Job responsibilities
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Organise
and co-ordinate the provision of nursing services for the practice, to include
the delegation of duties to other practice nursing staff as appropriate
Provide
nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or
independently, meeting agreed protocols
Provide
general and specific health screenings to practice patients (within agreed
protocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary
Advise
patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as
necessary
With
the practice manager, ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels
relating to patient care
Following
appropriate training, undertake the collection, storage and despatch of
pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc.
and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment so used. Perform any investigatory
procedures requested by the GPs
Participate
in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team
Ensure
accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients
notes on the clinical computer system as appropriate
Completion
of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and
registration with the practice
Collection
and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc
reports
Participate
in practice meetings as required
Assist
in the formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy and develop
appropriate protocols
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
HEALTH
& SAFETY
The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of
promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection
control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice
Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and
published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):
Using personal security systems within the workplace according
to practice guidelines
Awareness of national standards of infection control and
cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good
practice guidelines
Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens
process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean
containers, storage and transport
Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing
correct usage by staff
Responsible for hand hygiene across the practice
Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care
protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice
Active observation of current working practices across the
practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities,
ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are
identified, escalating issues as appropriate
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and
undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical
and patient process
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills,
and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of
infection control and patient processes
Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to
infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes
etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of
facilities to be escalated as appropriate.
Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use,
storage and disposal
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work
areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation
of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible
management
Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and
safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally
clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other
work areas within the business, and assuming
responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness
across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other sector
managers
Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice
annually)
Routine management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of
work space standards
Waste management including collection, handling, segregation,
container management, storage and collection
Spillage control procedures, management and training
Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and
equipment maintenance
Maintenance of sterile environments
Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the
welfare of children.
Personal/Professional development
The post-holder will participate in any training programme
implemented by the practice as part of this employment, 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