Healthcare Assistant

Queens Park Group Surgery has a fantastic opportunity for a healthcare assistant to join the practice, to support the nursing team, on a full-time basis or part-time basis.

• Blood pressure checks.
• New patient checks.
• NHS health checks
• ECGs
• Dressings / wound care.
• Blood glucose checks
• Blood cholesterol checks
• Urine dipstick checks
• Swabs – skin, wound, ear, nose (not HVS or chlamydia)
• Some vaccinations e.g. flu
• Chaperone – when needed
• Assisting with minor operations
• Assisting with family planning clinic and postnatal clinics
• Assisting with baby immunisations
• Diabetic foot checks
• Updating clinical system – data entry and clinical coding

No invasive procedures

• Ideally possessing a Healthcare qualification
• Strong clinical skills;
• Confidence and competence in all HCA duties required for the post;
• Ideally with experience within primary care or another healthcare setting;
• Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills;
• Practical IT skills preferably in a clinical setting
• Consistently confidential manner, as well as a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues;
• Ability to work independently and determine own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team;
• Strong organisational and time management skills.