Job responsibilities
To provide an efficient service to all
patients and Doctors ensuring that the work allocated to you is regularly
prioritised and dealt within deadlines set.
Confidentiality and adherence to GDPR should be
maintained at all times.
You will be a member of a Primary Health
Care team carrying out the taking of blood from patients at the practice under
clinical supervision of the Practice Nurses, following evidence-based national
and local clinical governance principals.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensuring that
the patient is as comfortable and relaxed as possible and confirming their
agreement to the collection of a blood sample
- Collection of
sample(s)s of blood in accordance with training and procedures
- Ensuring
samples are stored in appropriate containers
- Accurate,
legible labelling of all samples to confirm patient identity
- Checking
patient identification against GP/nurse request and confirming with
patient whenever possible
- Recording
collection of blood sample in patient record in accordance with practice
procedure
- Ensuring that
samples are dispatched to the appropriate laboratories in a timely
fashion.
- Ensuring that
anomalies are reported to a senior member of staff
- Notifying the clinical
team of any significant patient issues
- Liaising with
and assisting members of the administrative team
Confidentiality
- In
the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to
gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other
matters. They do so in confidence
and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act
appropriately
- In
the performance of the duties outlined in this 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.
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:
- Using
personal security systems within the workplace according to practice
guidelines
- Identifying
the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in 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 and free from hazards
- Reporting
potential risks identified.
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 patients, carers and colleagues
- Behaving in a
manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and
respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional Development
The
post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the
practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
- Participation
in an annual individual performance review, including taking
responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or
professional development
- Taking
responsibility for own development, learning and performance and
demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar
work.
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.
Communication
The post-holder
should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and
will strive to:
- Communicate
effectively with other team members
- Communicate
effectively with patients and carers
- Recognise
peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond
accordingly.
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 where appropriate.