Healthcare Assistant

Oak Street Medical Practice have a fantastic opportunity for a healthcare assistant to join the practice, to support the nursing team, on a full or part-time basis, depending on the hours sought by the successful applicant. This is a maternity contract for 6 months, with a possible extension, ideally to start at the end of November 2024. 

The healthcare assistant will be able to apply their clinical skills and knowledge to carry out high quality practice within designated clinical areas such as:

• Wound care, venepuncture, phlebotomy checks and administering of medicines and vaccines.
• New patient health checks.
• Blood pressure/weight/height/BMI checks.
• Wound dressings and suture and clip removals.
• Urine testing and analysis and submit samples to the laboratory following the practice protocol.
• Wound dressings and suture and clip removals.
• Obtain specimens, ensure their maintenance under correct conditions and dispatch to the appropriate agency.
• Perform ECGs.
• Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations.
• Provide valuable health promotion and education for service users, their families, and carers.

The role will offer you the opportunity to build on your experience, skills, and competence, requiring you to work effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.