PCN Paramedic

Job responsibilities

Great Haywood and Rugeley PCN is dedicated to contracting and delivering high quality health services to their registered patients. Our ethos is to improve patient outcomes and experience whilst keeping Primary Care at the forefront of NHS reforms.

Paramedic Practitioners work independently within their scope of practice in the community, using their enhanced clinical assessment and treatment skills to provide first point of contact for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, to assess, and manage patients presenting with acute/ chronic/ and long term conditions. The post holder will be acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, investigation, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within the general practice, their own homes, clinics and remotely. The post holder will practice at an advanced level having the capability to make sound clinical judgements in the absence of full information and to manage varying degrees of risk when there are complex, competing or ambiguous information or uncertainty. They will work collaboratively with the general practice teams to meet the needs of patients whilst supporting the delivery of care through policies and procedures.

Responsible for attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professional; diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness; seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs. There is a requirement to see extra or emergency patients. The individual will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner and within competence – acting upon the results of those investigations.

Please see full Job Description in attached documents

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree/ Diploma in Paramedicine or equivalent experience
• Full UK driving licence and access to own transportation
• Health and Care Professions Council registration

Desirable

• Working towards developing Level 7 capability in paramedic areas of practice and has completed and signed off formally within the clinical pillar competencies of Advanced Clinical Practice Framework
• Independent Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification

Experience

Essential

• Have completed a 2 years consolidation of Learning period as a newly qualified paramedic
• Have completed a further 3 years experience as a band 6 or equivalent paramedic
• Evidence of enhanced clinical assessment
• An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
• Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors/ GPs when appropriate
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely
• Work effectively, independently and as a team member
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences
• Well-developed word processing/data collection/email/IT skills
• Experience in using IT based patient documentation systems together with ability to provide contemporaneous notes
• Reflective practitioner
• Time management and ability to manage and prioritise workload
• Awareness of equality and valuing diversity principles
• Understanding of clinical governance and its significance and impact upon practice
• Understanding of health education/promotion
• Understanding of confidentiality and the data protection act
• Ability to challenge differing opinions professionally and appropriately as a patient advocate

Desirable

• Knowledge of policy developments and systems related to the delivery and the understanding of both the health needs of the population in conjunction with the delivery of primary care services including General Practice, the GMS Contract, Clinical Governance, QoF/Infection Control
• Experience of working in primary and community care
• Experience of clinical supervision
• Proven record of effective use of networking and influencing skills
• Ability to participate in audit and standard setting
• Interpreting and implementing local and national policy agenda for health
• Experience of use of a medical software package
• Ability to think strategically
• Experience of presenting information to wider audience

Other Requirements

Essential

• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure
• Flexibility to work inside and outside of core office hours if required to meet the needs of the service
• Ability to work alone in primary care setting
• Disclosure Barring Service check
• Evidence of relevant CPD
• Evidence of experience/competency in the form of a professional portfolio

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).