PCN Advanced Paramedic Practitioner - Grand Union PCN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility

1. Diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness

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 clinical guidelines and local care pathways) or make necessary referrals to other members of the primary care team.

Work from the PCN GP practices and within communities as an autonomous practitioner caring for patients and families.

To undertake assessment for patients within the community and those attending the surgery, using diagnostic skills and initiation of investigations where appropriate.

Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to other community or voluntary services.

Be able to:

o perform specialist health checks and reviews;

o perform and interpret ECGs;

o perform investigatory procedures as required, and

o undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc.

Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans and lead certain community services (e.g. monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients living in sheltered housing.

Provide an alternative model to urgent and same day GP home visit for the network and undertake clinical audits.

Communicate at all levels across organisations ensuring that an effective, patient-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 health care and registration with the practice.

Prescribe/ issue medications as appropriate following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways

Ensure evidenced-based care is delivered at the highest standards ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care.

2. Administration and Professional Responsibilities

Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the PCN practices teams.

Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes.

Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date, with accurate details recorded and amended.

Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice.

Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports and audit.

Attend and participate in PCN and Advanced Paramedic Practitioner meetings as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified paramedic or specialist paramedic registered with the HCPC

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of equal opportunity and diversity issues
• Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely
• Well-developed data collection and IT skills
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Reflective practitioner
• Time management skills and the ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to analyse data and information, drawing out implications for the individual patient/impact on care plan
• Ability to establish and maintain effective communication pathways within the organisation, with commissioners, other providers and key external stakeholders

Job Circumstances

Essential

• Full driving licence with ability to travel locally by car
• Hep B immune or willing to undergo an immunisation course

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Demonstrates motivation, reliability and commitment to team working and development
• Demonstrates flexibility, commitment and adaptability
• Can demonstrate an ability to value the opinions of others
• Positive attitude
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Physical and Emotional Attributes

Essential

• Physical dexterity to undertake examinations and procedures
• Able to concentrate for long periods
• Able to multi-task and cope with an unpredictable work pattern
• Able to deal with exposure to distressing circumstances
• Recognises the need to work outside of normal hours as and when required
• Able to cope with exposure to verbally aggressive behaviour

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 5 years post-registration experience; two years of consolidation as a band 5 Newly Qualified Paramedic (NQP), followed by a minimum of 3 years as a band 6 Paramedic.
• Completed the clinical pillar of the master's programme or be able to evidence relevant experience.
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice.

Desirable

• Skills in training and education
• Independent prescriber or to be open to training to achieve this qualification
• Previous primary care/ out of hours experience

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

General Practice Alliance Ltd

Address

7-8 Adelaide Street

Leicester Terrace

Northampton

NN2 6AL

Employer's website

http://www.northantsgpalliance.com/ (Opens in a new tab)