Healthcare Assistant

The following are the core responsibilities of the healthcare assistant. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

Patient Care

• Undertake new patient health checks
• Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
• Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately
• Facilitate routine BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
• Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
• Carry out BMI checks as directed
• Act as a chaperone as required

Clinical Duties

• Phlebotomy
• Administer flu vaccinations
• Carry out ECGs as requested
• Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation

Operational Support

• Provide support during minor operations as required
• Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session, sharing stock control duties
• Ensure sharps bins are replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate