Health Care Assistant

Posting date:	17 June 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Negotiable
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	08 July 2025
Location:	Harpenden, AL5 4QA
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	A2212-25-0002

Summary

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Clinical Care Assist in and perform routine tasks relating to patient care as directed by nursing staff and GPs. New patient registration and NHS Health checks. Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote them to live healthily and apply principles of self-care. This will include smoking cessation. Various checks and monitoring. e.g. BP monitoring, Urinalysis, Weight monitoring etc. Assist with childhood and adolescent immunisations maintaining any Child Health and Practice records. Assist clinicians in emergency management of patients. Provide lifestyle advice to patients making any necessary referrals within the Practice. Ensure specimens are labelled and bagged ready for collection with the necessary paperwork completed. Ensure clinical waste collection runs smoothly, reporting any problems to the Nurse Team Leader Ensure sharps bins are ready for collection. Restocking/maintenance of equipment Restocking of clinical areas and consulting rooms Participate in the Flu and Covid vaccination programmes (training given) Skilled phlebotomist Process lab samples. Monitor patients conditions by taking temperatures, sat levels, weight, height, pulse Urinalysis Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician. Assisting GPs with minor surgery ECGs Cleaning all clinical areas ensuring continued high standards in infection control Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms. Participation in administrative systems in the practice Attend and participate in any Nurse meetings and appropriate practice meetings when required. Dressings (following training) Suture removal Vaccinations including flu, covid, pneumonia and nasal flu. Diabetic foot checks Smoking cessation Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post. 2. Administration and professional responsibilities Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team. Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded on the computer clinical system (EMIS) Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice. Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports. To assist in seasonal and special projects as requested e.g., flu campaign. Ordering and display of Health Promotion materials Ensuring all single use items are kept stocked and in date. Participation in administrative systems in the practice Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required A duty to advise the Lead Nurse or the Practice Manager of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks. Complete all mandatory training required for the practice and post in line with CQC requirements. Any other delegated duties considered appropriate to the post. 3. Special Requirements of the Post: Caring, kind and empathetic Good observational skills Friendly and cheerful A good listener An understanding, acceptance, and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality. Ability to use own judgment, resourcefulness, and common sense. A commitment to maintain a high professional standard of health care and keep up to date with all aspects of care relevant to the post. A commitment to ensure all Health and Safety requirements and Infection Control measures are met and reported to appropriate member of the team. A commitment to the effective use of practice and NHS resources. An awareness of own limitations and experience. Excellent communication skills An understanding and acceptance of ones capabilities and awareness of own limitations. Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities. Basic keyboard and computer skills Full DBS check