Health Care Assistant NHS Health ChecksNHS

Job summary

We are looking for motivated and compassionate Health Care Assistants (HCAs) to deliver NHS Health Checks as part of a dedicated clinical team. These roles are available on both a permanent and bank basis, offering flexibility and stability.

Location: Across various locations in York.

Permanent Salary:£25,065 - £26,808 per year

Bank rate:£15 per hour

There is no sponsorship available for this role.

Interviews will be held face to face in York.

Main duties of the job

The NHS Health Checks programme is aimed at individuals aged 4074 who do not have a prior diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, or chronic kidney disease (CKD). The role involves supporting the delivery of health checks that assess patients risk of developing these conditions and providing appropriate advice, interventions, and signposting to encourage positive behaviour change. The overall goal is to reduce the risk of premature death and long-term disability. The programme also promotes awareness of alcohol consumption in relation to recommended limits and includes raising awareness of dementia risk.

Please see a full Job Description attached.

Job description

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Undertaking NHS Health Checks in line with national and local guidelines

Measure and record clinical observations including height, weight, BMI, blood pressure, and pulse

Perform venepuncture (blood sampling) where required

Accurately record patient information and results on the template within SystmOne

Provide brief health promotion advice tailored to individual patient needs, including lifestyle factors such as diet, physical activity, smoking, and alcohol consumption

Raise awareness of key health risks, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, kidney disease, and dementia

Signpost and refer patients to appropriate services via Tasks (e.g. smoking cessation, weight management)

Support patients to understand their results and encourage positive behaviour change

Maintain patient confidentiality and work in accordance with data protection and safeguarding policies

Work collaboratively with the wider team to support delivery of the NHS Health Check programme

Supporting the protection of children, young people, and adults at risk through compliance with safeguarding procedures and prompt reporting of any concerns.

To be an example and support students

To ensure any CQC requirements and/or documentation for which the post holder is responsible for is completed timely and accurately. To ensure any procedures and processes applicable to the role are followed timely and accurately

Such other duties (phlebotomy/ECG clinics) as may reasonably be delegated from time to time

Education and Training:

In accordance with the concepts of lifelong learning, develop own knowledge and skills and contribute to provide information to others to help their development. This will include:

Take part in plans for development, learning and performance, including participating in team meetings.

To attend training offered by clinical manager to ensure this is up to date

Ensure mandatory training is up to date and completed on time

Demonstrating to new staff members / students the skills and activities carried out

Participation in 121, performance review and appraisal

Infection Prevention and Control is everyones responsibility; therefore, Nimbuscare is committed to ensuring that all employees work collaboratively to reduce the risk of healthcare associated infection. To achieve this, all staff are expected to comply with Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Policies, attend mandatory IPC training or complete the e-learning programme annually

To undertake training identified as appropriate/necessary to perform the role

Other responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain communication with individuals
• Communicating clearly, concisely and effectively with other team members

To treat all patient information as confidential.

Risk Management: Although it is essential the post holder can work independently, it is equally important for the post holder to access support and advice as appropriate.

Demonstrate an awareness of the scope / boundaries of their own responsibilities, decision making, skills and knowledge is vital and to assertively and appropriately escalate and/or access support.

IT Literate: e.g. SystmOne and Microsoft Applications.

Customers/ Key Stakeholders

Patients eligible for NHS Health Checks (aged 4074)

GP practice clinical team

Health Support Workers

Nimbuscare Service Delivery Team

Nimbuscare Management Team

Local Authority Public Health teams

Community and lifestyle services (e.g. smoking cessation, weight management)

External providers supporting the NHS Health Check programme

About us

Who are we?

Nimbuscare is a not-for-profit, socially driven organisation within the NHS family. Were collaborative, agile and innovative at our core, working with partners across the system to remove complexity, inspire trust and create person-centred solutions that make healthcare better for everyone.

What we do?

We work towards making a complex system simpler. Creating better, more seamless care closer to home.

How we do it?

By collaborating closely with GP Members, Patient Safety Partners and wider health and care organisations, combining shared insight and expertise to improve outcomes for local people.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this job are guaranteed an interview.