Healthcare Assistant (HCA)
Job Description
Job summary
We are looking for an experienced Health Care Assistant to support our clinical team. This is an exciting opportunity to be a key support with varied responsibilities. We seek an individual with an enthusiasm for learning; excellent communication and IT skills; effective time management and prioritisation skills and with the ability to work well individually and as part of a team.
Main duties of the job
ECGs
Phlebotomy
Blood Pressure
Height & Weight
New Patient Health Checks
NHS Health Checks
Chaperone
About us
Northgate Health Centre is situated in the heart of Oxford in a state-of-the-art purpose-built building which opened in 2022, with a list size of 13,500 patients. We have a dedicated multidisciplinary team putting patient care at the heart of everything we do.
We are a supportive team of 6 GP Partners and 5 salaried GPs, 3 experienced paramedic specialists, a pharmacist and a physiotherapist ,with an expanding nursing team along with a friendly patient advisor team and efficient administration team.
Job responsibilities
Healthcare Assistant (HCA)- based at Northgate Health Centre (central Oxford). There is no parking available, so you will need to travel in via public transport.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- ECGs
- Phlebotomy
- Blood Pressure
- Height & Weight
- New Patient Health Checks
- NHS Health Checks
- Chaperone
Desirable
- Administering shingles, pneumococcal & flu vaccine
- Diabetes initial checks, bloods, feet, urine
- Experience working in primary care
- B12 Injections
- Simple dressings
- SMI physical health checks
- Suture removal
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.
Employer details
Employer name
28 BEAUMONT STREET
Address
NORTHGATE HEALTH CENTRE - (Previously 27@Northgate & 28@Northgate)
15 MARKET STREET
OXFORD
OX1 3EF
