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Job role: Healthcare Assistant
Salary: £25,685 to £27,395 a year
Company name: NHS Jobs
Job Location: United Kingdom
Job Sector: Healthcare
Job reference: B0063-26-0016
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About the Job:
- To support trained nursing staff in the following clinical locations within the Peninsula Heart Clinic: 1) outpatient clinic; 2) cardiac catheter lab; and 3) day-case unit.
- Ensure outpatient areas are prepared ahead of each clinical session in accordance with the agreed protocol.
- To provide administrative clerical and clinical support to the clinical team for patient medical records.
- To welcome patients to the service making them feel at ease throughout their visit to the Peninsula Heart Clinic.
- To ensure patient documents are sourced and that the correct clinical information has been provided in order to support a smooth patient journey.
- To act as a chaperone for patients as required.
- To treat all patients and their relatives with kindness and respect.
Requirements & Responsibilities:
- To perform basic observations (height & weight) when indicated in accordance with the protocol and Trust policy.
- To perform blood pressure monitoring in accordance with the protocol and policy.
- To perform blood glucose testing when indicated in accordance with the protocol and policy.
- To perform urinalysis when indicated in accordance with the protocol and policy.
- To perform phlebotomy procedures in accordance with the protocol and policy.
- To perform peripheral cannulation in accordance with the protocol and policy.
- To perform saturation monitoring when indicated in accordance with the protocol and policy.
- To perform an electrocardiogram (ECG) in accordance with standard protocols.
- To act as a chaperone when required.
- Support the clinical team with any urgent patient transfers.
- To perform decontamination of equipment and consulting rooms in accordance with protocol and the Trust Infection Control policy.
- To support the storage of medication in lockable fridges and carrying out daily temperature analysis.
- To support the management of clinical stock items and equipment to ensure that these remain available ahead of every outpatient clinic session and to escalate to management when items are missing or require replacement.
- To ensure the waiting room and treatment room environments are safe and clear of obstacles and to report any hazards or faults.
- To work within the limits of one’s own competence and area of responsibility and accountability.
- To monitor the quality of work in one’s own area and alert others to quality issues, reporting any errors or issues to the appropriate person.
- To maintain quality in one’s own work and supervise others to do so.
- Ensures patient safety at all times.
- Contribute to own personal development and take part in own appraisal.
- Support and act as a role model to more junior staff and colleagues.
- Contributes to the planning and implementation of activities to raise awareness of health and wellbeing, e.g., health promotion activities.
- To assist with patient mobility as required.
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