Healthcare Assistant/Nurse AssociateNHS

Job summary

To assist medical personnel in the care of the practice patients to include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education. The post will also include some administrative duties.

To act as a focal point of communication between patients, doctors, nurses and other member of the primary health care team.

Main duties of the job

• New patient registration checks, including completing any necessary paperwork and making any necessary claims to the Health Authority and referrals within the practice
• Urinalysis
• Phlebotomy
• Provide lifestyle advice to patients making any necessary referrals within the practice
• Weight monitoring
• Ensure specimens are labelled and bagged ready for collection with the necessary paperwork completed
• Ensure clinical waste collection runs smoothly, reporting any problems to the nurse manager
• Ensure sharps bins are ready for collection
• Restocking/maintenance of equipment
• Restocking of clinical areas and consulting rooms

Job description

1. Health Care Assistant / Nurse Associate

• New patient registration checks, including completing any necessary paperwork and making any necessary claims to the Health Authority and referrals within the practice
• BP monitoring
• Urinalysis
• Phlebotomy
• Provide lifestyle advice to patients making any necessary referrals within the practice
• Weight monitoring
• Ensure specimens are labelled and bagged ready for collection with the necessary paperwork completed
• Ensure clinical waste collection runs smoothly, reporting any problems to the nurse manager
• Ensure sharps bins are ready for collection
• Restocking/maintenance of equipment
• Restocking of clinical areas and consulting rooms

2. Administration and professional responsibilities Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team

Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes

Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date with accurate details recorded

Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting any problems to the practice administrator

Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice

Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports

Attend and participate in practice meetings as required

Assist in formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy

Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms

To assist in seasonal and special projects as requested e.g. flu campaign

Ordering and display of health promotion materials

3. Management of medical records

• Ensure that records are accurately assembled in advance of each consulting session
• Ensure that records are available in the instances of urgent consultation
• Retrieve and re-file records as requested, ensuring that strict alphabetical order is adhered to
• Ensure correspondence, reports, results etc are filed in correct records
• Ensure records are kept neat and tidy and in good repair with all necessary information recorded correctly on the outer cover

4. Management of appointment system

Ensure total familiarity with all appointment systems including regular and incidental variations

• Book appointments and recalls ensuring sufficient information is recorded to enable retrieval of the medical record
• Monitor effectiveness of the system and report any problems or variations to the senior receptionist

5. Any other delegated duties considered appropriate to the post

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POST

• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• An ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness, common sense and local knowledge, to respond to patients enquiries and requests while adhering to practice limitations
• An understanding and acceptance of ones capabilities and awareness of own limitations
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities
• Basic keyboard and computer skills
• Flexibility of working hours
• Excellent communication skills

Personal/Professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

About us

Elthorne Park Surgery

Healthcare Assistant / Nurse Associate

A fantastic opportunity for a London-based Healthcare Assistant or Nurse Associate to join a 4-Partner Practice in Hanwell, West London. We are a friendly and supportive team working from modern purpose-built premises. You will work alongside and be mentored by our experienced Practice Nurse. The ideal candidate will possess the relevant qualifications. Full drivers licence and own transport essential as some domiciliary work is necessary. Full or part-time considered. Competitive salary.