Job summary
About Us
Mosaic Primary
Care Network consists of 3 practices (Crown Heights Medical Centre, Odiham
& Old Basing Health Centres and Bramblys Grange Medical Practice) located
in or near Basingstoke. We have a combined patient population of circa 60,000
patients.
We are looking
for an experienced paramedic to join our friendly team at Odiham and Old Basing Health Centres,
ideally with a prescribing qualification.
The health centres are semi rural and are located in a small town and village, with staff working across both sites .
Main duties of the job
To
provide a high-quality, cost-effective service to the patients of the PCN;
diagnosing and, if qualified, prescribing treatments and medication while
working within defined procedures and protocols as laid down by the GPs.
You
will be working as part of a clinical team with GPs, Practice Nurses and
supporting Healthcare Assistants.
Your
primary task will be to work within the duty team, assessing and treating same
day acute presentations. These will typically be patients presenting with a
wide range of minor illness, urgent and same day requests for treatment. There
is scope for chronic disease management
in addition to same day care, depending on experience. You will be providing
care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical
assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.
You
will need to demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care,
including assessment and diagnostic skills. You will need to prioritise and
triage the needs of patients accordingly making any necessary referrals for
investigations in the appropriate manner.
You
may be asked to do home visits depending on need but the practice has a low
home visit rate and is supported by a home visiting service, so the need will
be minimal. You would not be asked to do palliative or end of life visits. Individual
practices may wish to invest in training to enable the job holder to support
the team in chronic disease management.
About us
Our PCN has a dynamic team of various roles, both clinical and non- clinical. All our staff are supported and encouraged to develop their skills, alongside other team members. As the largest PCN in the north of Hampshire, we are expanding which gives rise to additional opportunities and alternative ways of working.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB TITLE: Paramedic
REPORTS TO: Clinical Director
HOURS: 32 hrs per week over 4 days
SALARY: Dependent on experience
About Us
Mosaic Primary Care Network consists of 3 practices (Crown Heights Medical Centre, Odiham & Old Basing Health Centres and Bramblys Grange Medical Practice) located in or near Basingstoke. We have a combined patient population of circa 60,000 patients.
We are looking for an experienced paramedic to join us at Odiham and Old Basing Health Centres, ideally with a prescribing qualification.
Essential Information
- You will need to work from both Odiham and Old Basing Health Centres
- You will need to hold a full driving license and have access to your own transport
- Days of work are Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Job summary:
To provide a high-quality, cost-effective service to the patients of the PCN; diagnosing and, if qualified, prescribing treatments and medication while working within defined procedures and protocols as laid down by the GPs.
You will be working as part of a clinical team with GPs, Practice Nurses and supporting Healthcare Assistants.
Your primary task will be to work within the duty team, assessing and treating same day acute presentations. These will typically be patients presenting with a wide range of minor illness, urgent and same day requests for treatment. There is scope for chronic disease management in addition to same day care, depending on experience. You will be providing care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.
You will need to demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills. You will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.
You may be asked to do home visits depending on need but the practice has a low home visit rate and is supported by a home visiting service, so the need will be minimal. You would not be asked to do palliative or end of life visits. Individual practices may wish to invest in training to enable the job holder to support the team in chronic disease management.
Job Responsibilities:
Clinical Practice
- You will act as an autonomous clinician with the assistance of the clinical team
- Work as part of an MDT within the PCN
- Assess and triage patients, including same day triage and as appropriate provide definitive treatment (including prescribing medications following policy, PGD, NICE and local clinical 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
- Be able to perform and interpret ECGs, investigatory procedures as required and undertake collection of pathological specimens including blood sample, swabs and other samples within the scope of practice
- Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans and lead certain community services
- Provide an alternative model to urgent and same day GP home visit for the network and clinical audits
- Communicate at all levels across organisations ensuring that an effective, person-centred service is delivered.
- Communicate pro-actively and effectively with all colleagues across an MDT
- 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.
- Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective, and remains within boundaries of competence
- Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly
- Take a comprehensive patient history, carry out physical examinations and use expert knowledge and clinical judgement to identify the potential diagnosis
- Refer patients for investigations and/or the appropriate specialist where appropriate
- Make a final diagnosis
- Independently decide on and carry out treatment, including the prescribing of medicines, if qualified
- Use your practice experience to plan and provide skilled and competent care to meet patients health and social care needs, involving other members of the wider health care team as appropriate
- Ensure the provision of continuity of care including follow-up consultations / visits
- Assess and evaluate, with patients, the effectiveness of the treatment and care provided and make changes as needed
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care
Administration and professional responsibilities
- Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practices within the PCN
- Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients computer record
- Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient care
- Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad-hoc reports and audits
- Attend and participate in clinical meetings
Deliver a quality service
- Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct
- Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
- Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
- Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking, audit and formal evaluation
- Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes
- Support and participate in shared learning across the practice
- Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory requirements
- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
- Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
- Be punctual and professional in manner
Communication
- Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
- Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication
- Maintain effective communication with the practice environment and with external stakeholders
Training and personal development
- Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with PCN requirements
- Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the PCN. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments
- Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development
- Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan
Qualifications and person specification
Essential
- Educated to degree/diploma level in Paramedicine or equivalent experience.
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Completed their two-year Consolidation of Learning period as a newly qualified paramedic.
- Further three years experience as a band 6 (or equivalent) paramedic
- Working towards developing masters level or equivalent capability inparamedic areas of practice and, within six months of the commencement of reimbursement for that individual (or a longer time period as agreed with the commissioner), has completed and been signed off formally within the clinical pillar competencies of the paramedic FCP/AP roadmap to practice
Desirable
- Experience working within Primary Care/GP Practices
- Complete masters Level
- Prescribing qualification
Please ensure you read the full attached job description- due to the word limit, the full description cannot be added here.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB TITLE: Paramedic
REPORTS TO: Clinical Director
HOURS: 32 hrs per week over 4 days
SALARY: Dependent on experience
About Us
Mosaic Primary Care Network consists of 3 practices (Crown Heights Medical Centre, Odiham & Old Basing Health Centres and Bramblys Grange Medical Practice) located in or near Basingstoke. We have a combined patient population of circa 60,000 patients.
We are looking for an experienced paramedic to join us at Odiham and Old Basing Health Centres, ideally with a prescribing qualification.
Essential Information
- You will need to work from both Odiham and Old Basing Health Centres
- You will need to hold a full driving license and have access to your own transport
- Days of work are Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Job summary:
To provide a high-quality, cost-effective service to the patients of the PCN; diagnosing and, if qualified, prescribing treatments and medication while working within defined procedures and protocols as laid down by the GPs.
You will be working as part of a clinical team with GPs, Practice Nurses and supporting Healthcare Assistants.
Your primary task will be to work within the duty team, assessing and treating same day acute presentations. These will typically be patients presenting with a wide range of minor illness, urgent and same day requests for treatment. There is scope for chronic disease management in addition to same day care, depending on experience. You will be providing care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.
You will need to demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills. You will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.
You may be asked to do home visits depending on need but the practice has a low home visit rate and is supported by a home visiting service, so the need will be minimal. You would not be asked to do palliative or end of life visits. Individual practices may wish to invest in training to enable the job holder to support the team in chronic disease management.
Job Responsibilities:
Clinical Practice
- You will act as an autonomous clinician with the assistance of the clinical team
- Work as part of an MDT within the PCN
- Assess and triage patients, including same day triage and as appropriate provide definitive treatment (including prescribing medications following policy, PGD, NICE and local clinical 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
- Be able to perform and interpret ECGs, investigatory procedures as required and undertake collection of pathological specimens including blood sample, swabs and other samples within the scope of practice
- Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans and lead certain community services
- Provide an alternative model to urgent and same day GP home visit for the network and clinical audits
- Communicate at all levels across organisations ensuring that an effective, person-centred service is delivered.
- Communicate pro-actively and effectively with all colleagues across an MDT
- 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.
- Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective, and remains within boundaries of competence
- Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly
- Take a comprehensive patient history, carry out physical examinations and use expert knowledge and clinical judgement to identify the potential diagnosis
- Refer patients for investigations and/or the appropriate specialist where appropriate
- Make a final diagnosis
- Independently decide on and carry out treatment, including the prescribing of medicines, if qualified
- Use your practice experience to plan and provide skilled and competent care to meet patients health and social care needs, involving other members of the wider health care team as appropriate
- Ensure the provision of continuity of care including follow-up consultations / visits
- Assess and evaluate, with patients, the effectiveness of the treatment and care provided and make changes as needed
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care
Administration and professional responsibilities
- Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practices within the PCN
- Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients computer record
- Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient care
- Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad-hoc reports and audits
- Attend and participate in clinical meetings
Deliver a quality service
- Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct
- Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
- Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
- Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking, audit and formal evaluation
- Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes
- Support and participate in shared learning across the practice
- Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory requirements
- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
- Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
- Be punctual and professional in manner
Communication
- Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
- Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication
- Maintain effective communication with the practice environment and with external stakeholders
Training and personal development
- Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with PCN requirements
- Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the PCN. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments
- Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development
- Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan
Qualifications and person specification
Essential
- Educated to degree/diploma level in Paramedicine or equivalent experience.
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Completed their two-year Consolidation of Learning period as a newly qualified paramedic.
- Further three years experience as a band 6 (or equivalent) paramedic
- Working towards developing masters level or equivalent capability inparamedic areas of practice and, within six months of the commencement of reimbursement for that individual (or a longer time period as agreed with the commissioner), has completed and been signed off formally within the clinical pillar competencies of the paramedic FCP/AP roadmap to practice
Desirable
- Experience working within Primary Care/GP Practices
- Complete masters Level
- Prescribing qualification
Please ensure you read the full attached job description- due to the word limit, the full description cannot be added here.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree/diploma level in Paramedicine or equivalent experience
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Completed their two-year Consolidation of Learning period as a newly qualified paramedic
- Further three years experience as a band 6 (or equivalent) paramedic
- Working towards developing masters level or equivalent capability in
- paramedic areas of practice and, within six months of the
- commencement of reimbursement for that individual (or a longer time period as agreed with the commissioner), has completed and been signed off formally within the clinical pillar competencies of the
- paramedic FCP/AP roadmap to practice
Desirable
- Experience working within Primary Care/GP Practices
- Complete masters level
- Prescribing qualification
Full Driving Licence
Essential
- Must have a full valid driving licence and access to your own vehicle
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree/diploma level in Paramedicine or equivalent experience
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Completed their two-year Consolidation of Learning period as a newly qualified paramedic
- Further three years experience as a band 6 (or equivalent) paramedic
- Working towards developing masters level or equivalent capability in
- paramedic areas of practice and, within six months of the
- commencement of reimbursement for that individual (or a longer time period as agreed with the commissioner), has completed and been signed off formally within the clinical pillar competencies of the
- paramedic FCP/AP roadmap to practice
Desirable
- Experience working within Primary Care/GP Practices
- Complete masters level
- Prescribing qualification
Full Driving Licence
Essential
- Must have a full valid driving licence and access to your own vehicle
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).
