Health Care Assistant

Littleborough Group Practice is looking for an experienced Healthcare Assistant or Health Care Practitioner to join our nursing team on a fixed-term basis. The role is 1520 hours per week, on Mondays and Tuesdays. It starts with an initial 3-month contract, with a view to extending for a further 6 months. We are also open to a long term, self-employed locum.,

• Carry out NHS Health Checks
• Carry out hypertension reviews, including blood pressure monitoring and home and ambulatory BP follow-up
• Support diabetes reviews, including bloods, weight, BMI, urine ACR and diabetic foot checks where trained
• Phlebotomy for routine and monitoring bloods
• ECGs, height, weight, BMI, urinalysis and other routine tests
• Record clinical data accurately on EMIS using the appropriate templates, so that care meets QOF requirements
• Support the nursing team with recall and long-term condition clinics
• Follow practice policies on infection control, safeguarding, chaperoning and information governance
  
  You must have at least 12 months experience working as an HCA in General Practice, including carrying out health checks and reviews independently. Applications from trainees, or from applicants whose General Practice experience is limited to training placements, will not be considered.
  
  Littleborough Group Practice is a GP training practice in Littleborough, Greater Manchester, with around 8,500 patients. The practice is rated Good by the CQC. We are part of Pennines PCN and have a full multidisciplinary team, including GPs, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, a Practice Nurse, a Minor Illness Nurse and a Healthcare Assistant. You will join a friendly, well-supported team that takes pride in good chronic disease management.