Community Diagnostic Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Morecambe Bay Primary Care Collaborative are involved in the delivery of Community Diagnostics, the role is to support patients through a diagnostic pathway. Community Diagnostics is a group of diagnostic test and procedures that require skills and competencies to provide the diagnostics interpret results and direct patients to next stages.

• To support the Community Diagnostic Services in the delivery of services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.

• The Health Care Assistant will support and deliver required and specific clinical tests, observations and interventions to patients.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist the service team to deliver effective implementation of management of patients and their needs.

• Managing the requirements of the patients, following set protocols and delivery of specified actions. This includes using the practice computer systems for input of information for recall and screening purposes. Accurate and efficient input of data for contract purposes is also required

• Aid the service team with implementation of new initiatives in the delivery of Community Diagnostic procedures.

• Encourage the development of integrated services within Primary Care to include integrated practice-based teams and multidisciplinary working.

• Recognise the opportunities for working in partnership with the Primary Health and secondary care teams.

• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care

• Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient diagnostics.

• Assist in the maintaining and developing of services

• Ability to work flexibly and unsociable hours to meet the demands of the service.

Clinical skills will include some or all of the following (this list is not exhaustive):

• Urinalysis

• Spirometry

• Warfarin - INR monitoring

• Phlebotomy

• ECG

• BT, BP and Weight

• 24 Hour Diagnostic Testing i.e. sleep Studies, Blood Pressure and ECG

• Performance Reporting

• Support the implementation of evidence-based guidelines in conjunction with the practice nursing team.

• Participate in an annual appraisal.

This job description is neither definitive nor exhaustive and may be reviewed in the light of changing circumstances at a personal or organisational level. Any changes will be made in consultation with the post holder through the appraisal and review process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Healthcare qualification or equivalent level

Desirable

• Phlebotomy certification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with the general public
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting

Desirable

• 6 months relevant experience working in a primary care environment in the last 2 years

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

Desirable

• Wound Care / Removal of sutures & staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals including height, weight, BP, pulse
• Chaperone procedure
• Spirometry
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes

General Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong IT skills
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure

Desirable

• Competent in the use of patient record management systems
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Effectively utilises resources

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Morecambe Bay Primary Care Collaborative

Address

Furness General Hospital

Dalton Lane

Barrow in Furness

Cumbria

LA14 4LF

Employer's website

https://mbpcc.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)