Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To work autonomously to deliver specialist clinical care to practice patients with a range of acute and non-acute Asthmatic and COPD conditions.
- To assess, diagnose and treat Respiratory patients, developing individualised care, management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning. Ability to undertake Spirometry.
- Implement care plans, including requesting necessary tests, onward referral to other health care professionals and agencies, and follow up consultations where necessary.
- Promote health and screening in relation to primary prevention strategies.
- Provide advice and emotional support to patients and family or carers for patients living with respiratory conditions, communicating in an empathetic way.
- Be a clinical resource for patients, and the practice clinical team, supporting developing knowledge and systems to improve health to the practice population and local community.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of guidelines for best practice with competency in assessment and treatment of chronic respiratory patients.
- Participate in the critical evaluation to audit outcomes, or change in patient care practices.
- Lead by example and action in relation to behaviour, attitudes, conduct and appearance.
- Maintain accurate patient records, documenting comprehensive data onto the clinical system, SystmOne.
- Report and manage significant incidents and near misses in line with Practice guidelines.
- Monitor and maintain stock levels and maintenance of respiratory equipment, ensuring resources are used in an efficient and sustainable manner.
- Work in close partnership with colleagues and external agencies, to develop care management plans and improve health outcomes.
- Maintain QOF targets appropriate to the Patients seen.
- Contribute to the preparation of any Practice development plans. Work towards further improvement and development of patient services recommending areas for change.
- Actively participate in the delivery of training for staff in Respiratory care contributing to their professional and personal development.
- Complete all mandatory online training relevant for the role.
- Work safely always in accordance with Legislative requirements and Practice Policy and Procedures.
- Adhere to and maintain patient confidentiality and information governance at all times.
- Ability to undertake Practice Nurse Duties including ECGs, Dressing, General Observations & Phlebotomy.
Meetings
- It will be necessary to attend and contribute to various Practice meetings as requested. The only reason for not attending will be annual leave or sick leave.
Professional Responsibilities
Promote the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults. Recognise professional and statutory responsibilities in the reporting of safeguarding, Deprivation of liberty and Prevent concerns.
Ensure appropriate measures are in place to protect self, other staff and patients in minimising and dealing with exposure to patient or environmental risk e.g. infectious diseases, harmful substances.
Raise unmet needs and service shortfalls with the Operations Manager, and provide constructive ways in which clinical services can be maintained and improved.
Participate in the practices annual appraisal scheme.
Participate in clinical supervision and training for staff in Respiratory care.
Maintain own continuous professional development and ensure mandatory training and personal development plan is kept up-to-date in line with the requirements of the Practice.
Maintain registration with the NMC and the revalidation process.
Maintain ARTP Registration
Practice within a legal and ethical framework that adheres to the NMC Code and local policies and procedures.
Attend and participate in staff, QOF and Clinical Governance meetings as required.
Protect personal and confidential information of patients, colleagues and visitors to the Practice and abide by the Practices Data Protection and Information Governance polices at all times.
Training and personal development
- Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the Practice. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments.
Confidentiality:
- 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 assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
- Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice 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 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
Essential Requirements of the Post.
1. Able to undertake Spirometry to ARTP standards and be trained to do so.
2. Have excellent IT skills including the use of Microsoft Packages & SystmOne
3. Be forward thinking, proactive and methodical approach, with excellent attention to detail.
4. Excellent communication skills.
