HCA

I'm looking for an experienced (Locum) Healthcare Assistant for Maternity Cover for a GP Practice in Birmingham B8.

ABOUT THE PRACTICE
The practice offers a HCA Triage clinic: A brief description of what is involved in clinic patients who book into this clinic are seen by HCA initially, The HCA will complete patient health checks required for Qof. e.g., if diabetic patient who hardly comes in, but has attended an appointment to see the GP. We view this as an ideal opportunity to pick up on other health checks. So the HCA completes basic health check as well as taking summary of what patients come in for, then the GP on call who will go through the summary with patient as well as any other necessary examinations. The HCA will clearly document examination and outcome of visits on the patients record. We have observed with the help of the HCA how effective this is by freeing up time for the GP and increased number of appointments available on the day.

Contract Type: Temp/Locum
Duration: 9/12
Hours: 22.5 hrs pw (3x 7.5 hours per week)
Working Days Mon, Tue, (flexible any other day)
Pay Scale: £19.86/hr
Start Date: ASAP

The post holder will be required to work effectively as part of a team or autonomously within the Clinical Governance Framework to ensure that Clinical Governance is embedded in your clinical practice. You will be working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in order to provide an optimum level of care delivery to patients

Duties and Responsibilities;
a) Working under the supervision of a qualified medical practitioner, participate in planned treatment activities taking account of the fluctuating needs of each patient.
b) NHS Health Checks, BP, Heart Rate, Height, Weight, BMI, 75+ Health Checks, and IGR reviews.
c) Phlebotomy, ECG recordings, Adult Vaccs & Imms (Flu, B12, Covid, Shingles, & Pneumonia), Diabetic Monitoring Clinics, and Chaperoning Duties.
d) To report variances in a patient’s condition immediately to a qualified medical professional.
e) Ensure Patient’s physical environment is maintained e.g. Warmth, cleanliness.
f) Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions.
g) To undertake tasks under the direction of a qualified medical practitioner i.e. prompting medication, temperature taking, basic wound care, blood sugar monitoring.
h) To work with other team members to promote and maintain adequate nutrition.

If you feel you have the right skills, qualifications and experience we would welcome your application.

Please send your up -to-date CV (by email) with a covering letter to mail@aspirelocums.co.uk
or
Contact us today on 0151 909 3556 to discuss your suitability for this role.

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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experience working in an NHS environment essential

experience working in primary care preferred

Health & Social Care L3

Phlebotomy 

Basic Life Support