Paramedic

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Delivery

• Conduct a systematic examination of the patient using assessment skills and a knowledge of the effects of acute/chronic illness and trauma to develop a working diagnosis.
• Interact and reassure distressed, emotional, or mentally ill persons in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act.
• Undertake clinically appropriate assessments and interventions within the Paramedic clinical scope of practice.
• Administration of medicines authorised by the company and/or Schedule 17 and 19 Human Medicine Regulations 2021.
• Administration of medicines under the companys Patient Group Directions (PGDs).
• Transport patient(s) and others to and from hospitals and other treatment centres in a safe and comfortable manner, reassessing the patients condition and responding appropriately to their needs en route.
• Working as part of double crewed ambulance as the clinical lead.

Operational Delivery

• Maintaining a professional HCPC registration and adhering to the standards of practice as set by the HCPC.
• Attended urgent and emergency calls as directed by an NHS Ambulance Service.
• Supervising NQPs in the first stage of their NQP programme (NQP1) and providing robust and fair feedback to any NQP as required.
• Physically manoeuvre and/or lift patients using the provided manual handling aids. Undertaking a manual handling dynamic risk assessment, where necessary request additional support before attempting any manoeuvre.
• Completing all relevant operational documentation (VDI check sheets etc).
• Ensuring all Medicare vehicles are thoroughly checked prior to the start of a shift. This includes the required equipment and road worthiness checks.
• Ensuring the safe and effective disposal of all clinical waste materials.
• Risk assessing the incident scene for safety and any additional resource requirements, identifying the critically ill patient and develop a management plan to meet the presenting needs.
• Respond under emergency (or non-emergency) conditions ensuring the safety of others and driving with due regard to patient comfort, Road Traffic Regulations, your competence and with courtesy to other road users. NB: you will be required to drive under emergency conditions requiring intense concentration, often for prolonged periods.

Clinical Records and Documentation

• Maintaining a high standard of clinical documentation.
• Accurately record all elements of a clinical assessment and relevant clinical interventions to assist in the continuation of patient care.
• Ensuring the Medicare specific vehicle forms are completed prior to the start of a shift.
• Submitting accurate and detailed incident forms to Medicare (and any NHS Trust as required).
• Maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.
• Ensuring the safe storage of all clinical documentation in respect of the Medicare control of confidential information policy as outlined within the Data Protection Act and the Caldicott Principles.

Additional Requirements

• Providing requested information to Medicare under the companys obligations under the NHS safer recruitment requirements.
• Providing an enhanced disclosure barring service (DBS) with barred list information certificate.
• Providing requested documents and evidence to allow Medicare to undertake an enhanced DBS with barred list information certificate.
• On receipt of the Medicare DBS, signing up to the DBS update service to allow Medicare to conduct annual DBS checks. Alternatively, provide a new DBS certificate on an annual basis.
• Competing the Medicare health assessment prior to the commencement of operational shifts.
• Maintaining compliance with all required mandatory training set by Medicare.
• Provide evidence of the vaccinations required to undertake frontline emergency work.
• Engage with the Medicare clinician team with routine clinical supervision and appraisals.
• Maintaining an acceptable professional development portfolio as per the HCPC requirements.
• Take responsibility for self-development and progression.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Higher Education Diploma, FdSc or BSc(Hons) or equivalent higher education qualification.
• HCPC registration.
• Full UK driving licence with no more than 3 penalty points.
• Emergency Driving qualification.
• Recent enhanced DBS with barred list information for adults and children.
• Evidence of professional development.
• Relevant mentoring qualification or willingness to complete the qualification.

Desirable

• Recent experience undertaking frontline emergency work.
• Advanced clinical qualifications.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of dealing with various patient conditions.
• Evidence of a satisfactory level of manual handling training.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated, team player.
• Demonstrate a high level of accountability and responsibility.
• Flexibility to work varying shift patterns as dictated by the service demand of the contracts.
• Ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision.
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Approachable, adaptable and caring personality.

Desirable

• Experience of mentoring NQPs or other clinical grades.

Personal characteristics

Essential

• Approachable, adaptable and caring personality.
• Appreciation of the different needs of individuals with varying degrees of mobility.
• Punctuality.
• Quality and patient focused.
• Self-motivated and able to use initiative.

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

Medicare EMS Group UK Ltd

Address

Medicare EMS Group UK Ltd

Westcott Venture Park

Aylesbury

HP18 0XB

Employer's website

http://www.medicare-ems.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)