Job Introduction
Are you an experienced Healthcare Assistant? Primary Care 24 (PC24) are looking for highly skilled and motivated Healthcare Assistant’s who will join our bank workforce with opportunities within Primary Care GP practices and Alder Hey Hospital.
Salary: £13.86 - £14.25 per hour (Depending on department)
Location: Primary Care 24 GP practices in Litherland, Hightown, Crosby, Crossways, Maghull, Thornton, Seaforth, Netherton, Netherley, Garston & Alder Hey Hospital.
Contract: Bank
Shifts: GP practices – Monday to Friday 08:00 – 18:00. Alder Hey – Monday – Sunday 9am – 9pm, (current bank hours available Saturday & Sunday AM & PM, Wednesday PM & Tuesday AM)
What will I be doing
Primary Care: Onsite in our GP practices
- Patient health checks; measuring blood pressure, temperature, pulse, height, weight and urinalysis.
- Be confident in venipuncture process.
- Collect specimens as directed by clinicians.
- Administer vaccinations confidently (under PSD)
- Support long term conditions monitoring; foot checks, peak flow inhaler techniques, blood sugar (BM) readings.
- Assist clinicians with application of non-adherent dressings.
- Act of a chaperone when required.
- Liaise with other services and organisations regarding services provided and current practices to develop best evidence-based practices.
- Complete accurate records consistent with legislation and policy.
- Identify, assess, manage and escalate any risks or incidents and support in sharing best practice.
- Enable patients to access appropriate professional care in the practice team.
- Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
Alder Hey: Onsite
- Ensuring all clinical rooms are set up before the start of each shift, including checking all medical and IT equipment is in place and working.
- Working as part of an MDT including GPs and Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) to ensure smooth running of the service
- Greeting and checking in patients on the clinical system upon arrival to the Same Day Urgent Care Unit.
- Conducting clinical observations on patients as required.
- Escalating to a senior Clinician immediately if there is any concern about the patient’s clinical condition.
What do I need
- NVQ level 2 or 3 in Health & Social care.
- Proven experience of working in a Healthcare environment such as an emergency department, walk in centre or a GP practice for a minimum of 6 months.
- Excellent communication skills and able to adapt to individual’s needs and liaise with multidisciplinary team member, health care professionals and colleagues.
- Flexibility to work across all PC24 sites or Alder Hey Hospital
What’s on offer?
- £13.86 - £14.25 per hour (Depending on department)
- Bank agreement, where you can bid for the shifts available that suit you.
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Eligible to apply for the blue light card
About us –
Primary Care 24 (PC24) is a not-for-profit social enterprise established in 1990, delivering NHS contracts exclusively. The majority of our surplus is reinvested in patients and staff. We believe that primary healthcare should be accessible for everyone and are committed to delivering the best quality care we can, challenging social exclusion and working locally, where and when we can, to support our communities. We combine the best of the NHS with social enterprise innovation, developing solutions for NHS primary care and caring for our clinicians so that they can, in turn, care for our patients.
Come join our proud team!
Please view the JD for the role you are interested in. Once you apply, we will be in touch to discuss if you would prefer salaried or bank, individual shifts, salary and location depending on your department preference.
Applications will only be considered if you outline in your CV evidence of working in a GP practice, emergency department, walk in centre or Primary Care setting.
This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore, it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
