Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Provide a range of
nursing services, including venepuncture, ECG measurement, blood pressure
measurement, urinalysis, injections, swabs, health checks, suture removal,
wound care
* Assist clinician team
with minor surgery and coil fittings.
* Chaperone and assist
patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician.
* Monitor QOF targets as
required and maintain a high standard of achievement.
* Participate in any
relevant health promotion and screening activities to promote the health and
wellbeing of patients.
* Provide nursing input
to any decision making processes affecting the care of the patients.
* Maintain the treatment
room: this includes ensuring that the room is tidy and clean at all times, that
stock levels are maintained and items are rotated as necessary and maintain and
clean any equipment used by the nurses.
* Maintain accurate
records.
* Monitor the temperature
of the treatment room fridge, ensuring the protocol is followed.
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.
This
job description is intended as a guide to the main duties and responsibilities
for the post and should not be considered an exhaustive list.
