Are you a compassionate and dedicated individual looking to make a difference in healthcare? ELM Alliance Ltd is hiring a Healthcare Assistant to provide exceptional care to our clients. We welcome candidates who meet the job requirements, including those seeking visa sponsorship.
About the Company
Established in 2016, ELM Alliance Ltd (Eston, Langbaugh, Middlesbrough Alliance) is a GP Federation proudly owned by local GP practices in Middlesbrough, Redcar, and Cleveland. We deliver high-quality primary care and community services through contracts with the NHS CCG, Local Primary Care Networks, and Local Authorities. Our mission extends beyond care delivery to providing vital enablement and support to our member practices.
Why Join Us?
– Be part of a trusted healthcare provider.
– Work in a supportive and collaborative environment.
– Help us improve the lives of the communities we serve.
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If you’re passionate about healthcare and meet the eligibility criteria, don’t miss this opportunity to join our team.
Position: Health Care Assistant
Salary: £12.25 to £13.67 an hour
Job Type: Full Time/Part Time
Location: Hirsel Medical Centre, 5 Trinity Mews, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, UK
About the Role
We have a number of permanent part-time position available due to organisational growth. Experience of working in a primary care setting is essential and the applicant must have a minimum of 2 years experience of working as a HCA. In general, the post holder will be expected to undertake all of the normal duties and responsibilities assciated with a Health Care Assistant working in primary care.
Working under supervision of the Practice Nurse and independently and in collaboration with the rest of the practice team, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of healthcare related duties. This role takes the responsibility for the delivery of patient care, practice stock, consumables and health and wellbeing delivery.
Main Duties
- Provide a caring approach to all services and work with the Practice Nurse in the organisation of clinics
- Works as part of the team to achieve good outcomes in; CQC, QOF, enhanced services and local improvement schemes
- Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
- Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written).
- Ensure infection control guidelines are implemented and followed.
- Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration and emergency equipment and the monitoring under CQC.
- Assessing the health care needs of patients
- Providing health education through direction to the right staff in the practice
- In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans with the Practice Nurse for health
- Able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
- Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines.
- Supporting the practice and PCN delivery of the Covid response / Vaccine delivery
- Participate in the organisation and administration of immunisationsprogramme including; flu, covid, shingles, travel vaccinations and others
- Participation in the running of chronic disease management clinics through the delivery of diagnostic testing.
- Undertake Health surveillance / screening:
- Seasonal Influenza vaccines/B12
- New Patient Health Checks
- Over 75 Health Checks
- Electrocardiograph recording
- Blood pressure monitoring
- Hypertension monitoring
- Pulse rate recording
- 24-hour blood pressure monitoring
- Phlebotomy
- Dressings, suture removal
- Support and educate patients to adopt and promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care
Qualifications
- Experience with undertaking patient appointments, undertaking diagnostics and healthcare support.
- Experience and understanding of the GP Practice environment, including in terms of systems and processes, and particularly with regards to confidentiality.
- A commitment to maintaining your clinical skills and knowledge, to ensure our patients receive evidence-based care.
- Willingness to develop.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent time management skills / ability to work to deadlines.
- A flexibility to work outside of core office hours.
- Additional roles and responsibilities will attract the higher rate of remuneration according to our pay scale.
Benefits
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly CLICK HERE to learn more and apply
Application Deadline
December 9, 2024