Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities:
The duties and responsibilities to be
undertaken may include any or all of the items in the following list. Duties may be varied from time to time under
the direction of the Medical Director or Board of Directors, dependent on
current and evolving workload and staffing levels.
Clinical Responsibilities:
You
will undertake a variety of duties, mostly offering support and advice to
System providers regarding vulnerable patients in Community as part of an
MDT, undertake best interest discussions with patients and family members
and help co-ordinate a response to support people in need to stay home
whenever possible.
You may
be needed to visit a complex frail patient at home or undertake telephone
consultations.
Make
professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems.
Assessing
the health care needs of complex patients with undifferentiated and
undiagnosed problems, highlighting which services would support them best to
stay in their home setting and independent whenever possible.
Cover
the clinical management of patients as appropriate.
Record
clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed
standards.
Compile
and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
Prescribe
generically whenever appropriately and in accordance with NICE guidance
and Good Prescribing Practice (as defined by British National Formulary
guidance).
Work
with and support other members of the MDT.
Promote
the application of standards and codes of Practice set by the Royal
College of General Practice, General Medical Council, Department of Health,
British Geriatrics Society and local NHS trust.
Participate
in national frailty training and maintain high volume of CPD in Frailty
related conditions with the aim of obtaining the Diploma in Geriatric Medicine.
Other Responsibilities:
Involve and contribute to the
mentoring, supervision and training of the broad multi-professional
clinical team.
Be aware of and comply with all
relevant policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection,
health and safety.
Commitment and contribution to
achievement of the highest possible quality standards.
Commitment to life-long learning
and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
Contribute to evaluation/audit and
clinical standard setting within the organisation.
Attendance at regular in-house
governance and educational meetings and training as well as events at
other agencies as appropriate.
Assist with the training of other
staff members.
Contribute to the summarising of
patient records and Read-Coding patient data.
Take
responsibility that any equipment either clinical or otherwise, used when
working, is taken due care of and locked away at the end of every working
session.
Business responsibilities:
Act as a positive role model.
Maintain ethos and culture of
Nimbuscare.Support Line Managers as required.
Positively promote Nimbuscare.
Support Line Managers as required.
Adhere to
Health & Safety and educate staff within your role.
Apply Nimbuscare policies,
standards and guidance.
Attend in-house governance,
educational and staff meetings as appropriate.
Suggest
and support the introduction of new working processes to optimise quality.
Communicate
to ensure that all employees operate as an effective team.
Build and
maintain relationships with other healthcare professionals, including GPs,
GP surgery personnel, care home personnel and CCG personnel etc.
Safeguarding
Everyone
within Nimbuscare has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding
and promoting the welfare of Adults-at-risk (vulnerable adults), children and
young people and for ensuring that they are protected from harm.
Be fully aware of and understand your duties
and responsibilities arising from the Childrens Act 2004 and Working Together
to Safeguard Children 2018, in relation to child protection and
safeguarding children and young people.
Be fully aware of and understand your duties
and responsibilities arising from the DOH Policy No Secrets (2000), and
the principles of safeguarding as they apply to Adults-at-risk (vulnerable
adults) in relation to your work.
Recognise the types and signs of abuse and
neglect.
Ensure the Nimbuscare Safeguarding Lead is
alerted to, and kept fully informed of, any concerns you may have in
relation to safeguarding adults, children and young people.
Adhere to Nimbuscare and local Child Protection
and Safeguarding Adult policies and procedures.
Learning
and development:
You will participate in any training
programme implemented by Nimbuscare as part of this employment, such training
to include:
Participation in individual
performance reviews, including maintaining a record of own personal and/or
professional development.
Working
in conjunction with senior management, assess own learning needs and undertake
learning as appropriate.
Develop
and utilise a written Personal Development Plan.
Make
effective use of learning opportunities within and outside the workplace,
evaluating their effectiveness and feeding back relevant information.
Disseminate
learning and information gained to other team members in order to share
good practice and inform others about current and future developments.
Undertake
mandatory and statutory training as required.
Team
working:
Understand
own role and scope in the organisation 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.
Accept
delegation from senior staff, prioritise own workload and ensure effective
time management strategies are embedded in own practice.
Participate
in team activities that create opportunities to improve patient care.
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.
Participate
and support local projects as agreed with the management team.
Delegate
clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and
assessment of competence of those taking on delegated duties.
Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking
treatment, customers 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 you will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
In the performance of your duties
outlined in this Job Description, you may have access to confidential
information relating to customers and their carers, Nimbuscare staff and
other healthcare workers. You may
also have access to information relating to Nimbuscare as a business
organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded
as strictly confidential.
Information relating to customers,
carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of Nimbuscare
may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with Nimbuscare
policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of
personal and sensitive data.
Be aware of your responsibilities
under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
Health
& Safety:
You
will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety
and security as defined in the Nimbuscare Health & Safety Policy, to include:
Using personal security systems
within the workplace according to guidelines.
Identifying the risks involved in
work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages
those risks.
Making effective use of training
to update your knowledge and skills.
Using appropriate infection
control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free
from hazards.
Reporting potential risks identified.
Equality
and Diversity:
You will support the equality,
diversity and rights of customers, 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 Nimbuscare procedures and policies, and current
legislation.
Respecting the privacy, dignity,
needs and beliefs of customers, carers and colleagues.
Behaving in a manner which is
welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their
circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Quality:
You will strive to maintain quality within
Nimbuscare, 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.
Effectively manage own time,
workload and resources.
Work within own limitations and
experience.
Be aware of and co-operate with audit.
Work effectively with individuals
in other agencies to meet patients needs.
Portray a professional image at
all times.
Communication:
You should recognise the importance of effective communication
within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with other
team members.
Communicate effectively with
customers and carers.
Recognise peoples needs for alternative
methods of communication and respond accordingly.
