Job responsibilities
Key tasks & Responsibilities
Assist in and perform routine
tasks related to patient care directed by senior nursing staff and GPs:
Chronic disease management:
Diabetes, Asthma, Hypertension, COPD.
New Patient Medicals and NHS
Health Checks.
Chaperoning and assisting
patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician.
To summarise patient medical
records.
To adhere to practice policies
and protocols.
To carry out audits as required.
Cervical Cytology.
Baby clinic.
Routine/Travel/Childhood
vaccinations & immunisations.
Home visits to Care Homes and housebound patients to undertake long term condition reviews, blood tests and vaccinations
Maintain Confidentiality at all
times
Adhere to Health & Safety
standards, Safeguarding standards, Equality and Diversity
Other tasks include:
Maintaining and cleaning
equipment used by nurses and GPs.
Maintaining Infection Control
standards by complying with practice protocols
Maintaining stock in GP and
Nurses rooms and rotating items as required.
Maintaining tidiness and
cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms.
Organising repairs or
calibration of medical equipment and servicing of fridges
Ordering of vaccinations to
maintain stock levels.
Audits including cold chain,
infection control and other audits as required.
Logging temperatures of fridges
Participation in administrative
systems in the Practice.
At all times to maintain
accurate clinical records.
To advise the Practice Manager
of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks.
To attend and participate in
practice education sessions.
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. 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 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 and safety policy including:
Using personal security systems
within the practice.
Identifying risks involved in
work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those
risks.
Make effective use of training
to update skills and knowledge.
Using appropriate infection
control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way free from
hazards.
Reporting potential risks
identified.
Personal/Professional Development
The post holder will participate in any training
programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment this will
include:
Participation in annual
performance review including taking responsibility for maintaining own
personal/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 to
improve and enhance the teams performance.
Effectively manage own time,
workload and resources.
Work effectively with
individuals from other agencies to meet patient needs.
Safeguarding
The practice is committed to safeguarding and
promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults, but also service
users and visitors to our services. All staff have a responsibility to
safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults. The post-holder in
conjunction with the management will be responsible for ensuring they undertake
the appropriate level of training relevant to their individual role and
responsibilities and that they are aware of and work within the relevant
safeguarding policies and procedures.
The post-holder is expected to treat patients, and
carers, care and compassion at all times, treating each person as an individual
by offering a personalised service. The practice staff will adopt, behaviours
and attitudes which promote, support and respect, privacy and dignity. Staff
are expected to challenge poor practice in relation to dignity and treat each
other with respect.
The practice is committed to providing consistently
excellent and safe patient-centred care for all those who access our services,
through highly skilled, committed and compassionate staff working together. The
practice does this by putting our patients at the centre of all that we do and
providing the best quality care with passion and pride. All staff are required
to advocate, champion, and demonstrate the practices vision and values.
Communication
The post holder should recognize the importance of
effective communication within the team and 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.
Equity and Diversity
The post holder will support the equity, 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 procedure and policy.
Respecting the privacy, dignity,
needs and beliefs of patients carers and colleagues.
Behaving in a manner which is
welcoming to and of the individual, in non judgemental and respects their
circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Equal Opportunities
You are required to comply with and maintain
awareness of the practice Policies relating to Equal Opportunities.
