Primary Care Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

• Working under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager and strictly
• in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the healthcare
• assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery
• of prescribed programmes of patient care.

Duties and responsibilities

• NHS Healthchecks
• ECG recording
• 24 hour blood pressure monitoring
• Phlebotomy
• Spirometry
• Chaperoning duties
• Wound care/dressings
• Processing and management of laboratory samples
• requested by GPs/nurses
• Cleansing and maintenance of equipment
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Supplies, equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock
• rotation
• Vaccinations B12, Influenza, Pneumococcal and
• Shingles
• Clip/suture removal
• Chronic disease monitoring
• Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment
• before, during and after patient care interventions, including assisting GPs
• during the performance of minor operations

Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of

patients health and well-being

Undertaking specific clinical activities for named

patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that

individual

Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being

and how it can be promoted

Assisting with the collection and collation of data on

needs related to health and well-being

Implementation of new services as specified by either

the Practice, CCG or NHS England

Ensuring opportunities to reach targets eg QOF are maximised and completed.

Any

other duties deemed appropriate for the role by the Nurse Manager.