Staff Bank Healthcare Assistant

Kernow Health CIC proudly hosts the Staff Bank on behalf of all General Practices in Cornwall. We are looking for dedicated and flexible Healthcare Assistants to cover short-term vacancies at GP practices as and when required. As part of our flexible workforce, you will help to ensure that practices have sufficient cover to deliver their services while helping to support patients on their health and wellbeing journey.This is a busy and challenging role where no two days are the same. Working via the Staff Bank will offer you the flexibility to travel within an agreed radius from your home address, on days that suit you, which enables you to balance your work and home life.Working under the direction of the Nursing team in the GP Practice, you will undertake a variety of tasks. This may include taking blood, treating wounds, diabetic foot checks, urinalysis or carrying out ECGs depending on the requirements of the practices and patients needs. Our only expectations are that those who are registered with the Staff Bank work at least 3 shifts within a 6-month period and keep up to date with mandatory training which we pay you to complete.,

• Competitive annual leave, with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Employee benefit programme through Vivup
• Access to training and continuous professional development through the Cornwall Primary Care Training Hub
• The opportunity to work within a high performing, supportive, multidisciplinary and forward-thinking urgent care service
  
  Health care Assistants in general practice frequently work autonomously to support the delivery of multi-disciplinary clinics. You will hold a minimum of Level 2 in Health and Social Care together with previous experience of working in a similar role or environment. Training can be provided for additional competencies where appropriate. You will be comfortable with working across different GP practice settings and locations and working with different IT systems and processes such as Emis or SystmOne.
We are looking for caring, compassionate and enthusiastic Health Care Assistants with an interest in patient care, good communication skills and a desire to help others.

Kernow Health CIC is a Community Interest Company supporting General Practice and delivering Primary Care Services at scale across Cornwall. Established in 2011 by a group of Cornwall practices, we are a GP-owned provider organisation delivering several NHS contracts, including