Healthcare Assistant
- NHS
- Part Time
- King's Lynn
- Negotiable
Job Description
Job summary
You will receive training as a healthcare assistant that will enable you to carry out 20 key clinical procedures required for Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, Heart Failure, Ischaemic Heart Disease and Hypertension with a high level of competence and have the opportunity to support patients with an award-winning clinical team.
Main duties of the job
Your role will ensure that you receive all the training and clinical support you need to be able to assess and support patients with long-term conditions. There will be opportunities for further training, home visits, working as a doctor's assistant and even running your own clinics. There will be the ability to move up the pay scale in line with increased responsibility. Please don't hesitate contacting us to find out more on this exciting opportunity.
About us
At Litcham Health Centre, we are proud to be an award-winning team that loves to innovate and, above all, care for our patients. We have a highly skilled team that thrives in achieving the best outcomes and working together to achieve our common goals. We now also have the exciting opportunity to share our clinical knowledge and skills with a new cohort of patients at our branch surgery in Downham Market - The Hollies Health Centre.
Job responsibilities
Your role will ensure that you receive all the training and clinical support you need to be able to assess and support patients with long-term conditions. There will be opportunities for further training, home visits, working as a doctor's assistant and even running your own clinics. There will be the ability to move up the pay scale in line with increased responsibility. Please don't hesitate in giving us a ring during core hours to find out more on this exciting opportunity.
There may be a requirement for work accross both our sites of Litcham and Downham Market.
You will be able to perform:
COPD checks
Asthma Checks
BP checks
Diabetes Checks
Heart Failure Checks
IHD checks
Person Specification
Desirable Clinical skills (Training will be provided)
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow instructions accurately
- Compassionate and caring attitude towards patients
- Ability to maintain patient confidentiality
- Undertake, record and follow guidelines
Desirable
- Vaccinations
- Application of Continuous Glucose Meters
- Blood Pressure
- Pulse Rate And Rhythm
- O2 Sats
- Temperature
- Height And Weight - Body Mass Index
- Foot check
- Venepuncture
- ECG
- Capillary Blood Glucose
- INR
- Urinalysis and preparation of specimens
- Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions
- Assist in raising awareness of health and well-being, and how it can be promoted
- Give accurate and appropriate information to patients and groups within own competence
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
Litcham Health Centre
Address
Manor Drive
Litcham
Norfolk
PE32 2NW
