Healthcare Assistant - Holmwood Corner Surgery

Job Summary

Holmwood Corner Surgery are proud of our team which comprises 4 GP partners, seven salaried GPs, two pharmacists, FCP, a social prescriber, three practice nurses and nursing associate supported by our experienced management team and administrative colleagues including a prescription clerk and a team streamlining workflow for clinicians. Our purpose-built premises serves a population of 13,+00.

The surgery is looking for a friendly, professional, and efficient HCA to join our practice team. The right candidate will demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills for dealing with our diverse patient population and be able to work well in a close-knit team of both clinicians and non-clinicians. Good clinical knowledge and analytical skills are important to ensure successful consultations whilst working closely with the existing nursing team of three senior nurses and Nursing Associate .

Experience in long- term condition management including Diabetic foot checks would be ideal as well as other general HCA duties.

Previous Experience In General Practice Is Essential.

Please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

Main duties of the job
• Deliver a high standard of patient care
• Respond effectively to patient need and ensuring patient choice and ease of access to services.
• Promote healthy lifestyles and participate in national immunisation programmes.

Clinical Responsibilities:
• Phlebotomy
• Hearing tests
• ECGs
• Ear irrigation
• NHS health checks
• 24hr ABPMs
• Injectibles including flu and B12
• Diabetic foot reviews

About Us

Kingston GP Chambers is a Federation of all NHS General Practices within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. It was founded in 2008 as a limited company whose shareholders are all 20 GP Practices within Kingston. The company is led by a Board of Directors who are also GP Partners in their own Practices within Kingston.

Kingston GP Chambers has worked collaboratively with both secondary care and the private sector. At present we provide community clinics for Dermatology, Urology, Neurology, Dementia and Diabetes.

In addition, Kingston GP Chambers are at the forefront of improving patient access to primary care.

We deliver a comprehensive extended hours service offering GP appointments across three hubs in the evenings Monday to Friday, over the weekend and on Bank Holidays.

Kingston GP Chambers has the ability to respond rapidly, and we have continued to demonstrate the capability to provide high-quality, innovative and timely solutions to improving patient care and experience.

We work closely alongside the other GP Federations in Southwest London to continue the government's five-year forward plan and deliver patient services in the community.

We aim to continue to grow as we are increasingly recognised as the provider of choice for extended, enhanced and urgent GP services.

We also expect an increasing role as we support, reinforce and develop the position of general practice as the core building block for an increasing range of jointly-provided services.

Date posted

30 January 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Salary dependent upon experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Job share

Reference number

B0276-25-0010

Job locations

Holmwood Corner Surgery

134 Malden Road

New Malden

Surrey

KT3 6DR

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The Kingston GP Federation (Kingston GP Chambers) is recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant on behalf of Holmwood Corner Surgery in New Malden.

The main role of the Healthcare Assistant is to assist the Nursing Team in providing a range of quality health and personal care services to patients in a professional, efficient and courteous manner, to meet individual needs.

Clinical Responsibilities
• Measurement of height, weight and BMI, and urinalysis.
• Phlebotomy
• Administration of injections under the supervision of the Practice nurse team using a Patient Specific Directive (after completing a HCA immunisation foundation course).
• Measurement of blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respiratory rate.
• Fitting and recording of ECGs, 24 hour blood pressure monitors for patients.
• Ear irrigation
• NHS health checks
• Flu vaccinations
• Hearing tests

Additional Duties
• Undertake other clinical activities identified by the Practice Nurses in accordance with written protocols
• To report all matters pertaining to patient care (ie: changes in condition/circumstances) to a relevant member of the nursing or medical team and ensure that the appropriate documentation is made
• To be responsible for ensuring consulting rooms are at all times kept stocked, clean and orderly and that relevant equipment is ready for use by nursing and medical staff during clinic sessions. This includes cleaning and sterilising of instruments and ensuring equipment is correctly maintained
• Ensure the drug refrigerator is at correct temperature on a daily basis and that drugs are within their expiry dates and used in the correct sequence
• To assist clinicians in emergency management of patients
• To act as chaperone if required.
• To assist patients in their usage of Practice equipment, including toilet facilities
• To enable patients to access appropriate professionals in the Practice teams.
• To be responsible for the supply of relevant health promotion literature/materials in the waiting areas and consulting rooms, ensuring stocks are maintained
• To participate in audit as required (note sampling, data input and information gathering)
• Completion of forms
• Liaise with other health care professionals

Job description Job responsibilities

The Kingston GP Federation (Kingston GP Chambers) is recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant on behalf of Holmwood Corner Surgery in New Malden.

The main role of the Healthcare Assistant is to assist the Nursing Team in providing a range of quality health and personal care services to patients in a professional, efficient and courteous manner, to meet individual needs.

Additional Duties
• Undertake other clinical activities identified by the Practice Nurses in accordance with written protocols
• To report all matters pertaining to patient care (ie: changes in condition/circumstances) to a relevant member of the nursing or medical team and ensure that the appropriate documentation is made
• To be responsible for ensuring consulting rooms are at all times kept stocked, clean and orderly and that relevant equipment is ready for use by nursing and medical staff during clinic sessions. This includes cleaning and sterilising of instruments and ensuring equipment is correctly maintained
• Ensure the drug refrigerator is at correct temperature on a daily basis and that drugs are within their expiry dates and used in the correct sequence
• To assist clinicians in emergency management of patients
• To act as chaperone if required.
• To assist patients in their usage of Practice equipment, including toilet facilities
• To enable patients to access appropriate professionals in the Practice teams.
• To be responsible for the supply of relevant health promotion literature/materials in the waiting areas and consulting rooms, ensuring stocks are maintained
• To participate in audit as required (note sampling, data input and information gathering)
• Completion of forms
• Liaise with other health care professionals

Person Specification

Experience Essential
• Phlebotomy
• Ear irrigation
• Hearing tests
• Blood pressure monitors
• Health checks
• ECGS

Desirable
• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of working in a GP practice

Qualifications Essential
• Educated to a good standard with excellent literacy and communication skills
• Phlebotomy certificate

Desirable
• Care Certificate or equivalent

Person Specification Experience Essential
• Phlebotomy
• Ear irrigation
• Hearing tests
• Blood pressure monitors
• Health checks
• ECGS

Desirable
• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of working in a GP practice

Qualifications Essential
• Educated to a good standard with excellent literacy and communication skills
• Phlebotomy certificate

Desirable
• Care Certificate or equivalent

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1+75 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

Kingston GP Chambers

Address

Holmwood Corner Surgery

134 Malden Road

New Malden

Surrey

KT3 6DR

Employer's website

https://www.kingstongpchambers.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)