Walton Medical Centre
Location
Walton on the Naze, Essex | United Kingdom
Job description
About the Role
Walton Medical Centre are looking for an experienced Heath Care Assistant to join their busy and rewarding Medical Centre. This role can be offered on a full-time or part-time basis, with flexibility on days and hours.
Walton is a walm and friendly seaside town surgery comprising of 2 partners, GPs, ANPs, paramedic, social prescriber, PCN GP care advisor, to name but a few. The practice is committed to the principles of the Improving Working Lives (IWL) Standards to provide a positive, employment friendly approach to the delivery of their healthcare service.
A healthcare assistant assists patients with clinical requirements, liaising with clinical staff for healthcare needs, carries out health checks and uses clinical systems. Full details are provided in the attached job description.
About the Candidate
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and pro-active healthcare assistant. The ideal candidate would have a diploma in Health and Social Care Level 2, have experience of working with, and building up working relationships with GPs, nursing and admin Staff, excellent communication skills both written and verbal, ability to work well on their own as well as working in a team, and a strong understanding of confidentiality.
We are looking for someone who has experience of assisting patients with clinical requirements, liaising with clinical staff for healthcare needs, carrying out health checks and experience of using clinical systems.
About Us
The Colte Partnership is a GP super-partnership, formed in June 2017. It brought together 9 local GP surgeries across Colchester and Tendring, serving approx. 98,000 patients. With the combined workforce, skills and knowledge, we are in a unique position to assist our patients across the county.
As well as general practice, we offer extended access appointments to enable all of our patients to access medical care at evening and weekends; we work collaboratively with external agencies to provide in home services and social prescribing; we are working to be at the forefront of clinical research; and have many more exciting ventures on the horizon.
We also work as three collaborative primary care networks (PCNs) which span across Colchester and Tendring:
There is a wide socio-economic and demographic served within this area which will provide an interesting and varied case mix. You will be joining an enthusiastic team of clinicians and administrators. You will be well supported with on-going professional development (training support, CPD and peer support). The role will contribute to the improving quality of care of our patients across the network of practices.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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