Job summary
We are looking to recruit a Paramedic Practitioner who will be an integral part of The Jubilee team, primarily working with our
multi-disciplinary team across all of our workstreams with a particular
emphasis of supporting our delivery of in-hours urgent care.
The
successful candidate will be an experienced and enthusiastic clinician, who is
passionate about developing a career in Primary Care where they will have the
opportunity to directly influence patient care, applying a holistic and
preventative medicine approach in addition to responding to acute medical need.
If
you think you could be the person we are looking for, please do not delay in sending your application. This may be the opportunity you have been waiting for!
Main duties of the job
-
Be the first point of contact for acute minor
illness presentations utilising diagnostic skills in providing safe management
plans
-
Care planning
-
Supporting GPs with managing results
- Supporting GPs with their paperwork
- Review, analyse
and action diagnostic test results.
- Home visits and duty rotas
- Deliver integrated patient
centred-care through appropriate working with the wider primary care
multi-disciplinary team and social care networks.
- Health/disease promotion and
prevention advice to patients.
- Promote evidence-based practice and partake in clinical audits, SEA reviews
- Undertake face to face, online, telephone consultations and
ensure care is fully documented
- To
support and continue the development of an on the day emergency patient
service in the Practice.
-To
evaluate clinical information from examination and history taking, and
initiate appropriate treatment and/or referral.
About us
We are an innovative and forward thinking practice with a
well-established team of 4 GP partners, salaried
GPs and Allied Healthcare Professionals. We
are part of Melton, Syston and Vale Primary Care Network (PCN) which covers a
total population of circa 69,500 patients. Of this, The Jubilee Medical
Practice covers a mixed demographic population of circa 12,000 patients.
We
are a high achieving practice and we were rated Good at our most recent CQC
inspection. We pride ourselves as a friendly, patient-focused practice and our
aim is to provide the best medical care for our patients. Our special interest
in academia and research at a local and national level makes us a perfect
teaching practice and academy serving the training needs of our local
universities we host a number of medical students, nursing students, pharmacy
students, PAs, GP registrars, FY2s, etc. throughout the year.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To
provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment at first point of contact by
attending to patients according to patients needs either in the Practice
or patients homes.
- To
support and continue the development of an on the day emergency patient
service in the Practice.
- To
accurately triage and prioritise patients, including in emergency
situations, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the
history of an event/illness, including past medical and drug history.
- To
evaluate clinical information from examination and history taking, and
initiate appropriate treatment and/or referral.
- To
undertake and interpret diagnostics and take appropriate action to manage
patient care, whilst distinguishing between abnormal and normal findings
in order to relate them to a possible diagnosis. To use broad clinical
guidelines (NICE etc) relating them to individual cases, providing
assistance and feedback to the organisation and others on how these should
be interpreted.
- To
signpost appropriately to other services in the identified healthcare
pathway.
- To
refer patients to appropriate care settings, within locally agreed
healthcare pathways.
- To
discharge or treat, as appropriate and within the scope of practice.
- To
maintain accurate and systematic documentation of patient interactions and
clinical care provided, including adverse events.
- To
advise and support members of the public on healthy lifestyles, health
promotion and disease prevention.
- To
provide clinical advice to other members of the team where appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To
provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment at first point of contact by
attending to patients according to patients needs either in the Practice
or patients homes.
- To
support and continue the development of an on the day emergency patient
service in the Practice.
- To
accurately triage and prioritise patients, including in emergency
situations, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the
history of an event/illness, including past medical and drug history.
- To
evaluate clinical information from examination and history taking, and
initiate appropriate treatment and/or referral.
- To
undertake and interpret diagnostics and take appropriate action to manage
patient care, whilst distinguishing between abnormal and normal findings
in order to relate them to a possible diagnosis. To use broad clinical
guidelines (NICE etc) relating them to individual cases, providing
assistance and feedback to the organisation and others on how these should
be interpreted.
- To
signpost appropriately to other services in the identified healthcare
pathway.
- To
refer patients to appropriate care settings, within locally agreed
healthcare pathways.
- To
discharge or treat, as appropriate and within the scope of practice.
- To
maintain accurate and systematic documentation of patient interactions and
clinical care provided, including adverse events.
- To
advise and support members of the public on healthy lifestyles, health
promotion and disease prevention.
- To
provide clinical advice to other members of the team where appropriate.
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.
- Has a further three years experience as a band 6 (or equivalent
- paramedic)
- Able to demonstrate Level 7 capability
Desirable
- Basic Life Support
- Safeguarding Adults and Children
Experience
Essential
- Advanced clinical practice skills
- Clinical examination skills
- Management of patients with common acute medical conditions
- Management of patients with long-term conditions
- Knowledge of NHS
- Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing primary care
- Developing care plans with patients and carers
Desirable
- Recent experience of working in UK General Practice environment
- Management of patients with complex needs
- Experience of preventative medicine and chronic disease
- management
- Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality and
- Outcome Framework (QOF)
- Experience of managing GP paperwork including insurance
- reports and hospital letters
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.
- Has a further three years experience as a band 6 (or equivalent
- paramedic)
- Able to demonstrate Level 7 capability
Desirable
- Basic Life Support
- Safeguarding Adults and Children
Experience
Essential
- Advanced clinical practice skills
- Clinical examination skills
- Management of patients with common acute medical conditions
- Management of patients with long-term conditions
- Knowledge of NHS
- Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing primary care
- Developing care plans with patients and carers
Desirable
- Recent experience of working in UK General Practice environment
- Management of patients with complex needs
- Experience of preventative medicine and chronic disease
- management
- Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality and
- Outcome Framework (QOF)
- Experience of managing GP paperwork including insurance
- reports and hospital letters
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).
