Healthcare Assistant

Job Description

• Job
• Title: Health
• Care Assistant
• Reports
• to: Senior

Practice Nurse

Responsible

to: Practice

Manager

Works

closely with: Practice

Nurses, Doctors, Acute Care Team, Receptionists,

Administration

• Staff
• Job
• Outline
• To
• provide support to the practice nursing team

To

prepare own consulting room for effective consultation

To

provide care to patients according to and by following practice approved

protocols

To

adhere to health and safety and infection control requirements

Main

Duties (according to training provided)

To

work alongside clinicians in the provision of patient care

Undertake

and record the following tasks:

Measurement of height, weight

and bmi

24 hour blood pressure

& 24 hour ECG application

Capillary blood testing

Urinalysis

Measurement of blood

pressure

ECG recording

• Venepuncture
• Diabetic screening
• Diabetic foot check
• Assist in Dressing Clinics
• Health Checks
• Health promotion advice as
• appropriate

Restock consulting room

Further skills with

experience

Recognise

changes in patients recordings and report appropriately

Enable

patients to access the appropriate professionals in the practice team

Appreciate

the principles of healthy living and provide dietary advice

Provide

relevant health promotion literature

Follow

infection control standards

Instruct

patients in appropriate techniques/tasks after appropriate training.

To

perform other clinical tasks as trained and agreed to meet the needs of

the practice

To

engage in audit, and invite patients for necessary investigations/checks.

Invite

patients for screening/other follow up appointments

Other

tasks the Senior Practice Nurse requests with appropriate

training/instruction

Responsibility

The job holder must work as part of a team, have the ability to organise

and prioritize own workload on a day to day basis and observe strict rules

about patient confidentiality at all times. The job holder must know when to

seek direction from the Practice Nurse, Doctor, or Practice Manager.