healthcare consultant Leicester, England
Job description
Nursing Duties and responsibilities: New patient health checks/NHS health checks ECG recording Phlebotomy Wound Care/Management Spirometry BP monitoring Urinalysis Hypertension reviews Chaperoning duties Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording Vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation as per Nurse Practitioner guidance Provide lifestyle advice to patients making any necessary referrals within the practice Weight monitoring Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms Ensure patient warnings/pop-ups are actioned where appropriate/possible. Ensure specimens are labelled and bagged ready for collection with the necessary paperwork completed Ensure clinical waste collection runs smoothly, reporting any problems to the ass./practice manager Ensure sharps bins are ready for collection including re-stock and maintenance Restocking/maintenance of equipment Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being 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 Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting any problems to the ass./practice manager 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 formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms To create and send recall letters for clinics To assist in seasonal and special projects as requested e.g. flu campaign/clinical studies Ordering and display of health promotion materials Management of medical records Ensure that records are accurately assembled in advance of each consulting session Ensure that records are available in the instances of urgent consultation Retrieve and re-file records as requested, ensuring that strict alphabetical order is adhered to Ensure correspondence, reports, results etc are filed in correct records Management of appointment system Ensure total familiarity with all appointment systems including regular and incidental variations Monitor effectiveness of the system and report any problems or variations to the ass./practice manager Clinical Governance Participate in the clinical governance requirements within the work of the organisation. Maintain an awareness of individual responsibilities in relation to clinical governance.
Practice within the parameters of policies, protocols and guidelines. Participate in quality improvement within the organisation. Ensure the requirements of Data Protection legislation, Health and Safety legislation, appropriate EU Directives and COSHH regulations are maintained. Contribute to the completion of clinical audits e.g.
pressure ulcers, falls, documentation. Keeping our patients, the public and ourselves safe and well is part of every role in DHU. To maintain high levels of safety all staff are encouraged to openly report incidents and any risk identified in Datix or where not possible to use Datix to report through the Duty Supervisor Shift report. As you will expect the organisation may change from time to time and you will be expected to meet the operational requirements.
Any other reasonable duties as required from time to time.
