Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
To work as part of the primary healthcare team providing
Personal Medical Services to the patients of the Practice following NMC
guidance, UKCC Code of Conduct and practice protocols/policies.
Job Responsibilities:
Assist in and perform routine tasks related to
patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs:
Cervical
cytology LBC screening
Wound
care / ulcer care
Removal
of Sutures/clips
New
Patient Medicals/Urinalysis
Travel
Health, Assessment and Immunisations
ECGs
Chronic
Disease Monitoring, including home visits:
Asthma including Peak
Flow Readings
COPD including
spirometry screening and interpretation
CHD
Diabetes
Epilepsy
Health
promotion
Hypertension
Management and 24 hour BP monitoring
Ear
irrigation
Routine
immunisations/Childhood immunisations
Audiometry
(private medicals only)
Chaperoning
and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another
clinician
Assisting
GPs and nurse practitioner with minor surgery, contraception procedures and assisting
with coil fittings
Contraceptive
pill checks and undertaking contraceptive injections under instruction of a GP
Requesting
pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs, bloods
Assist
with the maintenance and running of chronic disease registers as agreed within
the practice
Following
agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
Other tasks will include;
Supporting
other team members i.e. HCA and PN
Assisting
with QOF/GMS targets and requirements as and when necessary
Assisting
with the maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
Maintain
general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
In
participation with the practice manager, ensure the maintenance of equipment
and stock levels relating to patient care
Assist
in the formulation of practice philosophy, strategy, policy and protocols
Ensure
accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the
patients notes on the clinical system (EMIS Web) as appropriate
Ensure
accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient
health care and registration with the practice
A
duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range
of assigned tasks
Attend
and participate in nurse and practice meetings when required
On
occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
Any
other delegated duties appropriate to the post
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 careers,
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 on a full range
of promotion and manage their own health
and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety
policy 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,
alongside the nursing team, for the correct and safe management of the
specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and
clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
Management
and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice
including provision, ordering, availability and on-going correct usage by staff
Responsible
for own hand hygiene and promotion 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
promote 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
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
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 to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and
respects their 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
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
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
Recognise 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
Co-operate
and participate in any research project or audit where appropriate
Attend
nurse team meetings