About this role
Job summary
Please note this is a Primary Care Health Care Assistant role and as such is a clinical one. This is not a care assistant role. Please do not apply if you do not have the relevant clinical experience. Previous applicants ought not re-apply and you may only apply for this role if you can satisfy the travel requirements of the post ie as a car owner / driver
We are looking for a Primary Care Support (HCA) worker to join our existing team. The role is a very varied one; our current team is highly skilled and we are seeking another HCA to help with the workload across our 6 member practices. Please see uploaded job specification document for full details.
Main duties of the job
This will suit someone who has experience as an HCA in general practice although our team does perform additional tasks that a practice HCA may not have. This is a wonderful opportunity for an HCA to further their development and learn new clinical skills within an experienced and cohesive team. Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
About us
West Leeds PCN (WLPCN) is a mature and visionary PCN with an extensive workforce. Weprovide enhanced clinical services across six GP surgeries within the Pudsey and Bramley area, with a total patient population of approximately 70k.
WLPCN currently benefits from the following clinical teams, directly employed by ourselves -
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
Community Wellbeing Advisers (Social Prescribers)
Health Care Assistants(Primary Care Support Workers)
Dietitians
Learning Disability / Severe Mental Illness Care Co-ordinator
Highly skilled prescribing Frailty / Home visiting team (Advanced Clinical Practitioners andAssociate Clinical Practitioners)
Health & Wellbeing Coaches (weight management,cancer screening).
Specialist cardiac nurse
We also have access to physiotherapy and mental wellbeing services. Please see website for more information
Job description Job responsibilities
Our current highly skilled Primary Care Support workers undertake the following tasks:
- Phlebotomy
- Blood pressure checks
- ECG test (but not the reading and assessing of the results)
- Vaccinations (flu, B12, Covid) **
- NHS Health Checks
- Physical checks for patients with serious mental illness (SMI) and learning disabilities (LD)
- Dopplers
- Stocking measurements
- Diabetic foot checks
- Staple / sutures removal **
- FeNo (respiratory) testing **
- Woundcare **
- Smoking cessation (planned) **
- Long term condition reviews
- Non clinical dementia reviews
** If you are not yet proficient in these we may be able to offer training
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
Desirable
Qualified to NVQ level 3 Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
Experience Essential
Clinical experience commensurate with an HCA role in a general practice setting, such as phlebotomy, BP etc Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
Desirable
Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
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 West Leeds Primary Care Network
Address Manor House Ground Floor
23 Robin Lane
Pudsey
West Yorkshire
LS28 7BR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.westleedspcn.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)