Job Title: Part Time Health Care Assistant/ Phlebotomist
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday – 7:30am to 6pm
Responsible To: Lead Nurse
JOB SUMMARY
We are looking for a HCA with phlebotomy qualifications or a skilled phlebotomist to join our team. The successful candidate will be able to reassure the patient in a friendly and professional manner demonstrating interpersonal skills.
Our main need is to perform venepuncture to obtain blood samples and if a HCA collect other required samples/undertake tests. This role will support the Practice undertaking annual reviews for patients living with Long Term Conditions such as Diabetes, Asthma, and COPD. Working strictly in accordance with guidelines and protocols, reporting to the lead nurse.
RESPONSIBILITIES
· Patients care and uphold the practices high standards.
· Clinical duties: Taking vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration), blood pressure checks, height and weight measurements and assisting with minor procedures like wound care.
· Administration of B12, Shingles, Flu vaccines is a desired skill but not essential if open to additional training.
· Undertaking ECGs for GP to review as required.
· INR monitoring procedures.
· Provide enhanced access as part of the health care team.
· Support the Healthcare team with holiday and sickness cover as required.
· Administrative tasks: Managing appointments, preparing medical supplies, and other office duties.
· Use the IT system efficiently to ensure that alerts are actioned for optimum patient care.
· Communicating with patients, their families, and other healthcare professionals.
· Maintaining the digital stock book with accuracy.
· To help maintain stock levels and put deliveries away as needed.
· Health promotion and education: Providing information to patients about health and well-being.
· To ensure that fridge temperatures are regularly monitored
· Infection control: Adhering to strict hygiene and safety protocols.
· To undertake basic wound care and suture/clip removal, assisting the nurses
· Security of documents – Ensure that all prescription pads, blank prescriptions, sick notes, etc are locked away at the end of the working day.
· Ensure that all relevant patient identifiable documents are shredded.
· To assist in the returns, claims and any other documentation as required.
· Any other delegated duties considered appropriate to the post.
· To attend relevant training courses and practice meetings where appropriate.
· INR Monitoring and weekly/monthly checks
· Chaperoning
· Urinalysis
· Effective time management
· Supporting the practice nurses
· Updating the stock book
· Support with ordering, maintaining stock and distribution
All employees have a duty of responsibility not only for their own health and safety but also for the health and safety of colleagues and patients or clients within their care.
This job description is issued as a guideline to help you understand the duties you will be initially expected to undertake. It may be changed from time to time to meet new working requirements after discussion between you and the Practice Manager. It does not form part of your contract of employment.
Applications can be downloaded from our Practice website and can be submitted in person or via post https://oldfirestationsurgery.nhs.uk/vacancies/
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: From £13.50 per hour
Expected hours: 16 – 37 per week
Work Location: In person
