Job Description

Job Responsibilities for HCA role:

Assisting in and performing routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs e.g. venepuncture, temperature, height and weight, body mass index, blood pressure, ECG, wound care such as dressings and suture removal Obtaining specimens e.g. urine testing as instructed and completing appropriate laboratory forms Administering flu vaccinations and any other agreed injections Assisting GPs while patients undergo minor surgery Participating in anti-coagulation monitoring Promoting healthy lifestyle advice Conducting patient registration medicals INR monitoring service and use of INR Star software Maintaining accurate clinical records Ensuring practice nurse is advised of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks Maintaining GP and nurse rooms, stocking and rotating items as required and maintaining general tidiness and cleanliness Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs according to the Practice Infection Control and Cold Chain protocol, guidelines and policies Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by a clinician Other duties as required.