Role Overview & Mandate
Executive Summary
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated Healthcare Assistant / Phlebotomist to join us at Carlton Group...
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We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated Healthcare Assistant / Phlebotomist to join us at Carlton Group Practice.
With previous experience of working in primary care and a commitment to further training, education and development along with excellent inter-personal skills, verbal and written skills. You will be working under supervision as part of the wider nursing team on supporting our patients at our busy GP Practice.
The HCA will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care which will include phlebotomy and assisting with minor surgical procedures and vasectomy / carpal tunnel operations.
The post will include some administrative duties.
Main duties of the job
- Undertake new patient health checks
- Support the practice nurse team with health promotion programmes
- Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately
- Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
- Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
- Undertake phlebotomy clinics across both sites
- Support the practice nurse team with the management of chronic disease clinics to include phlebotomy
- Carry out BMI checks as directed
- Act as a chaperone as required
- When trained, administer flu vaccinations, B12 injections etc.
- Carry out ECGs as requested
- Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
- Provide support during minor operations as required
- Ensure clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
- Manage clinical consumable stock including ordering and rotation
- Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
- Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Overview of your organisation
We are a large, friendly Practice close to the centre of Burton caring for over 17,000 patients from our two sites, Carlton Street Surgery and King Street Surgery.
Our clinical team consists of 5 GP Partners, 4 Salaried GPs, 2 Clinical Pharmacists, Paramedic, Pharmacy Technician, Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistants and Care Coordinators who are all supported by an experienced management, administrative and reception team.
As this job is working in the NHS you will need to apply through NHS Jobs. Please click on the link below to take you to NHS jobs.
https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A0352-23-0000
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: From £21,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexitime
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Burton upon Trent: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Phlebotomy: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 08/05/2023
