Healthcare Assistant
| Posting date: | 23 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 June 2025 |
| Location: | Harleston, IP20 9AT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A0635-25-0002 |
Summary
Duties and responsibilities once appropriate competencies have been signed off: Patient health checks ECG recording Phlebotomy INR/Cholesterol point of care testing Blood pressures Spirometry Simple wound care (as directed by practice nurse or GP) Simple removal of sutures Chaperoning duties Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses Urinalysis Sterilising, cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment Injections and vaccination under direction of PSD Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording Surgical equipment, consumables and vaccine ordering, re-stocking and stock rotation Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions, including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted Provide lifestyle advice to patients making any necessary referrals within the practice Weight monitoring Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being