HCA GP Practice

Working under the direct supervision of the practice nurses 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: To assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care, as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs. Duties to include;

New patient medicals Annual reviews Urinalysis ECGs Peak flow readings 24 hr BP Venepuncture Blood pressure measurements Routine immunisations, B12, Influenza, Pneumo, Shingles Spirometry Diabetic Foot checks Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician Requesting basic pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate Smoking Cessation Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions. Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being 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