Healthcare Assistant (HCA)

• General duties (not an exhaustive list)
• New patient health checks and appropriate referrals to the GP
• Taking and uploading ECG for GP review
• Venepuncture BP monitoring as practice protocol
• Hypertension and Pre-Diabetes review as practice protocol and referring to GP for medication review
• Urinalysis, following practice protocol
• Amber Drugs blood monitoring as practice protocol
• Weight management: following practice protocol when weight loss medication is required.
• Referral to appropriate support agencies
• Lifestyle advice and referral to appropriate support agencies
• Basic Smoking Cessation and referral to appropriate support agencies
• NHS Health Checks following appropriate training
• B12 injections on (completion of accredited course) under Patient Specific Direction supervised by Nurse Manager
• Simple Minor Dressings: on completion of theoretical course instructions from nurses
• Removal of basic sutures /staples
• Assist with patient Recall
• Restocking of Clinical areas and GP rooms
• Ordering Clinical stock as per guidance from Nurse Manager
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

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