Health Care Assistant

HCA : Health Care Assistant

• Salary to £22,425 Pro Rata
• Pension
• 27 days + bank holidays Pro Rata
• 30 hours per week

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Health Care Assistant (HCA) to join our team at our Ely practice, one of the sites of Malling Health Ltd.

The ideal candidate would be assisting the GPs and practice nurse team in the service and delivery of the care management of the practice population Responsible to: Practice nurse team and ultimately the Practice Manager.

Main duties of the job : HCA

• Work under indirect supervision of the practice nurse team and undertakes task and duties delegated by the practice nurse team or a suitably qualified regulated professional.
• They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, following policy and procedures.
• You’ll be a motivated team-player with a passion for delivering excellent patient care.
• You will also have experience in an existing HCA role and hold a current Care Certificate.
• We will provide you with the high quality support you need to continue developing your skills, spend quality time with your patients and make a real difference to people’s lives whilst enjoying job satisfaction.
• Clinical skills – health and well-being
• Undertake, record and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate training:
• Urinalysis and preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathology laboratory
• Measuring and recording following physiological measurements in routine presentations:

4. Blood Pressure

5. Pulse Rate And Rhythm

6. Temperature

7. Height And Weight - Body Mass Index

8. Visual Acuity

9. Venepuncture

10. Ecg

• Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions
• Assist in raising awareness of health and well-being, and how it can be promoted
• Give accurate and appropriate information to patients and groups within own competence

Who we are

We are a network of Primary Care services including Urgent Care centres, Walk In centres, Out of Hours and GP Practices. Currently spanning a wide Geographical reach from the Midlands to London, with more growth planned.

At Malling Health, we believe in supporting our NHS partners, by providing the highest levels of care to our patients and building exceptional teams of professionals, to deliver this across all our services.

Our commitment to you

Our ethos is to provide a positive and supportive workplace, encouraging innovation and creativity to deliver our care goals.

We believe each employee should take responsibility in partnership with their manager for their own personal and professional development

All employees of Malling Health must understand and actively participate in Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Data Security and Protection and Equality and diversity policies and procedures to ensure the people who use our services, other employees and stakeholders are safe and respected.

Any offers of employment are subject to pre-employment checks including DBS disclosure, references and social media checks.

For an informal chat or more information please contact the careers team.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 30 per week

Salary: £21,000.00-£22,425.00 per year

Experience:

• HCA Primary Care: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: HCA/CAM