Job responsibilities
Job Summary
This
role encompasses both face to face and telephone on the day appointments, alongside
home visits for patients who are housebound and unable to visit the
surgery. The post holder will make
decisions and apply appropriate clinical interventions to the presenting
patient in the surgery or their own home.
This included initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis,
treatment and evaluation of care.
The
post holder will work autonomously, within the Practices policies, protocols
and guidelines and to demonstrate safe clinical decision making. The post holder will have access to the duty
team at all times, during both clinics and home visits for advice and support.
Main responsibilities:
Undertake consultations with patients as an autonomous
practitioner and using own clinical judgement to diagnose, treat, refer and/or
discharge patients.
Maintain accurate clinical records, in an efficient manner.
Make direct referrals to primary, secondary and social services
within locally agreed pathways, guidance and protocols.
Support and continue the development of an on the day emergency
patient service in the Practice.
Work as part of the ECP team, sharing best practice.
Be a part of the practices response to emergency clinical situations
within the practice.
Work as part of an MDT across the practice.
Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion
and health education.
Where the post holder is an independent prescriber: to prescribe
safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative
framework
Ensure all mandatory training is completed, alongside relevant CPD
for the role, including keeping up to date with any changes.
The above constitutes the main responsibilities of the post and
may be subject to change, to meet the needs of the Practice. Any changes will be discussed prior to
implementation, wherever possible.
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.
A
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (previously CRB check) will be
undertaken as a matter of course.
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 recognizes the importance of peoples rights,
interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and
policies, and current legislation
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients,
carers and colleagues
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming, non-judgmental and respects
the individuals circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
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
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and
performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are
undertaking similar work.
Undertake mandatory and statutory training as required.
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
patients needs
Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources.
Portray a professional image at all times.
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
Communicate effectively with other service providers
Recognize 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.
Changes to this Job Description
The
duties and responsibilities outlined in this list are neither definitive nor
restrictive and
may
change in details from time to time as the post develops to meet the changing
needs of
the
surgery.
