Job summary
The role will provide a
specialist paramedic resource for health care professionals and service users,
working in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team
(MDT). The role will involve working
as an autonomous, accountable paramedic, in the provision of a holistic
approach for individuals including assessment, diagnosis and treatment to
deliver quality patient services.
The post holder will use
advanced clinical skills to provide education to patients and service users,
promoting self-care, and empower them to make informed choices about their
treatment.
The post holder will assess,
diagnose, treat, refer or signpost patients who attend the surgery with
undifferentiated or un-diagnosed conditions relating to minor illness or minor injury. The post holder will perform telephone
consultations, face to face consultations and home visits.
Main duties of the job
1.
Assess patients with acute undifferentiated presentations including minor
illnesses and injuries as well as some chronic conditions and as appropriate
provide definitive treatment or make necessary referrals to other members of
the practice team.
2.
Consult with patients via telephone consultations, face to face consultations
and home visits as appropriate
3.
Carry out routine non-acute home visits and also acute unwell home visits
4. Be able to perform and interpret ECGs;undertake the collection of pathological specimens
including intravenous blood samples, swabs, etc.
5. Support the delivery of anticipatory
care and end of life care plans and lead certain community services (e.g.
monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients living in
sheltered housing).
6.
Communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the multi-disciplinary
team.
7.
Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in
complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective
emergency care.
About us
We are a large teaching practice with a caseload of roughly 16,000 patients based in Tower Hamlets working in collaboration with the Tower Hamlets GP Care Group.
We are a large multidisciplinary team comprised of:
GPs, GP Registrars, Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, Practice Pharmacist, First Contact Practitioner, Midwife, Hypertension and Diabetes Specialist Nurses, Mental Health Practitioner, Social Prescribers, Phlebotomists, Patient Assistants and various other roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A Paramedic is authorised to undertake treatments and procedures for
which they are trained, and which are within the College of Paramedic
Guidelines in line with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) standards
framework. The post holder will have access to appropriate clinical supervision
and an appropriate named individual in the practice to provide general advice
and support on a day-to-day basis.
To deliver a high standard of
patient care using advanced autonomous clinical skills with in-depth
theoretical knowledge and evidence-based practice working with the support and
guidance from the GPs and other Independent clinicians working within the MDT.
To manage a clinical caseload and deal with presenting
patients needs. To provide clinical
leadership where appropriate within the MDT, supporting other members of the
team to develop and maintain clinical skills appropriate to your role and
expertise.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A Paramedic is authorised to undertake treatments and procedures for
which they are trained, and which are within the College of Paramedic
Guidelines in line with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) standards
framework. The post holder will have access to appropriate clinical supervision
and an appropriate named individual in the practice to provide general advice
and support on a day-to-day basis.
To deliver a high standard of
patient care using advanced autonomous clinical skills with in-depth
theoretical knowledge and evidence-based practice working with the support and
guidance from the GPs and other Independent clinicians working within the MDT.
To manage a clinical caseload and deal with presenting
patients needs. To provide clinical
leadership where appropriate within the MDT, supporting other members of the
team to develop and maintain clinical skills appropriate to your role and
expertise.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) to be renewed every 2 years to maintain registration.
- Undertake statutory and mandatory training as required by the organisation.
- Demonstrate clinical leadership.
- Respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
- Membership of the College of Paramedics Voluntary Register is not mandatory but desirable.
Desirable
- Hold a prescribing qualification or be willing to work towards this as part of your role.
Other
Essential
- The post-holder must comply at all times with the organisation and Practices Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System.
- The post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (1984), The General Data Protection Regulations (2018) and the Access to Health Records Act (1990).
- The post-holder will comply with all necessary training requirements relevant to the role as identified by the organisation.
- To assist the with investigating untoward incidents or near misses in accordance with the internal Significant Events.
- Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
- Work in accordance with internal administrative systems relating to but not limited to the management of clinical data.
- Send and receive written information on behalf of the patient, practice relating to the physical and social welfare of patients.
- Equality and Diversity
- The post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
- Respect for Patient Confidentiality
- The post-holder should always respect patient confidentiality and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
Desirable
- Establish and maintain effective communication pathways with all OHP, PCN and Practice staff including MDT members such as pharmacists, Physician Associates, district nurses, modern matrons, health visitors etc.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a primary care or clinic setting.
Desirable
- Experience working as a paramedic practitioner in a GP surgery.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) to be renewed every 2 years to maintain registration.
- Undertake statutory and mandatory training as required by the organisation.
- Demonstrate clinical leadership.
- Respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
- Membership of the College of Paramedics Voluntary Register is not mandatory but desirable.
Desirable
- Hold a prescribing qualification or be willing to work towards this as part of your role.
Other
Essential
- The post-holder must comply at all times with the organisation and Practices Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System.
- The post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (1984), The General Data Protection Regulations (2018) and the Access to Health Records Act (1990).
- The post-holder will comply with all necessary training requirements relevant to the role as identified by the organisation.
- To assist the with investigating untoward incidents or near misses in accordance with the internal Significant Events.
- Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
- Work in accordance with internal administrative systems relating to but not limited to the management of clinical data.
- Send and receive written information on behalf of the patient, practice relating to the physical and social welfare of patients.
- Equality and Diversity
- The post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
- Respect for Patient Confidentiality
- The post-holder should always respect patient confidentiality and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
Desirable
- Establish and maintain effective communication pathways with all OHP, PCN and Practice staff including MDT members such as pharmacists, Physician Associates, district nurses, modern matrons, health visitors etc.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a primary care or clinic setting.
Desirable
- Experience working as a paramedic practitioner in a GP surgery.
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
