Job responsibilities
Job summary:
The role will provide a paramedic resource for health care
professionals and service users, working in collaboration with other members of
the Multidisciplinary Team.
To work within the community, as an autonomous, accountable clinician,
providing a holistic approach to individuals; including assessment, management
and treatment, to deliver high quality patient care.
To assess, manage, treat, refer and/or signpost patients/service
users who attend surgery with undifferentiated or undiagnosed condition.
The post holder will also provide education to service users,
promoting self-care and empower them to make informed choices about their
treatment.
Job responsibilities:
Triage, assess and treat patients wishing to see a health care
professional, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary
health care team and initiation of investigations where appropriate.
Some patients with problems needing referral to secondary care
may need to be discussed with the registered GP before making such referral.
Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains
within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.
Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with
referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as
necessary.
Work from a surgery and or within the community as an autonomous
practitioner caring for patients and families.
Work in accordance with the requirements of the Health and Care
Professions Council and ensure that personal and professional clinical
standards are maintained.
Within your scope of practice, prescribe medications as
appropriate following policy, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines,
and local care pathways.
Formally and informally impart knowledge and skills to
colleagues, promoting peer review and best practice within the work
environment.
Communicate at all levels within the team, ensuring an effective
service is delivered.
Maintain accurate, contemporaneous healthcare records
appropriate to the consultation.
Ensure evidenced-based care is delivered at the highest
standards ensuring de-livery of high-quality patient care.
Work within local policies and procedures.
Enhance own performance through Continuous Professional
Development.
Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and
professional development to meet the needs of the service.
Participate in the audit process, evaluation and implementing
plans and practice change to meet patient need.
Actively participate in mentoring and supervision, plus
practice-derived CPD opportunities.
Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the
team and work colleagues.
Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures.
Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including
intravenous blood samples, swabs etc. Perform investigatory procedures needed
by patients and those requested by the GPs.
Administration and professional responsibilities:
Participate in the administrative and professional
responsibilities of the practice team.
Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date, with
accurate details recorded and amended.
Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately,
reporting any problems to the practice administrator.
Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation
associated with patient health care and registration with the practice.
Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information
required for regular and ad hoc reports and audit.
Attend and participate in practice meetings as required.
Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting
rooms.
Training and personal development:
Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and
will be in accordance with practice requirements.
Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the
practice. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent
developments.
Participate in the education and training of students of all
disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice team where
appropriate.
Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study
days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development, ensuring PREP
requirements are met.
If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional
responsibilities, full training will be given.
Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan.
Liaison:
Work closely with the multi-professional, management and
administration teams to ensure the smooth running of the practice, reporting
any problems encountered to the relevant person and ensuring everyone is aware
of the different roles within the team.
There is also the need to establish and maintain good liaison
with other surgeries and agencies, including secondary and social care.
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.
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 recognises the importance of peoples
rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures
and policies, and cur-rent legislation.
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients,
carers and colleagues.
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.
Reflective practice and portfolio building.
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
patient 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.
Recognise 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.
Miscellaneous:
Work as
part of the team to seek feedback, continually improve the service and
contribute to business planning.
Undertake
any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role,
ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner.
Duties
may vary from time to time, without changing the general character of the post
or the level of responsibility.
There
will be times when you will be lone working, there must adhere to lone working
policies and procedures.
