Job responsibilities
To provide care for the presenting patient from initial
history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of
care.
Demonstrates safe clinical decision-making and expert care,
inclusive of assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the surgery.
Work collaboratively within both the clinical and
administrative teams.
Key Responsibilities.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment /
interventions and care for patients.
Work with patients in order to support compliance with and
adherence to prescribed treatments.
Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with
GPs or independently to agreed protocols.
Provide general and specific health screening to the
practice patients (within agreed protocols with referral to GPs as necessary).
Advise patients on general health care (with referral to GPs
as necessary).
Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to
assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including
initiation of effective emergency care.
Meet the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic
wound care.
Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including
intravenous blood samples and swabs. Perform any investigatory procedures
requested by GPs if competent to do so.
Communication.
Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to
ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
Communicate with and support patients who are receiving bad
news.
Communicate effectively with patients and carer, recognising
the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels
of understanding, cultural backgrounds and preferred ways of communicating.
Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to
improve communication.
Maintain effective communication within the practice
environment and with external stakeholders.
Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues.
Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance (e.g.
cervical screening leaflets) and provide information in an acceptable format to
all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate.
Good clinical practice.
Recognise and work within own competence and professional
code of conduct as regulated by the NMC.
Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records or
patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner
that maintains and promotes quality.
Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and
evidence-based care.
Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer
review, benchmarking and formal evaluation.
Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality
governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities.
Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality
of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required.
In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on
improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies
and initiatives as appropriate.
Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the
effectiveness or care.
Support and participate in shared learning across the
practice, students and the wider organisation.
Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery
in the treatment room.
Understand and apply legal issues that support the
identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults and be aware of
statutory child / vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance.
Sign and comply with the Patient Group Directives.
Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation
associated with patient health care and registration with the practice.
Assist in the updating of practice protocols, standard
operating procedures and policies.
In participation with the nurse manager, ensure the
maintenance of equipment and stock levels meet patient requirements.
Carries out smear taking in accordance with the current
protocol.
Assess patients for mental health physical checks.
General Duties.
E-mail read them daily and take necessary action on any
message received.
Tasks and notifications read daily and take necessary action
on any tasks or briefings.
GPTeamNet check daily, acknowledge items as necessary.
Update the required HR checks such as training courses attended, indemnity,
etc.
Standard worksheets follow and when necessary update /
create worksheets as appropriate.
Receive and make calls as required. Divert calls and take
messages as appropriate, create a task for all messages to other clinicians and
administrative staff. Do not use paper. Log all dialogue with patients in
Systmone.
Check the room rota daily for any changes. Report any issues
/ errors to the GP Partners or Practice Manager.
Attend meetings as required.
Ensure that your name plate is put in place and removed for
each clinical session.
Professional Development / Revalidation.
Maintain continued professional development in accordance
with the NMC revalidation guidelines.
Ensure NMC registration is maintained and indemnity is
accurate and up to date.