Job responsibilities
Key Clinical
Responsibilities:
Provide continuing direct and indirect
care to patients across the practice
population.
Provide clinical observations. phlebotomy, flu vaccinations, COVID
vaccinations, ECGs, 24 hour ECG & BPs and venepuncture, and other
designated clinical tasks as required by the Practice. (Following
appropriate training),
Monitoring and support of the
management of patients with long-term conditions / chronic diseases, using a
holistic patient centred approach.
Partake in Practice MDT, supporting the co-ordination and
management of patients living in Care Home.
Support patients to improve and
maintain their mental and physical health and wellbeing
Assist with the
co-ordination of Infection Control policy and audit.
Chaperone patients when required
Support registered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on
the more complex clinical care;
Contribute to the
delivery of integrated care
Promote health
and well-being to all patients, for example undertaking the NHS health check,
Hypertension reviews, Prediabetes checks.
Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management
where appropriate, including signposting patients to personalised care
colleagues and local community and voluntary sector services
Care for individuals with dementia, mental health conditions, and
learning disabilities.
Support the practice Immunisation
programmes
Support the practice Cervical neoplasia programmes
General Responsibilities:
Communicate effectively with other
members of the primary health care team.
Use knowledge and experience to make
evidence based decisions and solve problems.
Recognise and work within the limits
of their competence
Engage in reflective practice
including management of self and reflection on own reactions, asking questions
and reflecting on answers given
Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records
Be responsible for own actions
Act professionally at all times.
Any other duties considered relevant
to the post.
Educational:
Identify personal development and
training needs in conjunction with the Line Manager
Participate in an annual Personal
Development Review
Keep all mandatory training up to date
and maintain own portfolio of professional development.
Provide support and supervision to training nursing associates,
healthcare assistants, apprentices, and those on learning assignments/placements
as required;
Quality and Audit:
Work to ensure
delivery of nursing associate duties complement existing workforce
Participate in Quality Improvement
activities
Participate fully in practice audit
and quality development programmes.
Inter Agency working:
Communicate proactively and effectively with all MDT colleagues attending and contributing to meetings as
required.
Develop relationships across the MDT to support integration of the
role across health and social care including primary care, secondary care, and
mental health;
Confidentiality:
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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
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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, member
practice staff and other healthcare workers..
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As a organisation, all such information from any
source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
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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 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, the Practice Health & Safety manual, and the Member Practice
infection control policy and published procedures. This will include:
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Using personal
security systems within the workplace according to Member Practice guidelines
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Identifying the
risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that
manages those risks
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Making effective
use of training to update knowledge and skills
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Using appropriate
infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and
free from hazards
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Actively
reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately
when recognised
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Keeping own work
areas and general/patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance
of standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role
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Undertaking
periodic infection control training (minimum annually)
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Reporting
potential risks identified
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Demonstrate due
regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
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 recognises 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 that 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 as part of this
employment, with such training to include:
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Participation in
an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for
maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
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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:
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Alert other team
members to issues of quality and risk
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Assess own performance and take accountability
for own actions, either directly or under supervision
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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
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Work effectively with individuals in
other agencies to meet patients needs
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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:
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Communicate
effectively with other team members
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Communicate
effectively with patients and carers
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Recognize
peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
Contribution to the implementation of
services:
The
post-holder will:
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Apply Practice
policies, standards and guidance
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Discuss with
other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will
affect own work
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Participate in
audit where appropriate
Any Other Duties:
Any
other duties as may be determined by the Practice Manager and Practice Executive Team.