive it. Confidentiality of information must be always preserved whether at or away from work. FCMS has in place a Whistle blowers Policy for staff wishing to express concerns.
Data Protection Act, 1998
Carry out any requirements within the duties applicable to the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Health and Safety At Work Act, 1974
Observe all responsibilities and carry out all duties, whether general to all employees or specific to the post, relating to Health and Safety in accordance with the Practice and Departmental Safety Policies and any statutory requirements.
Clinical & Corporate Governance/Quality Assurance
All employees are expected to comply with the clinical and corporate governance arrangements of FCMS. Every employee is personally responsible for the quality of the work, and standard of care, which they individually provide. It is their duty to seek to attain the highest standards achievable both individually and collectively within their knowledge, skills and resources available to them.
Outside Employment/Outside Interests
If you have other work or outside interests, this must not conflict with your duties and responsibilities of your attendance for work as an employee of the Practice.
It is a condition of appointment that you must inform your manager before taking up of any private practice, work for outside agencies or other employers, other work for this Practice (including bank work), voluntary work or outside interests you have or propose to have. This is to ensure there is no question of it creating a conflict of interest with your NHS duties. You must also therefore seek your manager's approval before taking on any such other work or outside interest at any time after entering employment.
Working Time Directive
You are required to comply with the regulations governing working time and to any locally agreed associated arrangements.
Harassment and Bullying
The Practice condemns all forms of harassment and bullying and is actively seeking to promote a work place where employees are treated with dignity, respect and without bias.
Equal Opportunities
In all the foregoing text any reference to one gender whether direct or implied equally includes the opposite gender unless specifically stated to be otherwise.
Fire Training
Each member of the staff has a statutory obligation to attend a Fire Lecture each year. It is the responsibility of each member of staff to ensure that they comply with this legal requirement.
No Smoking Policy
FCMS has a no smoking policy
Disclosure/Criminal Record (DBS)
This post will be subject to enhanced disclosure under DBS and is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemption Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. This will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence).
Disability Confident Employer
- As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staffto share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.
Welcome to FCMS!
We are looking for individuals with a passion and enthusiasm to work within our diagnostic business unit, we are working across various locations in Lancashire to provide NHS health checks to eligible patients aged 40-74. As part of this check patients have observations taken as well as Point of Care testing for cholesterol and when appropriate HBA1c levels are checked. For those not eligible patients are offered a mini health check for observations. All patients are given lifestyle advise and when appropriate signposted to other services. These health checks can take place on our mobile treatment unit, to local community centres, shopping centres and workplaces.
Hours:
Full Time - 37.5 hours per week
Operates:
The service operates 7 days a week, 365 days a year
Pay:
£12.13 an hour with enhancements for weekend and bank holidays
We are looking for forward thinking, motivated Health Care Assistants who have a passion for new ways of working whilst providing safe patient and effective care.
The successful candidate will work providing health checks and offering lifestyle advise to patients across Lancashire. Observations include, SP02 levels, heights, weights pulse rates, BP checks, point of care testing for cholesterol and pre diabetic screening where appropriate. This information will be inputted in real time to the EMIS IT system including calculation of the q risk score.
Full training for point of care testing will be provided and other systems.
Duties and Responsibilities
To provide patient education and health promotion
To undertake NHS health checks in the community face to face with patients
Work to attain the service KPIs and targets
Ensure all patient contact is recorded in a timely manner on the IT systems to enable tracking of patient outcomes, both in real-time to support ongoing intervention planning and retrospectively to understand the impact of the service
To ensure mandatory training is kept up to date
Acknowledge and accommodate barriers to communication and understanding including speech, hearing, language, and emotion.
Flexibility in attending organised educational updates and eagerness to expand on current knowledge base and cascading new educational information to colleagues whenever possible
Inform the Clinical Manager of any untoward incidents Work within all relevant policies and procedural guidelines e.g., infection control, safeguarding, chaperoning and risk management
The above list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be fully comprehensive and may be amended to take account of changing circumstances or requirements following consultation with the post holder.
Education and In Service Training
Be fully conversant in all the clinical computer systems used within FCMS
Attend relevant study/induction days, seminars, courses etc, for individual development and for the benefit of the service.
Where necessary relevant training in the operation of new or unfamiliar equipment, software or procedures will be provided or arranged.
Confidentiality
In the course of your duties, you may have access to confidential information about patients, staff or health service business. On no account must such information be divulged to anyone who is not authorised to receive it. Confidentiality of information must be always preserved whether at or away from work. FCMS has in place a Whistle blowers Policy for staff wishing to express concerns.
Data Protection Act, 1998
Carry out any requirements within the duties applicable to the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Health and Safety At Work Act, 1974
Observe all responsibilities and carry out all duties, whether general to all employees or specific to the post, relating to Health and Safety in accordance with the Practice and Departmental Safety Policies and any statutory requirements.
Clinical & Corporate Governance/Quality Assurance
All employees are expected to comply with the clinical and corporate governance arrangements of FCMS. Every employee is personally responsible for the quality of the work, and standard of care, which they individually provide. It is their duty to seek to attain the highest standards achievable both individually and collectively within their knowledge, skills and resources available to them.
Outside Employment/Outside Interests
If you have other work or outside interests, this must not conflict with your duties and responsibilities of your attendance for work as an employee of the Practice.
It is a condition of appointment that you must inform your manager before taking up of any private practice, work for outside agencies or other employers, other work for this Practice (including bank work), voluntary work or outside interests you have or propose to have. This is to ensure there is no question of it creating a conflict of interest with your NHS duties. You must also therefore seek your manager's approval before taking on any such other work or outside interest at any time after entering employment.
Working Time Directive
You are required to comply with the regulations governing working time and to any locally agreed associated arrangements.
Harassment and Bullying
The Practice condemns all forms of harassment and bullying and is actively seeking to promote a work place where employees are treated with dignity, respect and without bias.
Equal Opportunities
In all the foregoing text any reference to one gender whether direct or implied equally includes the opposite gender unless specifically stated to be otherwise.
Fire Training
Each member of the staff has a statutory obligation to attend a Fire Lecture each year. It is the responsibility of each member of staff to ensure that they comply with this legal requirement.
No Smoking Policy
FCMS has a no smoking policy
Disclosure/Criminal Record (DBS)
This post will be subject to enhanced disclosure under DBS and is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemption Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. This will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence).
Disability Confident Employer
- As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staffto share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.
Welcome to FCMS!
We are looking for individuals with a passion and enthusiasm to work within our diagnostic business unit, we are working across various locations in Lancashire to provide NHS health checks to eligible patients aged 40-74. As part of this check patients have observations taken as well as Point of Care testing for cholesterol and when appropriate HBA1c levels are checked. For those not eligible patients are offered a mini health check for observations. All patients are given lifestyle advise and when appropriate signposted to other services. These health checks can take place on our mobile treatment unit, to local community centres, shopping centres and workplaces.
Hours:
Full Time - 37.5 hours per week
Operates:
The service operates 7 days a week, 365 days a year
Pay:
£12.13 an hour with enhancements for weekend and bank holidays
We are looking for forward thinking, motivated Health Care Assistants who have a passion for new ways of working whilst providing safe patient and effective care.
The successful candidate will work providing health checks and offering lifestyle advise to patients across Lancashire. Observations include, SP02 levels, heights, weights pulse rates, BP checks, point of care testing for cholesterol and pre diabetic screening where appropriate. This information will be inputted in real time to the EMIS IT system including calculation of the q risk score.
Full training for point of care testing will be provided and other systems.
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