Job responsibilities
Job Responsibilities
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Measurements
of height, weight, and BMI
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Urinalysis
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Measurement
of blood pressure, temperature, and pulse
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NHS
Health checks
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Provide
relevant health promotion literature for patients
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Follow
infection control standards
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Contribute
new ideas to improve patient care
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Attend
educational training courses that relate to your job and the objectives of the federation,
when requested
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Point
of care testing
Please note
this list is not exhaustive and may change to meet the needs of the Business.
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
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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, federation staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information
relating to the federation as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be
regarded as strictly confidential
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Information
relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the
business of the federation may only be divulged to authorised persons in
accordance with the federation policies and procedures relating to
confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
Health & Safety
The
post-holder will manage their own and others health and safety as defined in
the federation Health & Safety policy, the federation Health & Safety
manual, the federation Infection Control policy and other published procedures.
Equality and diversity
The post-holder will support the
equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
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Acting
in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them
in a way that is consistent with federation procedures and policies, and
current legislation
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Respecting
the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
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Behaving
in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental respects
their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional development
The post-holder
will participate in any training programme implemented by the federation as
part of this employment, such training to include:
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Participation
in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for
maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
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Taking
responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating
skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
Quality
The
post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the federation, and will:
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Alert
other team members to issues of quality and risk
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Assess
own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or
under supervision
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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
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Work
effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
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Effectively
manage own time, workload and resources
Communication
The post-holder
should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will
strive to:
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Communicate
effectively with other team members
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Communicate
effectively with patients and carers
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Recognise
peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
Contribution to the implementation of
services
The post-holder
will:
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Apply
FedNet policies, standards and guidance
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Participate
in audits when appropriate
This job
description is not exhaustive and may be open to change to meet the needs of
the business.
