Job responsibilities
1. assess and triage patients, including same
day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment or make necessary
referrals to other members of the PCN team
2. advise patients on general healthcare and
promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to
other community or voluntary services.
3. be able
to:
a. perform specialist health checks and reviews
b. perform and interpret ECGs; alongside other results as
appropriate
c. perform investigatory procedures as
required
d. undertake the collection of pathological
specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, etc.
e. perform investigatory procedures needed by
patients and those requested by GPs and the wider PCN
4. support the delivery of anticipatory care
plans and lead certain community services (e.g. monitoring blood pressure and
diabetes risk of elderly patients living in sheltered housing)
5. provide an alternative model to urgent and
same day home visits for the PCN and undertake clinical audits
6. communicate at all levels across PCNs and
other organizations, ensuring effective, patient-centred service
7. communicate proactively and effectively
with all colleagues across the multi-disciplinary team, attending and
contributing to meetings as required
8. collaborate with other members of the PCN
including doctors, nurses and other AHPs, accepting referrals and referring to
them for specialist care
9. maintain accurate and contemporaneous health records appropriate to the consultation,
ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with
patient health care and registration with the practice
10. prescribe, issue and review medications as
appropriate following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national) and
local clinical guidelines and local care pathways.
This will be done in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and
practice protocols, and within scope of practice
11. work with patients in order to support
compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments
12. provide information and advice on
prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects
and interactions
13. assess, diagnose, plan, implement and
evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an
undifferentiated diagnosis, and patients with complex needs
14. clinically examine and assess patient needs
from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care
accordingly
15. prioritise health problems and intervene
appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations,
including initiation of effective emergency care
16. diagnose and manage both acute and chronic
conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a
management plan
17. support patients to adopt health promotion
strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care
Quality Requirements
18. enhance own performance through continuous
professional development, keep up to date with
current evidence-based practice, and impart own knowledge and skills to
PCN colleagues to meet the needs of the service
19. recognise and work within own
competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the HCPC and College of Paramedics
20. assess effectiveness of care
delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation
21. participate in research and
utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of
self and the team, implementing improvements where required
22. in partnership with other
clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding
to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
Administrative
requirements
23. produce accurate,
contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation,
policies and procedures
24. be aware of data protection
(GDPR) and confidentiality issues particularly within a PCN
25. use technology and
appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and
monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information
26. review and process data using
accurate read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval
for monitoring and audit processes.
Supervision
The postholder will have access to appropriate clinical
supervision and an appropriate named individual in the PCN to provide general
advice and support on a day to day basis.