Job responsibilities
Main Clinical Responsibilities
Oversee infection control protocols in performing spirometry, and
ensure spirometer calibration is performed
Undertake spirometry including administration of salbutamol for
reversibility testing/post-bronchodilator testing following quality assured
ARTP-approved protocols.
Undertake FeNO testing
Review the pre-spirometry questionnaire answers with the patient
Use the history and test results to provide a diagnostic
formulation to the referring practice
Communication
Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are
fully informed and consent to treatment
Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the
need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of
understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve
communication
Establish and maintain effective communication with individuals
and groups within the home or residential care setting and with external
stakeholders
Act as an advocate when representing patients and colleagues
Delivering
a quality service
Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of
conduct as regulated by the NMC
Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient
consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that
maintains and promotes quality
Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based
care
Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer
review, benchmarking and formal evaluation
Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and
processes across CLICK PCN
Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of
the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required
Collaborate on improving the quality of health care in partnership
with other clinical teams, responding to local and national policies and
initiatives as appropriate
Evaluate the patients response to health care provision and the
effectiveness of care
Support and participate in shared learning across CLICK PCN and
wider organisation
Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery
Participate in the performance monitoring review of the team,
providing feedback as appropriate
Although working with adults only there is a need to understand
and apply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable and
abused children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerable adult
health procedure and local guidance
Work within policies regarding family violence, vulnerable adults,
substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate
Leadership
personal and people development
Take responsibility for own development learning and performance
including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role
model
Support the development of others in order to maximise potential
Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment,
encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice
Encourage others to make realistic self-assessment of their
application of knowledge and skills, challenging any complacency and actions
that are not in the interest of the public and/or users of services
Participate in planning and implementing changes within the area
of care and responsibility
Contribute and participate in the development of local guidelines,
protocols and standards
Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance and provide
information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any
difficulties and referring where appropriate
Team
working
Understand own role and scope, and identify how this may develop
over time
Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting
others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working
Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of
safe practice and assessing competence
Ensure clear referral mechanisms are in place to meet patient need
Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management
strategies are embedded within the culture of the team
Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction
and policies impacting upon care delivery
Participate in team activities that create opportunities to
improve patient care
Management of risk
Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility,
ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients
Monitor work areas and within patients homes to ensure they are
safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security
legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
Ensure safe storage of drugs when appropriate
Support members of the nursing team to undertake mandatory and
statutory training requirements
Apply infection-control measures according to local and national
guidelines
Apply policies that reduce environmental health risks, are
culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all
Participate in the local implementation strategies that are
aligned to the values and culture of general practice
Utilising
information
Use technology as an aid to management in planning, implementation
and monitoring, presenting and communicating information
Review and process data using accurate Read codes to ensure easy
and accurate retrieval for monitoring and audit processes
Manage information searches using the internet and local library
databases, for example, the retrieval of relevant information for patients on
their condition
Understand the responsibility of self and others regarding the
Freedom of Information Act
Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information to the
team using appropriate charts and/or graphs to enhance care
Learning and development
Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members
in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future
developments
Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate
Make effective use of learning opportunities within and outside
the workplace, evaluating their effectiveness and feeding back relevant
information
Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and
colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning
Equality and diversity
Identify patterns of discrimination, take action to overcome this,
and promote diversity and quality
Enable others to promote equality and diversity in a
non-discriminatory culture
Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights
Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies
Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity
good practice
Accept the rights of
individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and refuse care
Assist patients from marginalised groups to access quality care