Chawton Park Surgery

Paramedic

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Job summary

To be responsible for the provision of paramedical services, working as part of the practice’s multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.

The paramedic practitioner will be required to work autonomously in the practice and in the community (home visits), providing a range of services such as assessment, diagnosis, treatment, telephone triage and referring patients appropriately, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.

*If we receive enough promising candidates we reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date.*

Main duties of the job

Assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment or make necessary referrals to other members of the PCN or practice team.

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

About us

We are a steadily growing, forward thinking, dynamic and fun filled Practice with 11000 patients. We are very fortunate to work in a purpose built Practice in Alton, in North Hampshire. We use EMIS web and Docman.

We have five GP and 1 non-clinical Partnership, 2 salaried GPs, 1 retainer GP, 5 Practices Nurses, 2 Healthcare Assistants and 2 phlebotomists. We have a large admin and Patient Co-Ordinator team. We are a training Practice and have a minimum 4 trainee Doctors with us at any one team.

We are members of the A31 Primary Care Network (PCN). We work closely as a network and have an number of ARRs (Additional roles) working across the network including a Pro-active Nurse team, First Contact Physio, Clinical Pharmacy Team, Social Prescribers and we will be welcoming a CYP and Mental health support team members too.

Fantastic premises, which we own
Outstandingly collegiate and friendly team
Committed training practice
Very research active
GMS
High Qof performers
Use EMIS web and DOCMAN
Workflow optimisation in place, so reduced Docman requirements
X-ray and Community hospital next door

Date posted

15 July 2022

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

A2793-22-2576

Job locations

Chawton Park Surgery

Chawton Park Road

Alton

Hampshire

GU34 1RJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the paramedic practitioner. There may be on occasion a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent on factors such as workload and staffing levels. The paramedic practitioner will work within their scope of clinical practice and:

a. Identify, signpost or refer patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patient’s health

b. Provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinically based evidence, NICE and the NSF

c. Examine, assess and diagnose patients and provide clinical care/management as required

d. Triage patients and provide the necessary treatment during home visits

e. Triage and treat or refer patients who attend the minor injury service

f. Collect pathology specimens as required (Training will be given if not already trained)

g. Maintain accurate clinical records in line with extant legislation

h. Ensure that read codes are used effectively

i. Ensure continuity of care, arranging follow-up consultations or reviews as necessary

j. Review the effectiveness of the treatment provided, making changes where necessary to improve patient outcomes

k. Chaperone patients where necessary

l. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

m. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

n. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)

o. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure that the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.)

p. Ensure that they adhere to the relevant patient group directives and local clinical pathways at all times

q. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies

r. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

s. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the paramedic practitioner may be requested to:

a. Support the practice audit programme, undertaking audits when necessary

b. Support junior members of the team, providing guidance when necessary

c. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care

d. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice

e. Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate

f. Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events, applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)

Take personal responsibility for own learning and development, including the requirement to maintain currency, achieving all targets set in own Personal Development Plan (PDP)