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NHS Jobs; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a clinically focused practitioner to undertake home visits as assessed and when appropriate, assess and triage acute presentations (including telephone triage), and contribute to a minor illness/injury walk-in service.

You will assist in training frontline staff, make direct referrals within locally agreed pathways, interpret ECG and ABPM results, and ensure complete and accurate documentation of every patient contact.

Responsibilities

• Undertake home visits as assessed and when appropriate
• Assessment and triage of acute presentations including telephone triage
• Contributing towards the running a minor illness/ injury walk-in service
• Assisting in the training of frontline staff
• Make direct referrals to primary, secondary and social services within locally agreed pathways, guidance and protocols
• ECG and ABPM interpretation
• Assisting with other ad hoc clinical tasks
• Ensure complete and accurate documentation of every patient contact
• Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc.
• Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs
• "No canvassing or recruitment agencies, please."
• Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc.
• Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs
• "No canvassing or recruitment agencies, please."
• Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc.
• Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs
• "No canvassing or recruitment agencies, please."
• Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc.
• Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs
• "No canvassing or recruitment agencies, please."
• Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc.
• Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs
• "No canvassing or recruitment agencies, please."
• Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc.
• Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs
• "No canvassing or recruitment agencies, please."
• Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc.
• Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs
• "No canvassing or recruitment agencies, please."
• Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc.
• Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs
• "No canvassing or recruitment agencies, please."

Job description

Clinical

• Undertake home visits as assessed and when appropriate


• Assessment and triage of acute presentations including telephone triage


• Contributing towards the running a minor illness/ injury walk-in service


• Assisting in the training of frontline staff


• Make direct referrals to primary, secondary and social services within locally agreed pathways, guidance and protocols


• ECG and ABPM interpretation


• Assisting with other ad hoc clinical tasks


• Ensure complete and accurate documentation of every patient contact

Professional

• Participate in an annual individual performance review, taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and professional development


• Undertake professional development as required by the role to ensure thatup-to-date evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role is maintained


• Monitor the effectiveness of your clinical practice through quality andassurance strategies such as the use of audit and peer review


• Participate in Practice Meetings


• Adhere to practice policies, procedures and guidelines


• Diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness


• Triage and treat patients wishing to see a health care professional, making anynecessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team


• Patients with problems needing referral to secondary care should be discussed with the registered GP before making such referral.


• Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries ofcompetence, and to acknowledge limitations.


• Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary


• Works from the surgery and within communities as an autonomous practitioner caring for patients and families.


• Works as an autonomous practitioner, in accordance with the Health Professions Council.


• Ensure that personal and professional clinical standards are maintained.


• To undertake assessment for patients within the community and those attending the surgery, using diagnostic skills and initiation of investigations where appropriate.


• Prescribe/issue medications as appropriate following policy, patient group directives and local pathways.


• To formally and informally impart knowledge and skills to colleagues promoting peer review and best practice within the work environment.


• To communicate at all levels within the team ensuring an effective service is delivered.


• To maintain accurate, contemporaneous healthcare records appropriate to the consultation.


• Ensure evidenced-based care is delivered at the highest standards ensuring delivery of high quality patient care.


• Works with local policies and procedures.


• Enhance own performance through Continuous Professional Development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service.


• To achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development in order to meet the needs of the service.


• To participate in the audit process, evaluation and implementing plans and practice change in order to meet patient need.


• Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the team and work colleagues.

Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures

• Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc.


• Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs


• \"No canvassing or recruitment agencies, please.\"