Paramedic

Job description

Job responsibilities

• The role will provide a specialist Paramedic resource for health care professionals and service users, working in collaboration with other members of the Multidisciplinary Team
• To work within the community, as an autonomous, accountable, Paramedic Practitioner. He/She will make decisions and apply appropriate clinical interventions to the presenting patient in their own home or in the surgery to deliver quality patient services.
• He/she will work autonomously but within the practice ‘s and HCPC policies, protocols and guidelines
• To assess, diagnose, treat, refer or signpost patients/service users
• The post holder will use advanced clinical skills to provide education to service users, promoting self-care and empower them to make informed choices about their treatment
• The post holder will have access to the on the day duty GP for advice and support as necessary, for example patients needing referral or admission to secondary care
• The post holder must own vehicle for home visits with mileage expenses remunerated by submission of a monthly mileage form. Please note it is the post holder’s responsibility to ensure that their car insurance is covered for business use

• Clinical Practice

  · Work within professional boundaries to accurately examine and assess patients with an undifferentiated diagnosis, from a physiological, psychological and social perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly on home visits/visiting care homes.

  · Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.

  · Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.

  · Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments.

  · Ensure full and accurate documentation in patient notes of clinical history, physical examination, diagnosis and treatment plan.

  · Make referrals as appropriate.

  • Carry out Avoiding Unplanned Admission reviews.
  • Assist with the annual flu immunisation programme.

  · Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.

  • 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 using diagnostic skills and initiation of investigations where appropriate.
  • To formally and informally impart knowledge and skills to colleagues promoting peer review and best practice within the work environment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post registration experience of clinical practice in a range of settings.
• Experience of working in a multi -professional environment.
• Understanding patient care within the patient home environment.
• Registered Paramedic with current HCPC registration Disclosure and Barring service check.

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

Holbrook and Shotley Practice

Address

The Street

Holbrook

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP9 2QS

Employer's website

https://www.holbrookandshotleysurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)