Paramedic/Paramedic Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

The post-holder will be supported through indirect supervision to be responsible for assessing, and

diagnosing with progression to interpreting investigations, and treating patients within Primary Care

within a developing scope of competence. They will monitor and assist with improving standards of

care utilising clinical expertise and experiences. They will teach and support colleagues where

appropriate, providing professional clinical leadership. Where appropriate they will lead and/or

participate in initiatives to improve standards of patient care.

The post-holder is service driven, and will be developing themselves around the Department of

Health Guidance across the four domains of Advanced Practice, those being:

1. Expert Practice

2. Practice and service development, Research and Evaluation

3. Education and Training

4. Professional Leadership and Consultancy

JOB PURPOSE

The post holder will be an experienced Paramedic qualified to undergraduate level. They will:

Be able to demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making by autonomously assessing patients

presenting to Primary Care including initial history taking, clinical assessment and

diagnosis.

Following an initial in-house training period, they will be able to advise on treatment, and

evaluation of care with suggestion of (or prescription of, where a prescribing qualification is

held) any medication required.

Demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. They will work

collaboratively with the multi-professional practice team to meet the needs of patients and

will play a key role in service delivery and adherence to policy and procedures.

Provide and assure safe care to patients and service users and maintain a safe

environment for all according to local and national standards and evaluating and

researching patient safety across all areas.

Facilitate an effective workplace culture with the practice and in cross-organisation working

where relevant.

Sustain person-centred, safe, and effective care through self-awareness, leadership, active

learning, development, improvement, and innovation.

Constantly seek to further skills and knowledge to improve patent care, meet the changing

needs of the practice and to support areas of interest and expanding clinical practice.

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care desirable

Qualifications

Essential

• Paramedic qualified to undergraduate level.

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

Snodland Medical Practice

Address

Snodland Medical Practice

Catts Alley

Snodland

Kent

ME6 5SN

Employer's website

https://www.snodlandsurgery.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)