* To assess, triage, diagnose and treat patients face to face and via telephone accordingly, performing specialist assessment of their needs and make referrals as necessary to other members of the primary and secondary health care teams.
* To request diagnostic investigations and interpret within agreed protocols e.g. x-ray, blood tests, scans, etc.
* To clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective and plan clinical care accordingly, explaining medical problems during surgery consultations.
* When qualified as an independent prescriber, to review and prescribe medication that is appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with latest evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols and within the scope of qualified practice.
* To ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations, embarking upon further training if required.
* To ensure patient confidentiality, respect, and dignity is adhered to at all times.
Other duties:
* To deliver high quality, compassionate care and treatment to patients with a focus on promoting health, self-care and independence using a personalised and holistic care approach.
* To see extra or emergency patients when required.
* To contribute to local and national practice targets e.g. QOF, national benchmarking etc.
* To use Arden’s templates to ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patient’s records.
* To ensure all specimens (cytology, blood, urine etc.) are taken in accordance to protocols, recorded into patients records and labelled ready for collection.
* To act as a chaperone at the patient or GP request and to annotate the records thereafter.
* To take responsibility for own development, learning and performance to ensure own educational commitment is at least sufficient to maintain registration requirements.
* To participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate.
* To liaise with patients, carers, hospitals, community pharmacies and other local healthcare providers when required regarding queries and requests and to pass on messages.
* To undertake statutory and mandatory training as required.
* To assist with training for new staff.
* To act with professionalism and ensuring that ethical conduct is adhered to at all times.
* To participate and promote child and vulnerable adult safeguarding and to extract safeguarding information and follow the appropriate pathway.
* To keep the working area clean, tidy and professional whilst adhering to GDPR regulations.
* To assist with the gathering of statistics and information when required.
* To participate and co-operate with any research projects.
* To work across different practices on an ad-hoc / when required basis.
* It will be necessary to attend and contribute to various practice meetings as requested.
This Job Description is neither exhaustive nor exclusive and will be reviewed periodically in conjunction with the post holder. The post holder is required to carry out any duties that may reasonably be requested by the Partners or Management Team.
How to apply
The deadline for receiving application is Friday 20th December 2024. Please send completed application forms to sony.robins@nhs.net or post them into our Fisherton House site (address above). If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us by email: sony.robins@nhs.net
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