Job summary
The Grovehurst Surgery is a 5 Doctor's practice providing care to around 8,000 patients in and around Sittingbourne, Kent. We are looking for a Paramedic Practitioner to join our established clinical team as an additional resource working in collaboration with other Multidisciplinary team members. The Practice will employ this role and not a Primary Care Network. The successful applicant will work within the community as an autonomous, accountable paramedic practitioner, providing a holistic approach for individuals, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, to deliver quality patient services. They will assess, diagnose, treat, refer, and signpost patients/service users who attend the Practice with undifferentiated or undiagnosed conditions relating to minor illness or minor injury.
Main duties of the job
- Work
as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within Grovehurst Surgery
- Assess
and triage patients, including same day triage, and as
- 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
- 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)
- Maintain
accurate and contemporaneous health records appropriate to the consultation,
ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with
patient healthcare and registration with the organisation
- 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
About us
The Partners and staff have a shared belief in the delivery of high quality, traditional personal family healthcare. Patients interests are kept very much to the fore and there is a strong commitment to develop patient services.
If you have the skills we seek, take a pride in your role, and a committed approach to work and enjoy working as part of a friendly and support team then we want to hear from you
Job description
Job responsibilities
Paramedic will:
- Work
as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within Grovehurst Surgery
- Assess
and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate
provide definitive treatment (including prescribingmedications
following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national)and
local clinical guidelines and local care pathways) or make necessaryreferrals
to other members of the primary care team
- Advise
patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate,
including signposting patients to the organisations 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
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 practice
- Communicate
at all levels across organisations ensuring that an effective, person-centered
service is delivered
- Communicate
proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the MDT, 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 healthcare and registration with the organisation
- 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Paramedic will:
- Work
as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within Grovehurst Surgery
- Assess
and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate
provide definitive treatment (including prescribingmedications
following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national)and
local clinical guidelines and local care pathways) or make necessaryreferrals
to other members of the primary care team
- Advise
patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate,
including signposting patients to the organisations 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
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 practice
- Communicate
at all levels across organisations ensuring that an effective, person-centered
service is delivered
- Communicate
proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the MDT, 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 healthcare and registration with the organisation
- 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
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Working within a Primary Healthcare setting
- Experience of working in a busy environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in paramedicine or equivalent experience
- Registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council as a paramedic
- Post graduate qualifications in minor injury/illness and advanced patient assessment
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Working within a Primary Healthcare setting
- Experience of working in a busy environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in paramedicine or equivalent experience
- Registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council as a paramedic
- Post graduate qualifications in minor injury/illness and advanced patient assessment
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.