Health Care Assistant

• To support and undertake substance misuse interventions and clinical procedures where trained: e.g. participating in triage assessments and screenings, urine analysis, healthy living assessments, physical observations, blood borne virus screening, ECG recording and undertake venepuncture where necessary supported with the appropriate training
• Ensuring appropriate entries are made on patients computerised medical records
• Undertake requested administrative tasks for example, clinical audit data collection, clinical intervention appointment scheduling and pro-active treatment engagement contact attempts
• Supporting stock usage and stock control management
• Monitoring fridge temperatures and fridge logs and taking action when appropriate
• Recording in Controlled Drugs (CDs) registers and taking appropriate action when required
• Maintaining equipment and dispensing areas and ensuring they are kept in a clean and orderly manner
• Support the provision of opiate and alcohol detoxifications, undertaking physical detox observations including BP and reporting any concerns to health and wellbeing nurse, nurse prescriber/medic.
• Supporting and assisting the delivery of nurse health and wellbeing and prescribing clinics
• Supporting and assisting the delivery of needle exchange and harm reduction services
• Participating in the safe and secure storage of medicines in accordance with all medicines legislation, Turning Point SOPs and Turning Point policies
• Report critical incidents using DATIX
• Participate in late, weekend and statutory holiday rotas and extended hours as require

• Must hold NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

• Excellent interpersonal skills at all levels to engage, build relationships and influence colleagues and service users.
• Demonstrable evidence of having worked effectively within a multi-professional team in a healthcare setting.
• Plain English skills - both verbal and written to bring clarity and purpose.
• Ability to tailor message to the audience and to convey clinical assessment information to wider staff.
• Ability to deliver against agreed objectives and targets.
• Ability to communicate effectively with community and prison colleagues using a variety of mediums.
• Displays commitment to improving quality of service-to-Service Users.
• Working knowledge of confidentiality
• Understanding of local and national safeguarding procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge of legislation/ guidance relating to medicines usage.
• Recognise barriers to understanding, particularly within patient groups.
• Ability to utilise medical equipment to gather physical observations and convey these with some understanding to clinical staff. i.e. blood pressures.
• Must hold a full driving licence and can drive in order to travel and work across multiple locations as required.

• 25 days' paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
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