Job responsibilities
Diagnosing
and treating patients presenting with minor illness or minor injuries
Assess,
diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/ interventions and care for
patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis for all ages
Clinically
examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological
perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly, making any necessary referrals
to other members of the primary health care team
Prioritise
health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex,
urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency
care
Advise
patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to other
members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary
Support
patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles,
and apply principles of self-care
Diagnosing
and treating patients visited at home
Triage
and visit patients requesting a home visit by a health care professional making
any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team
Be
responsible for the visits to the nursing and residential homes, liaising with
homes management to arrange routine and acute visits to residents as required
Ensure
clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of
competence, and to acknowledge limitations
Advise
patients on general health care with referral to other members of the primary
and secondary health care team as necessary
Clinical
Practice for above roles
Practice
autonomously using a patient centred partnership approach within their scope of
extended practice
Clinically
examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective,
and plan clinical care accordingly
Acts
as an advocate for the patient to ensure healthcare needs are met consistent
with patients informed choices
Proactively
identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of
developing a long term condition
Diagnose
and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug and
non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan
Prescribe and review medication for
therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with
evidence based practice, national and practice protocols and formularies and
within scope of practice, after training completed.
Support
patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles,
and apply principles of self-care through collaborative working using a variety
of health promotion and disease prevention strategies in line with local and
national polices
Compassionately
identify patients with drug and alcohol problems and effectively prioritise the
actions needed to address the issues raised
Plan
appropriate review ensuring the patient understands how and when to access
further help or assistance or referral (safety netting)
In
collaboration with the multi-professional team sensitively apply the principles
of end of life care to cancer and non-cancer illness
Advocate
the public screening programmes to individuals as appropriate both male and
female and ensure findings are communicated effectively
Advocate
immunisation programmes for children, adults and travel, and direct patients to
other members of the team (Practice Nurses) for implementation
Mental
Health and Psychological Care
Work
in a collaborative and shared care approach between primary and secondary care
Understand
the impact of disease-related distress to psychological and psychiatric
conditions
Encourage
self-management of mental health including acceptance of illness, managing
symptoms, personal motivation and encourage adherence to treatment regimes
Paediatrics
Demonstrate
an understanding of the importance of multiagency working and the principles of
information sharing
Ensure
that parents or carers, children and young people receive information advice
and support to enable them to:
-
Manage
minor illnesses themselves using community pharmacists and triage services
where appropriate
-
Access
appropriate services when necessary
-
Access
support groups
Be
aware of disease prevention wellbeing and safety in children and adolescents
Learning
disability
Ensure
that when patients with learning disabilities also have another condition that
special attention is made to their specific needs and their care is tailored to
these