Health Care Assistant
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Hornsea, HU18 1LP |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Closing date: | 31 Aug 2026 |
Summary
Key Responsibilities: Taking blood specimens and preparing for laboratory testing, completing relevant paper and electronic request forms Taking manual BP and pulse measurements Testing urine samples, and accurately recording the information in patient records and passing to relevant clinician Taking measurements of height and weight Performing ECGs and recording in patient records B12 injections Diabetic health checks Setting up procedure trolleys for doctors Assisting doctors and nurses as required Carrying out patient interviews in relation to memory assessments and others as required Anticoagulation monitoring Accurate and consistent record keeping Call and recall systems in operation for chronic disease management programmes and retinal screening Collecting and entering clinical information onto computer templates in accordance with GMS contract requirements Occasional chaperone for doctors carrying out intimate examinations Maintaining supplies of specimen bottles, containers, request forms Maintaining supplies of vaccines and other items as requested Cleaning and sterilising equipment (minimal as now single use) Maintaining IP&C standards and assisting the Nurse manager/Deputy Nurse manager with implementing any changes. Co-ordinating collection of clinical waste and supply of related equipment Ensuring health and safety and infection control procedures are observed Ensuring patient confidentiality is observed Attending such training courses as may from time to time become available and be deemed appropriate by the practice Other duties clinical and non-clinical deemed necessary and appropriate