Staff Bank Healthcare Assistant

Note to all prospective candidates - the advert stipulates the location is Truro, which is where Kernow Health CICs HQ is located. However, Staff Bank shifts can arise at any of the GP Practices located throughout Cornwall. For the purpose of this advert, we are inviting applications from those who wish to work in the North and East of the county, which would include the following areas: Bodmin, Launceston, Liskeard, Wadebridge, Looe, Fowey, Bude, Callington, Saltash, etc.

Kernow Health CIC proudly hosts the Staff Bank on behalf of all General Practices in Cornwall, and we are looking for dedicated and flexible Healthcare Assistants to cover short-term vacancies at GP practices as and when required. As part of our flexible workforce, you will help to ensure that practices have sufficient cover to deliver their services while helping to support patients on their health and wellbeing journey. Naturally, this is a busy and challenging role where no two days are the same.

Working via the Staff Bank will offer you the flexibility to travel within an agreed radius from your home address, on days that suit you, which enables you to balance your work and home life.

Our only expectations are that those who are registered with the Staff Bank work at least 3 shifts within a 6-month period and keep up to date with mandatory training which we pay you to complete.

Main duties of the job

Should you already be working for a Practice, this is an opportunity to pick up additional hours within your current PCN or perhaps via an alternative Practice that is looking for your expertise. You can also join as a locum worker (self-employed) or a casual worker (zero-hours contract).

Working under the direction of the Nursing team in a GP Practice, you will undertake a variety of tasks. This may include taking blood, treating wounds, diabetic foot checks, urinalysis or carrying out ECGs depending on the requirements of the practice and patients needs.

Health Care Assistants in general practice frequently work autonomously to support the delivery of multi-disciplinary clinics. You will hold a minimum of Level 2 in Health and Social Care together with previous experience of working in a similar role or environment. Training can be provided for additional competencies where appropriate. You will be comfortable working across different GP practice settings and locations and working with different IT systems and processes such as EMIS and/or SystmOne.

We are looking for caring, compassionate and enthusiastic Health Care Assistants with an interest in patient care, good communication skills and a desire to help others.

Kernow Health, a Community Interest Company, supports General Practice and delivers Primary Care Services at scale in Cornwall. Established in May 2011 by a group of Cornwall Practices, we are a GP owned provider organisation and deliver a number of NHS contracts across Cornwall, these include Cornwall 111 Integrated Urgent Care Service, School Immunisation Programme, Childrens Eating Disorder Service and Cornwall Training Hub [formally CEPN].

These contracts support the visions and values of the organisation, and also ensure that we are able to reinvest any profits made back into the company; again with the intention of supporting GP practices across Cornwall.

Kernow Health CIC is also now offering member practices support to regroup and rebuild through the new Excellence in Practice (EiP) programme.