Generic Worker - Bury Town INT

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the full job description for further information

Job summary:

To contribute in the delivery of high standards of health care to patients within their own homes, residential care homes, and in clinics, by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care under the delegation/supervision of registered practitioner

Working pattern:

The service operates between 8am and 6pm and you will be required to work shifts between these times. You may be required to work a 24 hour shift pattern in the future, should this service be commissioned by the Trust.

Job responsibilities:

• To undertake delegated assessments and deliver healthcare to patients in their own homes, undertaking delegated clinical activities following treatment plans set by registered practitioners.
• To work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital.
• To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.

To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.

Clinical

• Complete delegated assessments and apply competency based treatment/care/interventions to patients under the supervision of a registered practitioner, following a prescribed treatment/care plan.
• Understand own role in delivering care, enabling or providing interventions and treatments to meet individuals needs
• Plan and prioritise own visits to delegated patients, and ensure these are scheduled on SystmOne.
• Ensure patient records are completed for each intervention, and that SystmOne inputting is completed.
• Make basic observations on patients response to prescribed treatment/care plans, identify risks, and report findings to a registered practitioner. Make suggestions on care, protection and support.
• Liaise with other health care professionals as required.
• Overcome barriers to understanding, e.g. patients with hearing or cognitive impairment.
• Communicate with patients/carers by exchanging factual information, giving reassurance, with tact and empathy.
• Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with colleagues, patients, carers and other health care professionals.
• Demonstrate dexterity and coordination when undertaking treatment of patients where accuracy is important, and report results to qualified practitioner.
• Be responsible for ensuring equipment is used safely, following relevant training, and that it is maintained appropriately.
• Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems.
• Predominately work independently on specified tasks, with regular clinical support and supervision by a registered practitioner.
• Work with other practitioners with group work/clinics.
• Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of consent, and gain consent following organisational policies.
• Respect peoples dignity, wishes and beliefs, involving them in shared decision making.
• Maintain store cupboards, pool cars, cleaning equipment and carry out general house keeping tasks.
• Undertake indirect patient tasks, such as, answering telephones, arranging appointments, and inputting activity data on SystmOne.
• Undertake health promotion / education as required, e.g. smoking cessation, falls etc.
• Work within the Trust policies/guidelines ensuring safe standards of care. Understand the need for risk reporting and pressure ulcer policies and report any incidence promptly via Datix.
• Adhere to infection control policies and utilise universal precautions as you will be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis.
• Demonstrate IT and standard keyboard skills.

Professional

• Participate in multidisciplinary team/multi-agency meetings.
• Attend in-house training as required.
• Be required to demonstrate own duties to students, new starters and/or less experienced staff; and be involved in induction programmes for new staff / students as required.
• Be aware of limitations of own scope of practice, and when to involve a more senior practitioner, both in daily practice and in emergency situations.
• Acknowledge and recognise peoples expressed beliefs, preferences and choices.
• Demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management, and apply to work situation.
• Provide peer support to other assistants.
• Actively contribute to team working and express ideas on improving services for users and the team.
• Be aware of trusts behaviour framework and ensure behaviours are embedded in role.

Organisational

• Undertake mandatory training as required.
• Participate in the Personal Development Review process.
• Follow Trust policies, local procedures and Competency Framework
• Ensure absence reporting is undertaken as determined by Team Leader and Trust Policy.
• Contribute to clinical audit as required.
• Complete risk assessment and incident forms as required.
• Take part in clinical supervision as per Trust Policy.

Research & Development

• May be required to undertake surveys or audits, as necessary to own work; may ...