HCA with Phlebotomy Skills

Job summary

Applications are invited from a highly motivated and enthusiastic phlebotomist or healthcare assistant with up-to-date phlebotomy skills. This position is for a minimum of 18 hours per week. Further hours could be available.

Main duties of the job Phlebotomy skills, including management of patients taking Warfarin Chronic disease management for hypertension, chronic kidney disease, ischaemic heart disease BP recording, including 24 hour tapes ECG recording, including 24 hour tapes Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations Patient health checks Chaperoning duties Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses Ensuring instrument kits are sent for sterilisation in a timely manner and received back Sterilising, cleaning and maintenance of surgical equipment Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording fridge temperature Checking surgical equipment stock levels and stock rotation Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted Recording clinical findings and updating data entry on clinical system according to practice

requirements

Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being

About us

Working as part of a small, experienced nursing and GP support team, this is an ideal opportunity for someone who wishes to expand their skills in a supportive and very patient focussed environment. Candidates should already have some experience within the medical/healthcare sector, including experience of phlebotomy.

This role offers a wide variety of skills and training opportunities in a patient focussed role.

Job description

Job

responsibilities

Working under the direct supervision of the Nursing Team and strictly in accordance with specific Practice guidelines and protocols, the Healthcare Assistant will assist the Practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential Relevant Health Care qualifications including Phlebotomy 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.