About this role
Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Healthcare Assistant to join our friendly general practice team.
This vacancy is for 8 hours per week - 2x 4 hour shifts to be worked on a Tuesday and Friday.
The working times on these days are flexible provided that they are within the practice's opening times. There will also be the opportunity to work optional Saturdays twice per month, which are paid at an enhanced rate.
The successful candidate will support the delivery of high-quality patient care, undertaking clinical duties such as phlebotomy, health checks, ECGs, vaccinations, wound care support, and long-term condition monitoring, in line with practice protocols and training.
They will also help maintain clinical standards, and work closely with GPs, nurses, and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure patients receive safe, effective, and compassionate care.
Start date: ASAP.
Main duties of the job
- Venepuncture
- Blood pressure monitoring
- INR point-of-care testing
- ECG recording
- Dressings and wound care
- Removal of stitches / sutures and staples
- Administration of vaccinations within scope i.e. influenza, pneumococcal, shingles, RSV
- Administration of medicines via IM inject within scope i.e. Vitamin B12
- NHS Health Checks
- Diabetic foot assessments
- Diabetic annual monitoring and lifestyle intervention
- Chronic disease reviews as delegated by the GP and Nursing team
- New patient health checks as delegated by the GP and Nursing team
- Chaperoning duties
- Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses
- 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
- Other such duties and activities as reasonably requested and delegated by members of the Practice clinical team
- 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
About us
Topsham Surgery is a friendly and forward thinking practice.
We are made up of 2 sites, one in Topsham and a branch site at Countess Wear.
The 2 sites are spacious with a variety of consulting and administration rooms with a pharmacy based at the Glasshouse site.
We care for over 11,900 patients across a large practice boundary from Middlemoor and St Leonards to Lympstone in the South and Aylesbeare in the East.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working under the supervision of the Lead Nurse and in accordance with specific Practice guidelines and protocols, the Senior Healthcare Assistant will assist the Practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of patient care and nursing procedures.
- Venepuncture
- Blood pressure monitoring
- INR point-of-care testing
- ECG recording
- Dressings and wound care
- Removal of stitches / sutures and staples
- Administration of vaccinations within scope i.e. influenza, pneumococcal, shingles, RSV
- Administration of medicines via IM inject within scope i.e. Vitamin B12
- NHS Health Checks
- Diabetic foot assessments
- Diabetic annual monitoring and lifestyle intervention
- Chronic disease reviews as delegated by the GP and Nursing team
- New patient health checks as delegated by the GP and Nursing team
- Chaperoning duties
- Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses
- 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
- Other such duties and activities as reasonably requested and delegated by members of the Practice clinical team
- 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
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in a clinical healthcare environment undertaking patient care
Desirable
- Experience working in General Practice or Community Nursing
- Experience of using SystmOne clinical system
Qualifications
Essential
- Phlebotomy
- Wound care and dressings
- Removal of sutures/stitches and staples
- Injection administration (vaccinations and/or medicines)
- ECGs
- Point of Care testing (INR)
- Blood Pressure monitoring
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare / Clinical Healthcare Support or equivalent area of study
- Care Certificate
- NHS Healthchecks
- Diabetic foot assessments
- Diabetic annual monitoring reviews
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
Topsham Surgery
Address
Holman Way
Topsham
Exeter
EX3 0EN
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.topshamsurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)