Health Care Assistant

This exciting job opportunity will see the successful candidate assist our practice teams in the delivery of safe, high quality primary care services to patients across two practices. Our Islington practices are based in a multicultural and vibrant area with a mixed patient demographic presenting to our practices with a variety of needs. The post holder will be a key member of the multidisciplinary teams and will undertake tasks and duties supported by the nursing and doctors teams across the two practices. We have a multidisciplinary, welcoming team across both practices with a focus on improving the patient experience. We have daily huddles that the post holder will join as part of the team and contribute in supporting resolution of on the day issues as well as regular practice meetings. The post holder will work within clear parameters and lines of accountability with appropriate training and assessment of competence. The successful candidate will be expected to work on Saturday mornings on an alternate basis.Main duties of the job This role will a key player to drive the North Central London Long Term Conditions LCS. Your role will be as a Test and Checker for physical health check appointments for patients who have long term conditions. Other key duties will include:

• Venepuncture
• Undertake baseline assessments for patients with chronic health conditions e.g. Asthma, diabetes and hypertension
• Undertake new patient health checks
• Undertake physical health checks (phlebotomy, peak flow readings, blood pressure, weight, lifestyle questionnaires)
• Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately
• Carry out BMI checks as directed
• Administer flu vaccinations
• Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
• Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
• Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
• Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy
  
  Northern Medical Centre is a diverse practice of nine thousand patients in Islington. The practice is currently operated by Islington GP Federation (IGPF) since January 2023 on a caretaking contract, as part of a growing family of GP practices run by the organisation.
Northern has a strong ethos of providing patient centred care to its diverse community and this is an approach that IGPF continues to support and develop with the support of the clinical and administrative team alongside support from our main office support team. The practice operates from its clinical site just behind Holloway Road tube station, with administrative support based in IGPFs main office, just across the road. Northern strives to provide high quality patient care whilst embracing the changing working patterns and needs of the modern GP workforce over the last 2 years. The administrative team will move to work from the same site as the clinical team, early next year, and your role will involve supporting that transition. IGPF is the host organisation for the Primary Care Network (PCN) workforce and the Islington Training Hub and has been working for over two years to create training and development programmes that meet the needs of staff working in primary and community care settings.IGPF runs four Islington GP practices, one on a GMS contract, two on APMS contracts and one caretaking contract.