Job responsibilities
Clinical Duties and
Responsibilities:
Conducting QOF reviews using Ardens
templates and lifestyle issues addressed
24hr Blood Pressure Monitors Fitting,
Removal and Referrals
Blood pressure checks
Pulse
and temperature checks
Urinalysis
Some
phlebotomy
Provision
of lifestyle advice to patients and making appropriate referrals within the
practice.
Weight
management
ECG
recording
Smoking
advice
Health
checks
First
dressings
Follow
up dressings
Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring
and recording
Chaperoning duties
Processing and management of laboratory
samples requested by GPs/Nurses
Liaising with the Cleaning Company
regarding stock and ordering when required
Ensuring sharps bins & other
clinical waste collection runs smoothly
Surgical equipment and vaccine
re-stocking and stock rotation
Clearing, re-stocking & maintenance
of consulting rooms
Preparing and maintaining environments
and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including
assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations and ANP with
coil/implant fitting and removals.
Assisting in the assessment and
surveillance of patients health and well-being
Helping to raise awareness of health
and well-being and how it can be promoted
Assisting with the collection and
collation of data on needs related to health and well-being
INR Clinic management, weekly audits
for overdue patients etc, Adding new patients to the system and liaising with
the GPs
Administrative & Professional
responsibilities
Participate in the administrative & professional
responsibilities of the practice team.
Ensure accurate & legible notes of all
consultations and treatments are recorded in patient notes.
Ensure the electronic clinical record systems are
kept up to date with accurate details recorded.
Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made
accurately, reporting any problems to the Lead Nurse.
Ensure accurate completion of all necessary
documentation relating to patient registration with the practice.
Attend & participate in practice meetings as
required.
Assist in seasonal & special projects as
required eg flu campaign
Order and display health promotion materials,
including working with Practice Manager and Patient Participation Group.
Ensure total familiarity with all appointment
systems including regular & incidental variations.
Book appointments & recalls, ensuring sufficient
information is recorded to enable retrieval of medical records.
Any other delegated duties considered appropriate to
the post.
Other Requirements:
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
Recognize
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.
