Job summary Symphony Healthcare Services (SHS) are looking to appoint an experienced Healthcare Assistant (HCA) for two of their Yeovil GP practices - Ryalls Park Medical Centre and Oaklands Surgery.We have 30 permanent hours per week to offer, to be worked over 5 days.
Working hours will be discussed at interview stage.The hourly rate of pay is £ per hour, with the option to join the NHS pension and many other SHS employee benefits (see attached poster).You will have experience of working in primary care and be competent in healthcare duties.
Candidates should possess excellent communication skills, the ability to organise their own time and workload effectively and a real and genuine passion for patient care.
Main duties of the job As a SHS HCA, you will work under the directsupervision of the Lead / Practice Nurse and strictly in accordance withspecific practice guidelines and protocols,You also willassist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribedprogrammes of patient care.If you want to join a busy, professional team, helping to deliver excellent patient care to the people of Yeovil, we would welcome your application.
About us Symphony Healthcare Services (SHS) was established in 2016 as part of the award-winning Symphony Programme Vanguard, developing new models of care.
We now support 16 practices across Somerset providing care for 120,000 patients.SHS has developed a model where each practice is encouraged to operate autonomously, but as a subsidiary of NHS Somerset Foundation Trust (SFT), and with the backing and economies of scale from a central support team (particularly for HR, finance, corporate and strategic management matters).Providing NHS services is at the heart of what we do.
Our vision is to ensure that primary care is sustainable for patients and practices in Somerset, and we aim to be a national exemplar for primary care provision.
We work closely with our practice teams to support, develop and transform patient care and working practices with innovation and technology at the heart of what we do.SHS welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups.
When undertaking recruitment and selection for our services, SHS we are committed to equality of opportunity for all.SHS offers a NHS or NEST Pension, a fantastic range of employee benefits and salary sacrifice schemes (see attached poster), along with flexible working from day of employment and an agile approach to home / office-based working.We look forward to hearing from you and receiving your application.
Job description Job responsibilities Main duties and responsibilities include: Newpatient health checks - BMI, Urinalysis ECGrecording INRmonitoring using Coagucheck and INR Star Toundertake Doppler testing BloodPressure Monitoring following practice hypertension guidelines, issue HBPM inaccordance with practice policy Phlebotomy including perform annual blood tests, BP, BMI, ACR as requested for patientswith chronic diseases Urinalysis MSU, ACR in accordance with practice policy WoundCare suture removal in accordance with practice policy, following training WeightManagementPlease see the attached Job Description and Person Specification (JD) for a full list of duties, responsibilities and expectations.Please read this in full before applying.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential English & Maths GCSE (or equivalent) NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care Care Certificate Desirable HCA Training Knowledge and skills Essential Demonstrates sound factual knowledge of field of work Ability to demonstrate excellent communication skills Ability to work well under pressure Strong organisational skills IT literate Willingness to work flexibly (potentially across multiple site) Good understanding of the importance of confidentiality Desirable Previous experience using EMIS web Experience Essential Previous experience of working as a HCA or equivalent Can carry out clinical, technical, scientific or administrative duties according to established protocols or procedures, or systems of work Successful completion of probation (6 months minimum) Desirable Previous experience of working in Primary Care/ or similar NHS setting