Job responsibilities
Nursing
General: To assist
medical personnel in the care of patients in the surgery and set up preventive
care programmes including the running of various screening procedures and
patient education sessions.
1) To carry out
general nursing procedures as and when required.
2) Care of
equipment and stocking of vaccines, consumables and laboratory items.
Maintaining a supply of sterile treatment packs. Stock-keeping to be done in
liaison with the practice manager.
3) Collection of
pathological specimens, including intravenous blood samples; and performing
certain investigations at the request of GPs for example; ECG, Peak flow,
spirometry
4) Supervision of
patients with chronic illnesses. This will include setting up and running
various screening and treatment protocols as and when required and maintaining
an appointment and recall system for patients.
5) Prevention work
such as immunisations, cervical cytology, family planning, weight reduction,
smoking cessation, cardiovascular risk reduction, fitness promotion and any
other designated Health Promotion areas.
6) Assisting and/or
chaperoning GPs performing surgical or family planning procedures or
examinations.
7) To attend
patients in their homes when requested by a general practitioner.
8) To have regard
for the emotional and social needs of patients and communicate these
perceptions to the relevant member(s) of the PHCT.
9) To be aware and
take responsibility for personal safety in performing procedures and to
identify and recommend safe procedures to be adopted in the practice.
Administrative
1) Keeping full and
accurate notes in the patient's records and/or in any other from used in the
practice, of all consultations and treatments.
2) Co-operation
with any practice research projects.
3) The collection
and collation of any relevant data far compiling practice reports.
4) Identification
(in conjunction with the practice nurse manager/practice manager if necessary)
of any deficiency in the practices target for 100% success in preventive and
surveillance protocols and anticipate the measures needed to rectify the
deficit.
5) Attending
practice meetings as required.
6) Maintaining
equipment in GP rooms and treatment rooms.
7) Maintaining
stocks of sterile supplies for use by GP's and nurses.
8) Ensure payments
for private treatments are paid by the patients before treatment is given.
Also, ensure all activity relating to NHS claims and reimbursement are properly
coded and recorded.
9) Identifying care
needs within the practice population by undertaking a practice profile or
similar exercise and organising work to best meet the needs identified.
10) Ability to
demonstrate the rationale behind the various methods chosen to meet care needs
of patients, to evaluate those methods and change them as necessary.
Educational
1) To participate
in any further education/training deemed useful or necessary.
2) To use
opportunities to educate patients in their abilities to help themselves and to
reinforce education from other health sources.
3) To be involved
as required in the teaching and training of other health care personnel
attached to or visiting the Practice.
Personal
1) Being
accountable professionally for your individual actions.
2) Maintaining self-respect
and the respect of others with a conscientious professional attitude.
3) Working as an
integral part of a small team, acting with integrity with a cheerful outlook.