Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
To work along side medical personnel in the
care of practice patients including diagnosis and treatment, preventative care,
screening and patient education.
Job Responsibilities:
Providing assessment, screening
and treatment services and health education advice
Provide nursing and medical treatments to patients independently
and to practice protocols.
Provide general and specific health screenings to practice
patients (within agreed protocols as appropriate) with referral to general
practitioners if necessary.
Advise patients on general health care and health complaints
with referral to GPs as necessary.
Independently manage chronic diseases and commence and adjust
medication with GP support if necessary.
Assess and treat patients with both acute or chronic illnesses
or injuries with referral to GPs as necessary
Supplies and equipment Treatment room and other areas
In participation with the practice manager and other members of
the nursing team, ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels relating
to patient care.
Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures
Undertake and/or supervise the collection, storage and dispatch
of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears
etc and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment so used. Perform any investigatory procedures for the
practice as required.
Review any patient information, or correspondence received at
the practice, including, results, swabs, smears etc., and action appropriately
according to practice protocol.
Administrative and professional responsibilities
Participate in the administrative and professional
responsibilities of the practice team.
Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are
recorded in the patients notes on the clinical computer system as appropriate.
Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation
associated with patient health care and registration with the practice.
Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information
required for regular and ad hoc reports.
Attend and participate in practice and clinical meetings as
required.
Assist in the formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and
policy and develop appropriate protocols.
Liaise with reception to maintain a notice board in the waiting
area designated for patient health care education.
Research projects
Co-operate and participate as required in any research projects
within the practice.
Student/staff education and training
Participate in the education and training of students of all
disciplines and the induction of all members of practice staff with special
responsibility for nursing staff.
Liaison
Maintain
effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient
care and with all other disciplines within the practice, with appropriate
regard to confidentiality.Professional
development
Maintain
continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed
useful or necessary for professional development.
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 undertakingsuch 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.
Attending all
mandatory training sessions in practice and the annual practice away day.
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.
Assist in
maintaining, improving and updating practice policies and protocols in
light of updated best evidence and national guidance.
