Paramedics

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job description

Job Responsibilities

The main responsibilities of the role include:

To urgently respond to referrals and provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment at the first point of contact by attending to patients either in the practice or patient home.

To support and continue the development of our on-the-day emergency patient service in the practice.

To triage and prioritize home visit requests.

To evaluate clinical information from examination and history taking, and initiate appropriate treatment and/or referral.

To maintain accurate clinical records in an efficient manner.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Ability to effectively assess, plan, treat, and refer patients appropriately and evaluate patient care confidently.

Experience working with protocols/guidelines and patient groups/patient-specific directives.

Excellent communication skills when dealing with patients.

Experience in autonomous practice working and multi-professional team working.

Qualifications

Essential

Paramedic with HCPC registration, with post-registration experience, and ideally experience in Primary Care (not essential).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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Desirable

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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

Goldington Road Surgery

Address

12 Goldington Road

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK40 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.12goldingtonroadsurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)