Paediatric Primary Care Practitioner

**Clinical Responsibilities**: Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for children and young people presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis within your sphere of competence Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly Utilise your clinical supervisor / mentor and other clinical staff appropriately to ensure safe and effective patient care, demonstrating awareness of your own limitations Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care. Refer children and young people directly to other services/agencies as appropriate, utilising guidelines and in a timely manner Pro-actively identify, diagnose, monitor and manage treatment plans for children and young people at risk of developing poor health outcomes. Diagnose and manage acute conditions, integrating both drug
- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice, and national and local protocols, and within own scope of practice. Utilise Patient Group Directions for the supply of medication as appropriate.

as appropriate and in accordance with local protocol. Follow agreed protocols, referring to senior people for guidance. Demonstrate pro-active engagement with the target population and wider community to promote an uptake of services. Ensure appropriate use of resources.

Attend in-house governance, educational and staff meetings as appropriate. To help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes to optimise quality. Train staff to attain optimum performance. To build and maintain relationships with other healthcare professionals, including primary care, secondary care, third sector organisations and wider system teams including Healthy Child Service, Early Help/social care teams and neighborhood support teams.

**Behave in a professional manner at all times. Safeguarding**: Be responsible for and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all service users Be aware of your duties and responsibilities and practice in line with safeguarding policies and procedures. Ensure the Safeguarding Lead is alerted to, and kept fully informed of, any concerns you may have in relation to safeguarding. Learning and development: Participation in individual performance reviews, including maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.

Working in conjunction with senior management, assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate. Develop and utilise a written Personal Development Plan. Make effective use of learning opportunities within and outside the workplace, evaluating their effectiveness and feeding back relevant information. Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments.

Undertake mandatory and statutory training as required. Share administrational duties in order to refer patients through to other services including secondary care Team working: Assist and support your line manager to provide a quality service. Provide cover for members of your team during periods of sickness and annual leave. Support and facilitate change as requested.

Undertake additional tasks as required within your general role. Understand own role and scope in the organisation and identify how this may develop over time. Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working. Accept delegation from senior staff, prioritise own workload and ensure effective time management strategies are embedded in own practice.

Participate in team activities that create opportunities to improve customer care. 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. Participate and support local projects as agreed with the management team. Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence of those taking on delegated duties.

**Confidentiality**: In the course of seeking treatment, service users 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. You must maintain confidentiality in line with your professional code of conduct at all times. Health & Safety: Follow policy in relation to personal safety and lone working.

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks. Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills. Using appropriate infection con