Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the role include

Assessment of Mental Health presentations

Working with and signposting to relevant services such a talking therapies or other members of the Primary Care Team. Refer on to the Primary care mental health service and other parts of the secondary care mental health services as required.

Being a point of contact for those going through a Mental Health Crisis

Review of those recently diagnoses with Depression

Review of those on Long term Mental Health Medication

Proactive support to patients in mental health rehabilitation

Physical health assessments for those with Chronic Mental Health Conditions and ADHD

Dementia reviews

Completion of Safeguarding update reports

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 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.

-Undertake QOF work and PCN work or any NHS targets or contractual obligations that may be presented.

-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 and amended

-Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice

-Attend and participate in practice meetings as required

Training and personal development

Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments.

Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate

Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development.

If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, full training will be given.

Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan

Liaison

As well as the nursing team, there is a need to work closely with reception, office to ensure the smooth running of the practice, reporting any problems encountered to the relevant person and ensuring everyone is aware of the different roles within the nursing team

There is also the need to establish and maintain good liaison with other surgeries and agencies, including secondary care

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

Equality and diversity

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

Acting in a way that recognizes 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 that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

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 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

Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will-

Apply practice policies, standards and guidance

Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Participate in audit where appropriate

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the role include

Assessment of Mental Health presentations

Working with and signposting to relevant services such a talking therapies or other members of the Primary Care Team. Refer on to the Primary care mental health service and other parts of the secondary care mental health services as required.

Being a point of contact for those going through a Mental Health Crisis

Review of those recently diagnoses with Depression

Review of those on Long term Mental Health Medication

Proactive support to patients in mental health rehabilitation

Physical health assessments for those with Chronic Mental Health Conditions and ADHD

Dementia reviews

Completion of Safeguarding update reports

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 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.

-Undertake QOF work and PCN work or any NHS targets or contractual obligations that may be presented.

-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 and amended

-Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice

-Attend and participate in practice meetings as required

Training and personal development

Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments.

Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate

Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development.

If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, full training will be given.

Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan

Liaison

As well as the nursing team, there is a need to work closely with reception, office to ensure the smooth running of the practice, reporting any problems encountered to the relevant person and ensuring everyone is aware of the different roles within the nursing team

There is also the need to establish and maintain good liaison with other surgeries and agencies, including secondary care

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

Equality and diversity

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

Acting in a way that recognizes 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 that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

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 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

Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will-

Apply practice policies, standards and guidance

Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Participate in audit where appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• R.M.N. Registered Nurse

Experience

Essential

• Recent experience of working with people with enduring mental health problems or learning disabilities.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a GP practice

Skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing. Ability to work as a member of a team. Effective interpersonal skills. Demonstrate a positive attitude towards service users. Demonstrate a working knowledge of MHA (1983) and other relevant documents. Display a commitment to self-development and development of other staff. Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships Computer literate

Qualifications

Essential

• R.M.N. Registered Nurse

Experience

Essential

• Recent experience of working with people with enduring mental health problems or learning disabilities.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a GP practice

Skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing. Ability to work as a member of a team. Effective interpersonal skills. Demonstrate a positive attitude towards service users. Demonstrate a working knowledge of MHA (1983) and other relevant documents. Display a commitment to self-development and development of other staff. Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships Computer literate

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).

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

Folly Lane Medical Centre

Address

Folly Lane

Bewsey

Warrington

Cheshire

WA5 0LU

Employer's website

https://follylane.gpsurgery.net/# (Opens in a new tab)