Job description

Job responsibilities

In this role you will assist our clinicians in the care of our patients, including treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education. You will work under the supervision of the practice nursing team and in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols. The post will include some administrative duties.

The role includes, but is not limited to the following:

• perform venepuncture
• undertake baseline observations - blood pressure/pulse and assist with long term condition monitoring
• perform ECG recording for patients
• perform B12/flu injections but is not exhaustive, working to PSD and under the instruction of trained nursing colleagues
• ensure that specimens brought in by patients, or taken by doctors are tested and recorded appropriately or ready for collection by the pathology service
• chaperoning duties where necessary
• to undertake any other duties appropriate to the post as required by the Practice Nurses, Practice Manager or Partners.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Applicant should hold a basic Health Care Assistant certificate and qualified in phlebotomy

Experience

Desirable

• Experience working in general practice is preferred

Skills

Essential

• -good interpersonal and communication skills
• -competent with computers
• -ability to work as an individual but also as part of a team
• -effective time management

Desirable

• We are a Systmone practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hyde Park Surgery

Address

Woodsley Road

Leeds

LS6 1SG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hydeparksurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Promote the service within GP practices, developing close working relationships with the teams. To provide a telephone based mental health service to patients with low level mental health issues. To appropriately risk assess patients to minimise harm and identify harm reduction where this is needed. To complete referrals and signpost to specialist support effectively where necessary. To provide short term interventions to support patients whilst they wait to access appropriate specialist provision. To enable patients to manage their own mental and emotional health by using coping strategies and challenging behaviour patterns. To develop support plans with individuals which promote choice and complement any medical treatment or advice. To identify any barriers to people accessing services and activities and work with individuals to overcome these. Use a range of techniques to support people. To facilitate access to recommended community-based interventions and programmes of activity that benefit health and wellbeing. To monitor and record contacts and outcomes within clinical systems. To build networks with local community resources such as activities and services that may have an impact on mental health and wellbeing and support individuals to access these. To develop multi-agency working across communities and address health inequality. To liaise with other professionals as appropriate. To undertake clinical supervision to ensure safe therapeutic practice

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualification in a health, mental health, or psychology related subject; courses that have units specific to mental health studies or similar.
• Counselling skills including active listening and a non-judgemental approach.

Experience

Essential

• Mental health working experience, including voluntary work or expertise gained by experience of mental health problems
• Understanding of working with a diverse cohort of people and the barriers that may come with this.
• Experience of completing assessments, risk assessments and patient centred action planning
• Able to work effectively in a team
• Ability to demonstrate initiative
• Empathetic and understanding, with good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good IT and record keeping skills.

Desirable

• Up to date working knowledge regarding Safeguarding Children and Adults
• Experience of using SystmOne and/or EMIS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Woodsley & Holt Park PCN

Address

PCN Admin Office

WIRA House & Business Park, West Park, Ring Road

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS16 6EB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.woodsleyandholtpark.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)