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Job role: Healthcare Assistant
Company name: NHS Jobs
Job Location: United Kingdom
Salary: A0411-25-0004
Job Sector: Healthcare
Job reference: A0411-25-0004
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About the Job:
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Performing phlebotomy
- Performing diagnostic tests such as urinalysis, INR, spirometry, and E.C.Gs
- To carry out the collection of health-related data and long term condition reviews, NHS health checks and provide basic health promotion advice
- Administer medications and immunisations via injection, in accordance with own capabilities/training and within a PSD.
- Maintaining the cold chain
- Act as a chaperone
- Perform wound care dressings, including Doppler assessment
- Keep clear and accurate patient records, utilising templates on System1, ensuring relevant codes and clinical information is correct
- Performing other clinical and administrative tasks as required, in agreement & after full training, to meet the needs of the practice
- Maintaining infection control standards.
- Maintaining and ordering of clinical stock as needed
- Preparing consultation rooms and maintaining stocks of examination instruments and specimen collection materials
- Undertake various administration tasks, such as asthma/COPD recall, to assist the Practice to achieve QOF targets
- Maintaining confidentiality in line with practice guidelines
- To attend and contribute to nurse and practice team meetings
- To undertake clinical supervision, including reflection on practice
Terms and Conditions:
- Hours of work will be approximately 16 per week plus cover for holidays, sickness and training
- Holiday entitlement will be 4 weeks paid leave per annum, pro rata plus statutory days.
- Increasing to 5 weeks after 2 years Holidays are to be arranged so that only one nurse is absent at any one time.
- PAYE regulations will apply.
- The post is pensionable.
- It is a requirement that the post holder maintains their professional development by undertaking relevant training and attending courses and study days. Internal training will be provided where required.
- There will be an initial 6 month trial period with an interim review at 3 months.
- The surgery is a non-smoking environment.
- It will be necessary to be aware of, and to work within, Health and Safety Legislation.
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