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Job role: Healthcare Assistant
Salary: £25,224.17 a year
Company name: NHS Jobs
Job Location: United Kingdom
Job Sector: Healthcare
Job reference: A4138-26-0006
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About the Job:
- To assist in general nursing duties, under the supervision of the Practice Nursing Team, i.e. Urine testing, weight/height, blood pressure measurements, ECG recording, phlebotomy, and the delivery of flu vaccinations (with appropriate training).
- To be responsible for the correct maintenance and cleaning of surgical equipment,
- To be responsible for the processing and management of laboratory samples requested by the GP/ Practice Nurses with specific responsibility to ensure that the samples are correctly labelled, sent to the laboratory promptly and that data is entered onto the patients computer records.
- Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
- To provide a phlebotomy service for patients.
- To act in such a manner as to support the patient at all times and be mindful of the need to reduce anxiety for the client/patient.
- Apply infection control measures within the Practice according to local and national guidelines.
- To act as a chaperone as required to GPs and Practice Nurses.
- To receive and document telephone messages as and when necessary and communicate to other members of the clinical team as appropriate.
- Participate in the completion and review of significant events and identify learning points.
- Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and that sharps bins are replaced in accordance with the practice policy
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