Job responsibilities
Job Description Nurse Practitioner/Paramedic Practitioner
TITLE OF POST:
Nurse Practitioner/Paramedic Practitioner
HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Full time (37 hours a week)
CONTRACT:
Permanent Contract
RESPONSIBLE TO:
Practice Manager and Clinical Director
ACCOUNTABLE TO:
Partners
Job Summary
To assess,
investigate, diagnose, plan and implement care for patients presenting with
diagnosed and undiagnosed conditions and address continuing medical needs.
To work
collaboratively with the general practice team to meet patient needs.
The practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of
patients accordingly making any necessary referrals for investigations in the
appropriate manner. The practitioner will take part in the management of some
patients with long-term conditions. Part
of your responsibilities will include visiting patients in their home to assess
their medical condition, at the request of the lead clinician.
You will be working as part of a clinical team, with 11 GPs and 6
Practice Nurses and 5 HCAs with a large administration support group.
Job
Responsibilities:
Diagnosing
and treating patients presenting with minor illnesses
Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective, and remains within
boundaries of competence.
Advise patients on health care and minor ailments with referral to other
members of the primary and secondary healthcare team as necessary
Administration
and professional responsibilities
Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of
the Practice Team
Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments
are recorded in the patients computer record
Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated
with patient care
Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required
for regular an ad-hoc reports and audits
Attend and participate in Practice meetings
Training
and personal development
Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be
in accordance with Practice requirements.
Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the
Practice. It is the individuals
responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments
Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as
deemed useful or necessary for professional development
Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan
Liaison
There is a need to work closely with all members of the Practice
including the reception and administrative staff, as well as the medical and
nursing team.
There is also the need to establish and maintain good liaison with other
surgeries and other agencies, including the Community Nursing Team, and
Secondary Care.
Quality
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice and
will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either
directly or under supervision
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and
team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the
teams performance
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients
needs
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
Be punctual and professional in manner
Confidentiality
In the performance of the duties outlined in the job description, the
post holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients
and their carers, Practice staff, and other healthcare workers. They may also
have access to information relating to the Practice as a business
organisation. All such information from
any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare
workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised
persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to
confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
Any breach of confidentiality may result in disciplinary proceedings
Health
& Safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and
others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health &
Safety Policy, to include:
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such
activities in such a way that manages those risks
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas
in a tidy and safe way, free from hazards
Reporting potential risks identified
Safeguarding
You have a responsibility to follow the principles of Safeguarding
Vulnerable Adults and Children in accordance with Practice policy.
Equality
and Diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of
patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights,
interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patient, their
carers and colleagues
Behaving in a way that is welcoming to, and of the individual, is
non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feeling, priorities and rights
Contribution
to the Implementation of Services:
The post-holder will:
Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance
Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and
guidelines will affect own work
Participate in audit
Undertake distribution of results of investigations, and workflow
correspondence as appropriate, when required