Healthcare Assistant (HCA) - Creech, Taunton
| Posting date: | 26 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.25 to £12.50 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £12.25 - £12.50 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 July 2025 |
| Location: | Taunton, TA3 5FA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E0215-SHSHCACMC-0625 |
Summary
As a Symphony HCA, your main duties and responsibilities will include: New patient health checks BMI Urinalysis ECG Recording INR Monitoring using Coagucheck and INR Star To undertake Doppler testing Blood Pressure Monitoring following practice hypertension guidelines, issue HBPM in accordance with practice policy Phlebotomy including perform annual blood tests, BP, BMI, ACR as requested for patients with chronic diseases Urinalysis MSU, ACR in accordance with practice policy. Wound Care suture removal in accordance with practice policy, Weight Management Chaperoning duties Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses Administer influenza vaccines according to PSD Administer B12 injections according to PSD Undertake Spirometry for GP to interpret results. Surgical equipment and vaccine 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, coils and implants Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being Help to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted Please read the full job description and person specification for this role in full, which is attached under 'Supporting Information' before applying.