Job summary
We are looking for an Advanced Paramedic Practitioner
to join our growing practice in the centre of the beautiful market town of
Farnham.
We are a forward thinking, high achieving practice, offering
excellent professional development opportunities.
We enjoy a great partnership with our PCN and established
Integrated Care Team, which support our clinical activity. You will also benefit
from working occasional sessions at our Same Day Urgent Access Centre at
Farnham Hospital.
The Advanced Paramedic Practitioner role, will be a registered
Paramedic with post graduate qualifications, including the Independent and
Supplementary Prescriber qualification and HCPC registration, acting within
their professional boundaries.
Main duties of the job
You will work as an autonomous practitioner,
responsible for the provision of services to the practice population,
delivering an excellent standard of clinical care. The post
holder will use skills, knowledge and competencies as an Advanced Paramedic
Practitioner in order to be responsible and accountable for managing patient
caseloads, including treatment, referral and admission of patients as
appropriate. Furthermore, you will contribute to the effective
management of the practice, leading by example, maintaining a positive,
collaborative working relationship with the multidisciplinary team.
About us
Downing Street Group Practice has a supportive, collaborative and strong
team working culture. We are a high achieving practice, which values its list
holding approach for the continuity of care it allows us to offer.
Our current list size is 13,500 and our practice comprises a team of 10
doctors, (including 3 partners), 4 nurses, 3 HCAs and a wide variety of
additional clinical roles (Physicians Associate, Clinical Pharmacists,
Dietician, Social Prescribers).
Our clinical activity is supported by:
- a Same Day Access Centre
- an excellent paramedic home visiting
service
- an outsourced document management
service
- an established Integrated Care Team
including frailty, mental health and proactive care services
Team morale and individual health and wellbeing are high on our agenda,
with regular social events, practice Parkruns and health initiatives such as
standing desks and fruit baskets amongst our recent experiments!
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Alongside the multidisciplinary team, to provide a first point
of contact for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems.
Making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving
and clinical decision-making to establish a diagnosis and management plan.
- To provide assessment, treatment and diagnosis at point of first
contact by attending to patients.
- To
make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable
- To
refer patients to an alternative care setting or treat and discharge as
appropriate
- To
instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or
investigations and interpret findings/reports
- Perform
specialist health checks and reviews within their scope of
- practice and
in line with local and national guidance
- Perform and
interpret ECGs
- Support the
delivery of anticipatory care plans and lead certain services (e.g.,
monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients)
- Generate EPS and FP10 prescriptions within scope of practice,
considering local and national guidelines.
- To ensure that professional standards are maintained and within
the guidance provided by the Department of Health, the Health and Care
Professions Council (HCPC) and the College of Paramedics (COP)
- To
support network implementation of agreed service changes and pathways, working
closely with other staff members, support and deliver local improvement
programmes aligned to national and local priorities.
- To
contribute to the service achieving its quality targets to sustain high
standards of patient care and service delivery
- To
participate in identification of community health needs and develop
patient/family centred strategies to address them
- To
help develop and set up new patient services and participate in initiatives to
improve existing patient services
- To
support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements.
- To
participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so and
participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about
through clinical incidents and near-miss events
- To
undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes
- To
contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance
- To
attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12 months. Once a
performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a
regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed
- To
provide effective visible leadership that fosters a culture of professionalism,
compassion, excellence and the development of effective team working
- To
develop yourself and the role through participation in training and service
redesign activities
- To
contribute to public health campaigns (e.g. flu clinics) through advice or
direct care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Alongside the multidisciplinary team, to provide a first point
of contact for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems.
Making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving
and clinical decision-making to establish a diagnosis and management plan.
- To provide assessment, treatment and diagnosis at point of first
contact by attending to patients.
- To
make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable
- To
refer patients to an alternative care setting or treat and discharge as
appropriate
- To
instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or
investigations and interpret findings/reports
- Perform
specialist health checks and reviews within their scope of
- practice and
in line with local and national guidance
- Perform and
interpret ECGs
- Support the
delivery of anticipatory care plans and lead certain services (e.g.,
monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients)
- Generate EPS and FP10 prescriptions within scope of practice,
considering local and national guidelines.
- To ensure that professional standards are maintained and within
the guidance provided by the Department of Health, the Health and Care
Professions Council (HCPC) and the College of Paramedics (COP)
- To
support network implementation of agreed service changes and pathways, working
closely with other staff members, support and deliver local improvement
programmes aligned to national and local priorities.
- To
contribute to the service achieving its quality targets to sustain high
standards of patient care and service delivery
- To
participate in identification of community health needs and develop
patient/family centred strategies to address them
- To
help develop and set up new patient services and participate in initiatives to
improve existing patient services
- To
support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements.
- To
participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so and
participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about
through clinical incidents and near-miss events
- To
undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes
- To
contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance
- To
attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12 months. Once a
performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a
regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed
- To
provide effective visible leadership that fosters a culture of professionalism,
compassion, excellence and the development of effective team working
- To
develop yourself and the role through participation in training and service
redesign activities
- To
contribute to public health campaigns (e.g. flu clinics) through advice or
direct care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Is educated to masters degree level in relevant area of expertise
- Has the capabilities of advanced clinical practice set out in section one of the Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England.
- Is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Personal and other requirements
Essential
- Ability to listen, empathise with people and provide person centred support in a non-judgemental way
- Courteous, respectful and helpful at all times and has the ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
- Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
- Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities
- High levels of integrity and loyalty and able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential
-
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered care professional
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues
-
- Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
- Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines
- High level of written and oral communication skills
- Knowledge of IT systems including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
- Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety
-
- Willingness to work flexible hours when required to meet work demands
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own home
Desirable
- Has previously worked in primary care setting or a Primary Care Network
Experience
Essential
- Completed a two-year consolidation of learning period when a newly qualified paramedic
- Completed further three years experience as a band 6 (or equivalent) paramedic and attained Level 7 capability in paramedic areas of practice
- Completed and been signed off formally within the clinical pillar competencies of the Advanced Clinical Practice Framework.
- Assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate 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.
- Able to manage undifferentiated undiagnosed condition and identify red flags and underlying serious pathology and take appropriate action
- Use complex decision making to inform the diagnosis,
- Investigation and complete management of episodes of care within a broad scope of practice
- Actively take a personalised care approach and population centred care approach to enable shared decision making with the presenting person
- Have completed the relevant training in order to provide multi-professional clinical practice and CPD supervision to other roles within primary care, for example first contact practitioners and the personalised care roles
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Is educated to masters degree level in relevant area of expertise
- Has the capabilities of advanced clinical practice set out in section one of the Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England.
- Is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Personal and other requirements
Essential
- Ability to listen, empathise with people and provide person centred support in a non-judgemental way
- Courteous, respectful and helpful at all times and has the ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
- Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
- Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities
- High levels of integrity and loyalty and able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential
-
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered care professional
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues
-
- Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
- Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines
- High level of written and oral communication skills
- Knowledge of IT systems including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
- Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety
-
- Willingness to work flexible hours when required to meet work demands
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own home
Desirable
- Has previously worked in primary care setting or a Primary Care Network
Experience
Essential
- Completed a two-year consolidation of learning period when a newly qualified paramedic
- Completed further three years experience as a band 6 (or equivalent) paramedic and attained Level 7 capability in paramedic areas of practice
- Completed and been signed off formally within the clinical pillar competencies of the Advanced Clinical Practice Framework.
- Assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate 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.
- Able to manage undifferentiated undiagnosed condition and identify red flags and underlying serious pathology and take appropriate action
- Use complex decision making to inform the diagnosis,
- Investigation and complete management of episodes of care within a broad scope of practice
- Actively take a personalised care approach and population centred care approach to enable shared decision making with the presenting person
- Have completed the relevant training in order to provide multi-professional clinical practice and CPD supervision to other roles within primary care, for example first contact practitioners and the personalised care roles
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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