Job summary
The
Advanced Paramedic Practitioner role will be a
registered Paramedic with post graduate qualifications, including the
Independent and Supplementary Prescriber qualification and HCPC registration,
acting within their professional boundaries.
This
role will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of AHPs/GPs/HCAs etc,
providing care for presenting patients.
From
initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and
evaluation of their care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making
and expert care for patients within the service.
The
Advanced Paramedic Practitioner is expected to attend to patients within the
defined list of conditions, including assessment, diagnosis and treatment to
deliver quality patient services in conjunction with the rest of the daily
clinical team.
The
Advanced Paramedic Practitioner will work collaboratively with the
multi-disciplinary team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery
as per policy and procedures. There is an expectation that training across the
service is maintained to an expected level, with use of appropriate equipment
and facilities as directed by the post holder who is an autonomous allied healthcare
professional who will be part of the support to the practice.
The post holder will use advanced clinical skills to provide education to service users, promoting self-care and empowering them to make informed choices about their treatment.
Main duties of the job
The following are the core responsibilities of the Advanced Paramedic Practitioner:
Alongside the multidisciplinary team, to provide a first point of contact for patients
presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems. Making use of skills in history
taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making to establish a
diagnosis and management plan.
To provide assessment, treatment and diagnosis at point of first contact by attending to
patients.
To make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable
To refer patients to an alternative care setting or treat and discharge as appropriate
To instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and
interpret findings/reports
Generate EPS and FP10 prescriptions within scope of practice, considering local and national
guidelines.
To ensure that professional standards are maintained and within the guidance provided by
the Department of Health, the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the College
of Paramedics (COP)
To support network implementation of agreed service changes and pathways, working
closely with other staff members, support and deliver local improvement programmes
aligned to national and local priorities.
To contribute to the service achieving its quality targets to sustain high standards of patient
care and service delivery.
About us
Camberley Health Centre is a long-established medical practice that is commited to delivering caring, safe and high quality care to all our patients. We aim to offer professional, up to date clinical care with a well trained and motivated primary health care team, without losing site of traditional friendly primary care virtues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see supporting documents for a full Job Description, Person Specification and list of responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see supporting documents for a full Job Description, Person Specification and list of responsibilities.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face
- Willingness to work flexibly to deliver safe and effective healthcare
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills, organisational skills with the ability to constructively challenge the view and practices of managers and clinicians
- Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Good clinical system IT knowledge of EMIS
- Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered paramedic
- Evidence of continual learning and professional development
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of two years working as an Advanced Paramedic
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and an urgent Care Centre. An appreciation of the nature of Primary Care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Awareness of telephone triage assessment
- Management of common minor injuries/illnesses
- Clinical examination skills
- Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
- Management of long term (chronic) conditions
- Understanding of the mentorship process
- An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between CHC, PCNs and the commissioners
- Experience of clinical governance including audit
- Knowledge of PCN
Other requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of regular working hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
- Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
- Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
- Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
- Flexible and cooperative
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Able to provide leadership and to finish work tasks
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face
- Willingness to work flexibly to deliver safe and effective healthcare
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills, organisational skills with the ability to constructively challenge the view and practices of managers and clinicians
- Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Good clinical system IT knowledge of EMIS
- Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered paramedic
- Evidence of continual learning and professional development
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of two years working as an Advanced Paramedic
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and an urgent Care Centre. An appreciation of the nature of Primary Care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Awareness of telephone triage assessment
- Management of common minor injuries/illnesses
- Clinical examination skills
- Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
- Management of long term (chronic) conditions
- Understanding of the mentorship process
- An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between CHC, PCNs and the commissioners
- Experience of clinical governance including audit
- Knowledge of PCN
Other requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of regular working hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
- Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
- Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
- Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
- Flexible and cooperative
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Able to provide leadership and to finish work tasks
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety
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).
Additional information
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).
