Experienced Paramedic (5 Years post registration)

Job description

Job responsibilities

· Perform specialist health checks and reviews within their scope of

practice and in line with local and national guidance

· Perform and interpret ECGs

· Perform investigatory procedures as required and undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs and other samples within their scope of practice and within line of local and national guidance

· Support the delivery of ‘anticipatory care plans’ and lead certain services (e.g., monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients)

· Provide an alternative model to urgent and same day GP home visit for the network

· Communicate at all levels across organisations ensuring that an effective, person-centred service is delivered

· Communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the multi-disciplinary team, attending and contributing to meetings as required

· Maintain accurate and contemporaneous health records appropriate to the consultation, ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient healthcare and registration with the organisation

· Communicate effectively with patients and, where appropriate, family members and their carers, where applicable, complex and sensitive information regarding their physical health needs, results, findings and treatment choices

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Ability to listen, empathise with people and provide person centred support in a non-judgemental way
• Courteous, respectful and helpful at all times
• Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
• Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities
• Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential
• Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the workload and individual patient contact
• Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered care professional
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues
• Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
• Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines
• High level of written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety

Qualifications

Essential

• Must have 5 or 5+ years post Paramedic Registration.

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

Hammersmith and Fulham Central PCN Limited

Address

c/o Brook Green Surgery

Milson Road Medical Centre, 1-13 Milson Road

London

W14 0LJ