Job responsibilities
Responsibilities
Liaising with patient and family and writing and coding care plan
on admission and within 1 week of any hospital discharge or at annual
review
Weekly ward round
Reviewing the list of patients sent by the care home to be seen
Dealing with any acute issues and liaising with duty doctor/ EAU
and families where appropriate.
Chronic condition reviews (e.g. COPD, heart failure) and coding of
these on the medical system
Clerking new patients and updating medical record medication
review and liaising with GP to review meds and deprescribe where
appropriate
Clinical examination of patients, and procedures as needed- e.g.
bloods, catheter care
Handover to care home after debrief with GP as to actions taken,
and anything they need to do
Structure medication review and liaising with pharmacists and GPs
regarding structured medication reviews queries
Liaising with operations officer regarding ensuring correct coding
of activity, care plans etc.
Proactive care planning and end of life care ensuring
anticipatory meds have been prescribed and collected, ensuring DNAR forms
and proactive care plans are completed etc.
Liaising with care home support service and other support
organisations (eg. OT, SALT, podiatry, tissue viability etc) where
appropriate
Vaccinations (if prescribed as PSD, or as part of national
protocol)
Inputting weight/ BP measurements etc. for QoF
Maintain accurate, legible and
contemporaneous records of medication prescribed and/or administered and
advice given in relation to medicine
Confidentiality: 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 Practices 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 Practices may only be divulged to authorised persons in
accordance with the Practices 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 Practices 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 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 the Practices 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.