Job responsibilities
This list of
duties and responsibilities, which follows, represents the broad range of tasks
which may be required to be undertaken either routinely or periodically. This list is not exhaustive and the role may
include additional duties which are not listed here.
Communication
1. Communicates effectively as a member of
a multi-disciplinary team.
a. Refers when necessary to general
practitioners, Paramedics, Accident and Emergency, Secondary Care, District
nurses, Night rapid response nurses, Emergency social workers, Emergency mental
health team, and Emergency dental services.
2. With Primary care nurses giving support,
advice and leadership.
3. With reception staff regarding patient
information.
4. Recognise and effectively manages
situations where there are barriers to effective communication.
5. Recognises and effectively manages
situations where there are barriers to effective communication.
Clinical Skills
1. Works independently as an Advanced
Clinical Practitioner within the scope of professional practice.
a. Functions at a high level to a carry out clinical
decision making such as diagnosing and discharging patients with minimal input
from a medical practitioner remaining with the scope of professional practice.
b. Practices as an autonomous practitioner
where possible with non-medical prescribing authority.
2. Functions at a high level in relation to
communication skills through patient consultation and nursing assessment of
physical, psychological and social needs.
a. Takes an accurate history, building
rapport towards a therapeutic relationship.
b. Assess, plan and implements patient
centred plan of care for patients with in the out of hours treatment centres,
independently discharge patients from your care and refer when necessary to
other healthcare professionals for further specialised care.
3. Demonstrates clinical competence in the
assessment and management of patients of all ages from infants to the elderly
and management of lifelong illness such as diabetes, asthma and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease during the time of acute illness and managing
minor illness.
4. Adapts to change within working
situation managing unscheduled emergency situations.
a. Basic life support, severe breathing
problems, serious cardiovascular problems, collapsed patients and seriously ill
patients.
5. Performs investigations to reach a
differential diagnosis using core clinical skill and competence. Initiate
treatment including diagnostic investigations.
a. Recognition of abnormal vital signs
observing paediatric and adult respiratory rate and effort, heart rate rhythm
and volume, temperature and blood pressures as appropriate.
b. Performs investigatory procedures
including; Performing ECGs, Urinalysis, Blood Glucose monitoring,
Venepuncture, measuring and interpreting Peak Flow.
6. Demonstrates competence in examination
techniques
a. Examination of the Ear Nose and Throat
system
b. Basic Neurological examination of
Headaches and Head injury
c. Basic Muscular-skeletal examination in
the assessment of injury
d. Basic eye examination in the assessment
of injury, foreign body and infection.
e. Respiratory Examination
f. Abdominal Examination
g. Cardiovascular Examination
h. Vaginal Examination and sexual health
screening
7. Performs safe manual handling
techniques.
8. Recognises own limitations, seek
assistance and refer appropriately.
9. Delivers a high standard of care without
discrimination to all ages, sexes and ethnic origins of the population through
continuum of life.
10. Deliver safe, effective evidence based
care and advice to ease patient problems.
11. Promotes improving the health of the
individual through advice and education to aid adjustment of lifestyle,
including Contraception advice.
Organisational Skills
1. Aware of and complies with Cumbria
Health policies and procedures.
2. Able to adapt to change in the workplace
being involved in new developments in the delivery of care.
3. Ensures faulty clinical equipment is
reported and repaired and adequate for use.
4. Ensures store supplies are adequately
ordered and maintained.
5. Participates and supports the
implementation of clinical governance, clinical audit and clinical risk
assessment, setting and monitoring standards of care.
6. Promotes improving the health of the
community through reporting and preventing occurrences of infectious disease,
proving advice and education.
7. Has a flexible approach to geographical
locations across county sites.
Professional
1. Ensures practice and implementation of
care is evidence based by adhering to local and national guidance.
2.
Complies
with NMC. HCPC, GPC code of conduct and works within scope of professional
practice
3. Maintains confidentiality of information
regarding patients.
4. Ensures accurate, concise documentation.
5. Reports any adverse incidents or near
miss events through agreed Cumbria Health system.
6. Maintains professional development in
risk awareness, health and safety, fire safety at work, Child and Adult
safeguarding, conflict resolution, information governance and basic life
support by attending annual mandatory training.
7. Identifies and/ or participates in
strategies of risk assessment to avoid or prevent clinical incidents and near
misses incorporated in the clinical governance framework including:
a. Risk management, Child and Adult
safeguarding policies, Drug policies and Infection prevention policies.
Leadership
1. Is a support network for other
colleagues.
2. Acts as role model to inspire and
motivate others.
3. Motivates and inspires others to deliver
excellent standards of care, both within own team and across the wider
workforce
4. Acts as mentor, support and induct new
staff.
5. Supports and challenges colleagues on
specific aspects of their practice, encouraging healthy debate and contributing to the development of others
Training and Education
1. Enhances professional development.
2. Continually keeps up to date with
current evidence based practice.
3. Is involved in lifelong learning.
4. Ensures mandatory training has been
completed.
5. Participates in in-house training
provided / clinical meetings / supervision
