Job description

Job responsibilities

Working in accordance with the UKCC Code of Conduct, the post-holder will provide assessment, treatment, screening, health education services and advice to patients.

work with reference to Practice agreed protocols and guidelines, providing nursing treatments, preventative care, screening and education to patients both independently and in participation with nurse colleagues and general practitioners.

have the required level of training and competence and will work within patient group directions where these are available.

Job Responsibilities:

Clinical Practice

· Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently to agreed protocols.

· Providing assessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice, including:

Management of Chronic Disease

¨ Identifying significant abnormalities

¨ Diagnosis, monitoring and development of individual management plans; agreeing these as appropriate with the patient and other health professionals

¨ Disease Management including all areas of QOF

¨ Supporting the practice to achieve maximum points within QOF

Therapeutic Monitoring

¨ Checking compliance with and adherence to appropriate treatments using an holistic patient-centred approach

¨ Recognising abnormalities

¨ Identifying the impact of treatment and implementing or recommending changes as appropriate.

Patient Health Checks

¨ Identifying significant abnormalities

¨ Obtaining appropriate information using a lifestyle questioning approach and identifying appropriate health promotion issues

¨ Working with patients to develop a management plan where health problems or potential health problems are identified

Risk Assessment

¨ Recognising issues and gathering sufficient information to refer (e.g. drugs; domestic violence; child protection; vulnerable adults; senior patients; social problems)

Health Screening

¨ Recognising issues and gathering sufficient information to refer (e.g. women’s and men’s health, sexual health, older people)

¨ Undertaking monitoring tasks (e.g. smears) and providing advice as appropriate

¨ Providing in depth monitoring and advice as appropriate to the level of the post-holder’s specialty and working with the patient in deciding on management plans.

Travel Health

¨ Administering injections and providing guidance in accordance with guidelines

¨ Identifying problems

¨ Provision of specialist and evidence based support to the team.

Immunisation (Adult and Child)

¨ Administering appropriate immunisation autonomously

¨ Working with patients with more complex immunisation issues.

First Contact

¨ Working independently or alongside the general practitioner and making decisions/ recommendations as appropriate.

Supplies and equipment – consulting room and other areas

· In participation with the Assistant Practice Manager, ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels relating to patient care.

Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures

· Following appropriate training, undertake the collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment so used. Perform any investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.

Administrative and professional responsibilities

· Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the Practice team.

· Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients’ notes on the clinical computer system as appropriate.

· 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.

· Attend and participate in Practice meetings as required.

• Assist in the formulation of Practice philosophy, strategy and policy and develop appropriate protocols.
• On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse.
• Minimum 2 years post registration.
• Willingness to learn and acquire new skills.
• Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the NHS.
• Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
• Interest and basic knowledge in long-term conditions.
• Demonstrate an understanding of audit.

Desirable

• Computer skills.
• Post-registration study in topics allied to general practice.
• Basic/advanced certificate of life support.
• Undertaken mentorship training.
• Awareness of the national service framework guidelines.
• Understanding of health and safety issues.
• Practice experience

Experience

Essential

• At least 5 years experience working in General Practice
• COPD/Asthma Management
• Diabetes Management
• Experience dealing with blood results and QRisk
• Knowledge of QOF

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
• Evidence of problem-solving and decision making skills.
• Good team player.
• Ability to be reflective, accept criticism and act constructively.
• Willingness to accept additional responsibilities.
• Ability to deal with emotionally charged and pressured situations
• Ability to work core hours
• Flexibility for cover
• Full Driving licence and car/transport

Desirable

• Uses initiative.
• Gets on well with people at all levels.
• Resilience
• Membership of a professional body
• PVG scheme member

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

Greenbank Medical Practice

Address

Barley Clough Medical Centre

Nugget Street

Oldham

Lancashire

OL4 1BN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role Summary

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all patients.

Clinical Responsibilities

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork (docman) and correspondence in a timely fashion

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organization

Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols

Providing counselling and health education

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)

Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

Collecting data for audit purposes

In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a General Practitioner working within primary care.

Other Responsibilities

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety etc

Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records in a timely fashion

Contributing to the summarising of patient records and coding patient data with applicable codes relating to QOF and practice policies

Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation

A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice

Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

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

Safeguarding

Greenbank Medical Practice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post holder will complete the required level of safeguarding mandatory training, demonstrate a good understanding of safeguarding and will strictly adhere to the Practices safeguarding policies and procedures.

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.

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 or 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.

Health & Safety

The post-holder will be expected to promote and maintain their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practices Health & Safety Policy.

Equality & Diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

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.

Personal & Professional Development

In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met, the post-holder will participate in any internal or external training programmes implemented by the Practice relevant to their role. This will include all mandatory training and may occasionally involve attending for training off-site.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• REgistered GP

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

Greenbank Medical Practice

Address

Barley Clough Medical Centre

Nugget Street

Oldham

Lancashire

OL4 1BN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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