About this role
Job summary
We are looking for a highly organised, proactive and efficient Healthcare Assistant/Phlebotomist to join our clinical team.
Your key competencies must include phlebotomy, with ideally experience of wound care and working in a primary care environment. Familiarity with SystmOne would be desirable.
The vacancy is for 24 hours per week to be worked over 3 days between our Frampton and Wotton sites - Tuesday 7.30am - 3.30pm, Wednesday 8.00am - 4.00pm and Friday 8.00am - 4.00pm.
You will have a key role in patient-facing care running your own clinics, so excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential. Our clinics operate at a fast pace, with patients booked every 10 minutes, so you will need to be efficient, calm, approachable and able to work well under pressure, while maintaining a high standard of patient care.
Alongside clinical duties, dedicated admin time will be provided for tasks such as processing orders, organising stock, preparing and maintaining clinical rooms, and ensuring the team has everything it needs to operate efficiently.
This is a busy and varied role, ideal for someone who enjoys being hands-on and who takes pride in keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes.
To apply please complete the application form attached to this advert or go to our website www.culverhaysurgery.com and search vacancies. Please do not apply through the 'apply now' link on NHS Job. CV only applications will not be considered.
Main duties of the job
Working under the direct supervision of the senior practice nurse 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.
About us
Culverhay Surgery is a well-established friendly GP training practice located in Wotton under Edge, Berkeley and Frampton on Severn in Gloucestershire.
The Culverhay ethos is very much based around continuity of care and good team working to provide excellent, responsive patient care for our 18200 patients.
Our team consists of 4 partners (1 managing partner), 13 salaried GP's, a full skill mix of nurses, paramedic, a senior clinical pharmacist, pharmacy technicians, frailty care co-ordinators, social prescriber and practice counsellors. Not forgetting our fantastic reception and admin team who work very hard to minimise administrative burden for the clinical team.
Staff turnover is very low and the practice encourages feedback, to help us create a happy supportive practice environment.
We are a GP training practice (Severn Deanery) with 2 GP trainers. In addition, we are a teaching practice (University of Bristol medical students and UWE/University of Gloucestershire nursing students)
For an informal chat contact Liv Knight, Operations Manager Frampton [email protected]
Job description Job responsibilities
Working under the direct supervision of the senior practice nurse 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.
Duties and responsibilities:
Health checks
ECG recording
Phlebotomy
Flu vaccinations
Spirometry
Support to Stop Smoking Clinics
Chaperoning duties
Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
Send surgical equipment to CSSD. Check equipment back in.
Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation
Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms
Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions, including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations
Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being
Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual
Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted
Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent qualification. Phlebotomy certification. Infection control
Desirable
Experience in working in a primary care environment. Wound care/removal of sutures. ECG's Patient health checks, inc height, weight, BP, pulse. Stop smoking clinics. Flu and B12 vaccinations Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
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 Culverhay Surgery
Address Culverhay Surgery
Culverhay
Wotton-under-edge
Gloucestershire
GL12 7LS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.culverhaysurgery.com/ (Opens in a new tab)