Primary Care Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: PRIMARY CARE PRACTITIONER (Nurse Practitioner/Specialist Paramedic)

REPORTS TO: SENIOR NURSE PRACTIONER & GP PARTNERS (Clinically)

THE NURSE MANAGER (Administratively)

HOURS: 37.5 hours per week (Will consider part time)

Job summary:

Responsible for attending to patients autonomously who wish to be seen by a health care professional normally same day; diagnosing and treating patients presenting with acute illness and minor injury; seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs. These patients will have booked appointments normally at 15-minute intervals. There is a requirement to see extra or emergency patients. The Primary Care Practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients, accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. A Duty Doctor is always available for advice and assistance. Patients with problems needing referral to secondary care will normally be discussed with the Duty Doctor before making such referral.

Job responsibilities:

Diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness.

Triage and treat patients wishing to see a health care professional for acute illness and minor injuries, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team.

Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.

Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary.

Providing assessment, screening treatment services and health education advice:

Blood pressure checks

Urinalysis

Wound management

ECG

Phlebotomy

Acute Illness

Minor injuries

Swabs

Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures:

Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc.

Administration and professional responsibilities:

Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.

Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes.

Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date, with accurate details recorded and amended.

Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting any problems to the practice administrator.

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 and audit.

Attend and participate in practice meetings as required.

Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms.

Supplies and equipment:

To assist with maintenance of equipment and stock relating to patient care as required

Training and personal development:

Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments.

Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate.

Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development, ensuring PREP requirements are met.

If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, full training will be given.

Develop and maintain a continuous personal development plan.

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.

Liaison:

As well as the clinical team, there is a need to work closely with reception, admin, and management staff to ensure the smooth running of the practice, reporting any problems encountered to the relevant person.

There is also the need to establish and maintain good liaison with other surgeries and agencies, including secondary care.

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.

Participate in audit where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• To be completed

Desirable

• To be completed

Experience

Essential

• Nurse Practitioner or Advanced Nurse Practitioner with Acute Illness Experience OR Specialist Paramedic with 2 years post registration experience of treating Acute Illness in Primary Care (or comparable experience)
• Be registered NMC or HCPC UK
• Have MSc Degree

Desirable

• General Practice or Out of Hours Service Experience of treating patients for acute illness within Primary Care (or comparable) experience (Desirable)
• Minor Injuries Qualification/Experience (Desirable but not essential)
• Prescribing Qualification (Desirable but not essential)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Stennack Surgery

Address

The Old Stennack School

The Stennack

St Ives

Cornwall

TR26 1RU

Employer's website

https://www.thestennacksurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)