Biomedical Assistant jobs in Leicester

East Leicester Medical Practice are recruiting for a qualified Health care Assistant to join our team.

We are looking for an experienced Health care assistant to join us to carry out measuring and recording the following physiological measurements in routine presentations:

• Blood pressure
• Pulse, rate and rhythm
• Temperature
• Height and weight and body mass index
• Venepuncture
• Smoking cessation
• ECG recording

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Correctly perform phlebotomy clinics and home tests when required.

2. Correctly sterilize medical equipment to the required standard.

3. Correctly send patient samples to the laboratory daily.

4. Correctly monitor usage of sharps bins in all clinical rooms and replacing when required and preparing for collection by clinical waste contractor.

5. Correctly restock all clinical rooms and ensure medical equipment inventory is maintained for each room.

6. Monitor and order disposable equipment and other equipment to stock clinical rooms.

7. Monitoring of stock levels of vaccines in all fridges and relaying stock requirements to Nurse lead.

8. Check emergency equipment and update stock as required.

9. Correctly monitoring temperature of vaccine fridges and reporting readings beyond normal limits to Practice Nurse Lead and Practice Manager.

10. Correctly carry out electro-cardio graphs according to Practice protocols as required.

11. Correctly carry out blood pressure measurement according to Practice protocols as required.

12. Correctly carry out spirometry tests according to Practice protocols as required.

13. Correctly carry out helicobacter breath tests as requested by the doctors.

14. Correctly carry out 24 hr BP monitoring as requested by doctors.

15. Correctly carry out urine testing as required.

16. Correctly carry out Chronic disease reviews for long term conditions.

17. Take a positive and active role in audit, informing the Practice Nurse lead of any problems.

18. Training and education - Attend both in-house and external training courses whenever required, to develop skills.

19. Ensure the Minor Ops Room is kept clean and tidy between visits from cleaning staff, with the aim of maximising efficiency at all times and minimising H&S incidents/accidents.

20. Open up premises at the start of day, when required.

21. Such other appropriate duties consistent with the nature and grading of the post which may be allocated, as the situation dictates, by the Practice Manager or the Partners.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From £12.71 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Licence/Certification:

• Care Certificate (required)

Work Location: In person