Health Care Assistant
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United Kingdom - Trafford - Altrincham -
£15 - £15 Per hour
Health Care Assistant
Temporary,Full-time
Job Description
As an experienced phlebotomist you will be familiar with duties such as:
- To assist in the care of practice patients to include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education.
- To provide health promotion and lifestyle advice to patients and to be familiar with services provided by relevant local and community organisations.
- To assist with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being.
- To undertake specific clinical activities
- Venipuncture
- Spirometry
- ECG
- BP monitoring
- New patient health checks
- Urinalysis
- Height/Weight monitoring
- Temperature and pulse recording
- Chaperoning duties
- Prepare and assist in clinical sessions as directed by clinicians (eg minor surgery/coil clinics)
- Stock control-including ordering, restocking and stock rotation
- Home visits for the practice as required for bloods, urine or chaperoning duties.
- Dressing changes and removal of sutures.
- INR
- Ear washouts
- B12 injections
- Flu injections
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities