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Trainee Healthcare Assistant
| Posting date: | 26 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.68 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £12.68 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 July 2025 |
| Location: | Wakefield, WF1 1PG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A0296-25-0009 |
Summary
HCAs are involved heavily in the long term management of patients with chronic diseases. They have a pro-active role in providing more preventative measures involving more individual and holistic interaction with the patients by reviewing their records and undertaking physical checks to determine what is needed to ensure the patient has the best preventative measures taken. Liaising with GPs, Nursing team and Admin team to ensure comprehensive checks are completed, coded accurately and escalated for further management of conditions. Healthcare Assistants are expected to assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs. Such tasks may include: Health Check Clinics (primarily for long term condition management) including taking readings and other information from patients Phlebotomy Basic wound care Removal of sutures Collecting and recording specimens and ensuring they are collected by the courier ECGs Examine and undertake Ear syringing Administering vaccination under a psd Requesting basic pathology tests Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks Attend and participate in any practice meetings when required. Other tasks including: Clean and maintain equipment used by the nurses and GPs Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician. Ordering of stock and ensuring clinical rooms are well stocked Participation in administrative systems in the practice such as raising awareness of health well-being