Job responsibilities
Clinical skills
health and well-being
- Undertake, record
and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received
appropriate training
- Urinalysis and
preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathology laboratory
- Administer vaccinations
under a patient specific direction (PSD)
- Measuring and
recording following physiological measurements in routine presentations:
1.
blood
pressure
2.
pulse
rate and rhythm
3.
temperature
4.
height
and weight body mass index
5.
respirations
6.
venepuncture
7.
ECG
8.
basic
suture removal
Prepare
and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care
interventions
Assist
in raising awareness of health and well-being, and how it can be promoted
Give
accurate and appropriate information to patients and groups within own
competence
Support
and monitor patients during nebulisation therapy
Work
in accordance with current GVMDP Anticoagulation Clinic Protocol
Work
in accordance with current DMARD Clinical Guidance
Communication
- Communicate
effectively with other team members
- Communicate
effectively with patients and carers, recognising their needs for
alternative methods of communication
Personal and people
development
- Take
responsibility for own developmental learning and performance, including
participating in supervision
- Take
responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal development
- Work with
management on any new training requirements
- To recognise and
understand the roles and responsibilities of individuals working the
primary health care team
- Be aware of the
legal issues pertinent to the role of a basic HCA.
Health and Safety
- Use the personal
security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
- Identify the risks
involved in work activities and undertake them in a way that manages the
risks
- Comply to GVMDP
uniform policy
- Use appropriate
infection control procedures and maintain work areas in each clinical room
so that they are clean, safe and free from hazards reporting of any
potential risks identified, including:
1.
hand
washing
2.
universal
hygiene procedures
3.
collection
and handling of laboratory specimens
4.
segregation
and disposal of waste materials
5.
decontamination
of instruments and clinical equipment
6.
reporting
and treatment of sharps injuries
7.
dealing
with blood and body fluid spillages
8.
assist
patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures
- Understand and
apply the principles of the cold chain
- Ensure safe
storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs within area of
responsibility
- Know the general
principles of first aid and resuscitation to be able to undertake initial
actions as appropriate
- Be aware of
statutory child health procedures and statutory local guidance and
referral criteria
- Know the health
and safety policies and procedures within the workplace, including fire
procedures, maintaining documentation, monitoring and maintaining of
equipment and furniture within your area of responsibility
- Use the computer
monitor safely
- Be able to
identify the risks of health of microbiological and chemical hazards
within the working environment according to the Control of Substances
Hazardous to Health
Service improvement
- Be aware of and,
if appropriate, assist in current clinical audit
- Work with
colleagues in the team on the development of current and new services and
other initiatives
- Promote good
health with educational material
- Deal with requests
from patients and clinical staff for health information leaflets
Quality
- Alert other team
members to issues of quality and risk in the care of patients
- Ensure own actions
are consistent with clinical governance systems
- Practice in
accordance with agreed standards of care
- Enable patients to
access appropriate professionals in the team
- Ensure stock items
under your control are ordered and available in the treatment and
consulting rooms
- Know how clinical
governance affects the HCA role and bring to the attention of more senior
staff any specific risk situation
- Know the practices
policies, especially the whistle-blowing policy, available in the practice
staff handbook
- Be able to manage
your own time effectively
Equality and Diversity
- Act in ways that
recognise the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way
that is consistent with procedures
- Respect the
privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients and carers
- Understand basic
legal and communication issues regarding child abuse, family violence,
vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour
- Act as chaperone
Information processes
- Record information
and activities undertaken with patients and carers in an accurate and
timely fashion using manual or computer systems as appropriate
- Maintain
confidentiality or information relating to patients, relatives, staff and
the practice
- Take the necessary
precautions when transmitting information
- Adhere to the
practices policies on information governance with regard to information
sharing
