Health Care Assistant

We are seeking an experienced Health Care Assistants to join our clinical team at London Bridge Healthcare. This will include assisting consultants with pre-surgical and post-surgical patient care assessments, wound management, measuring of observations, ECG's, phlebotomy, along with providing effective support to the clinicians and staff. This post will also be shared with the Trial side with a projected 60/40 split in working with London Bridge along with assisting Richmond in clinical trials. With clinical trials you will be working with both volunteers and Clinical Trial Physicians. You will need to interact effectively with all other departments and provide an efficient service to support the delivery of outpatient healthcare and to assist with clinical trials. You will need to familiarise yourself with all SOP's for working within the business, as well as all details specific to the trials you will be working on. This is a physically demanding and intellectually challenging role and represents an excellent opportunity to learn and develop a comprehensive range of clinical and scientific skills. Development will incorporate all elements of working in a clinical environment including QC and Scheduling and may further lead to progression along a clinically specialised career path.,

• Take and record vital signs, including blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respiration rates, and report any changes to medical staff
• To assist Consultants in minor procedures
• To maintain appropriate medical records to ensure continuity and quality of care for patients
• To undertake venous bloods as required
• To maintain skills at the current level and undertake such training and development as may from time to time to be required to maintain personal competency.
• Help with basic health care tasks such as changing dressings, and collecting samples for testing
• Assist with updating patient records, scheduling appointments, and maintaining a clean and safe environment for patients.
• Responsible for carrying out health care assistant duties in line with requirements for the day
• Participate in activities required to assess compliance with CQC essential standards.
• To maintain accurate, comprehensive records of all consultations and treatments in the patient's notes, both written and computerised.
• Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient's health care and registration with the clinic.
• Maintain effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care and with other disciplines within the clinic, with appropriate regard to confidentiality.
• Ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels relating to patient care alongside nursing colleagues and the Clinical Services Manager
• Set up and take down medical equipment as required, ensuring that supplies are replenished
• Ensure compliance with patient confidentiality at all times, in line with current legislation.
• Ensure all patient information is accurate, easily accessible and kept up to date.
• Participate in the assessment of the effectiveness of health care provided by the clinic.
• Inform the Clinical Services Manager or Head of Private Healthcare of any reported or suspected failings in the provision of care within the clinic.
• Participate in taking care of your own health and safety. Staff must not do anything to compromise the health and safety of either their colleagues or themselves. Staff should also be aware of the responsibilities placed in them by legislation to ensure health and safety procedures are followed. This will help to maintain a safe workplace for all.
• Ensure patients' rights are protected.
• Promote and participate in a high standard of care within the clinic
  
  2-3 years of Health Care Assistant role
• Phlebotomy skills
• Previous outpatient experience in supporting vascular, coronary health checks, gynaecology, dermatology
• Up to date mandatory training records
• History of assisting Consultants during minor procedures
  
  London Bridge Healthcare is part of Richmond Pharmacology and is a new state of the art private outpatient medical clinic based near London Bridge station. Our team specialise in a variety of medical services including Varicose Vein Treatment - Radio-frequency Ablation and laser, Coronary Health Checks, Gynaecology, Urology, Dermatology and Orthopaedics minor procedures, Richmond Pharmacology is one of Europe's leading early phase Contract Research Organizations, focusing on phase 1, first in human studies, TQT studies and bridging studies. We have a growing phase 2 and phase 3 portfolio too and remain at the leading edge of trial design. Our continued growth and globally renowned research team make this an exciting environment to work for anyone with a passion for the life sciences, while our commitment to discovering the best talent from across the spectrum makes our dedicated clinical trials unit in London Bridge a truly diverse environment.