Job responsibilities
Duties and
responsibilities include:
NHS Health checks
Phlebotomy
ECG recording
Doppler recording
Wound care
Dressing and correct care of Leg ulcers
Removal of sutures and clips
B12 injections dependent on
experience/training
Influenza vaccinations dependent on
experience/training
Assisting in minor ops and well women clinics
Assisting with clinical area duties such as
the removal of clinical waste and sharps bins, following Infection Control
Policy
Vaccine/cold chain storage monitoring and
recording of fridge and medicine cupboard temperatures
Assist Clinical Team with Practice Audits
Using and recording in Patient notes on
SystmOne
Health & Safety
The post-holder
will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and manage their own and
others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice
Health and Safety and Infection Control policy and procedures. This will
include (but not 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 arrangements
- 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.
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. and all
data will be managed in line with our Data Protection obligations
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 of 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.
Equality and
Diversity
Acting in a way
that recognises 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.
Learning and
Development
The effective
use of training and development is fundamental in ensure that all staff are
equipped with the appropriate skills, knowledge, attitude and competencies to
perform their role. All staff will be
required to partake in and complete mandatory training as directed by the
Compliance Manager as well as participating in practice training
programmes. Staff will also be permitted
(subject to approval) to undertake external training courses which will enhance
their knowledge and skills, progress their career and ultimately enable them to
improve processes and service delivery.
Collaborative
working
All staff are
to recognise the significance of collaborative working. Teamwork is essential in multidisciplinary
environments. Effective communication is
essential and all staff must ensure they communicate in a manner that enables
the sharing of information in an appropriate manner.
Service
Delivery
Staff at Abbey
Medical Practice, must adhere to the information contained within practice
policies and regional directives, ensuring protocols are followed at all
times. Staff will be given detailed
information during the induction process regarding policy and procedure.
This job description is
a summary of the main responsibilities and is not intended to be an exhaustive
list of duties or tasks. It will change
and develop in line with the organisations needs.