Job responsibilities
CORE
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
This list of duties and
responsibilities, which follows, represents a broad range of responsibilities,
which may be required to be undertaken either routinely or periodically, with
consultation and agreement by the post holder. The role may require the ability
to flex delivery to cover 8am -8pm over a seven-day week to meet Network need.
Key working relationships
Clinical
Director for the Network
Patients
GPs,
nurses and other practice staff
Acute
Services Provider
Mental
Health Service providers
RHA
Management Team
Community
nurses and other allied health professionals
Responsibilities underpinning the role
Assess
and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide
definitive treatment [including prescribing medications following policy,
patient group directives, NICE [national] and local guidelines and local care
pathways] or make necessary referrals to other members of the primary care
team.
Advise
patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate,
including signposting patients to the PCNs social prescribing service, and
where appropriate, other community or voluntary services.
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.
Assess,
diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for
patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis, and patients with
complex needs
Clinically
examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological
perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly
Prioritise
health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex,
urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency
care
Diagnose
and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and
nondrug-based treatment methods into a management plan
Support
patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles,
and apply principles of self-care
Develop
and facilitate a good working relationship with the GP Practices within the
Primary Care Network.
Work
closely with Rochdale Health Alliances Senior Management Team
Communicate
at all levels across organisations ensuring that an effective, person-centred
service is delivered.
Maintain
accurate and contemporaneous health records appropriate to the consultation,
ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with
patient health care and registration with the practice.
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 Job treatment choices
Plan
and organise own workload, including audit and project work
To
record personally generated information and maintain a database of information
relating to the work done in the practices. Personally generated information
includes information and records relating to audit and clinical work undertaken
by the post holder, reference notes relating to clinical/technical information,
etc. The database includes maintaining up-to-date, detailed records of all work
done in the practices for which the post holder is accountable (done by the
post holder or others)
To
maintain registration as a Paramedic and comply with appropriate professional
codes
As
appropriate to the post, to maintain and develop professional competence and
expertise, keep up to date with medical/therapeutic evidence and opinion, and
local and national service, legislation and policy developments, agree
objectives and a personal development plan and participate in the appraisal
process
To
attend local, regional and national meetings of relevance by agreement
To
undertake any other duties commensurate with the post holders grade as agreed
with the post holders line manager
All
employees should understand that it is their personal responsibility to comply
with all organisational and statutory requirements (e.g. health and safety,
equal treatment and diversity, confidentiality and clinical governance)
Clinical Supervision
The post holder will have access
to appropriate clinical supervision in addition to their Line Manager
individual
Codes of Conduct
Paramedics must comply with the
Code of Professional Conduct set by the Health and Care Professions Council
[HCPC] and to Rochdale Health Alliance Code of Conduct.
