Job responsibilities
Job Summary
Assisting medical personnel
in the care of practice patients, to include treatment, preventative care,
screening and patient education
Role Responsibilities
Clinical:
Providing assessment,
screening and treatment services and health education advice
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
Supplies and equipment treatment room and other
areas
In participation
with the practice manager, ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels
relating to patient care
Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures
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.
Administrative
and professional responsibilities
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
Ensure accurate
completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care
and registration with the practice
Ensure collection
and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc
reports
Attend and
participate in practice meetings as required
Assist in the
formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy and develop appropriate
protocols
Maintain a notice
board in the waiting area designated for patient health care education
Research projects
Co-operate and
participate as required in any research projects within the practice
Student/staff education and training
Participate in
the education and training of students of all disciplines and the induction of
all members of practice staff with special responsibility for nursing staff
Liaison
Maintain
effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care and
with all other disciplines within the practice, with appropriate regard to
confidentiality
Professional Role:
Maintain
continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or
necessary for professional development
Communication:
To
be aware of data protection issues.
To
liaise effectively with other health professionals both inside and outside the
organisation, regarding accepting and making clinical referrals.
Communicate
effectively with patients and relatives, considering differences in language,
literacy, and culture.
Confidentiality:
While
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
will have access to confidential 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 health care 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 support, promote, and maintain the Practices Health &
Safety Policy and Procedures and the Practices Infection Control Policy and
Procedures.
Equality and
Diversity:
The
post-holder will support, promote, and maintain the Practices Equality &
Diversity Policy.
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
Contribution to the Implementation of Services
The post-holder will:
Apply practice
policies, standards and guidance
Discuss with
other team members how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect their
own work
Participate in
audits where appropriate
This job description
is intended to provide an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities only.
There may be other duties required of the post-holder commensurate with the
position. This description will be subject to regular review and may be amended
to take into account development within the Practice. All members of staff
should be prepared to take on additional duties or relinquish existing duties
in order to maintain the efficient running of the Practice.
