Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Practice Paramedic Practitioner to join our friendly growing team at Alvaston Medical Centre. We are a busy fast paced proactive surgery offering outstanding care to our patients.
- Are you looking for your next
challenge?
- Can you work autonomously and part of a team?
We are a friendly and supportive team
who work collaboratively in a forward-thinking practice. We have regular team meetings and are open and transparent, we encourage team building events and offer excellent progression opportunities.
This role is flexible over a working week, working hours and days can be discussed at
interview stage.
If you are interested please feel free to contact us for a visit to see Alvaston at
work.
Main duties of the job
Managing the on-the-day demand for acute issues.
We actively support in-house development and career progression. We have
regular clinical meetings to discuss cases, role development and provide
clinical teaching. We have in-house experience in mentoring through Enhanced
Clinical Skills, Prescribing and ACP Masters qualifications
Main duties of the job
- Assess patients 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.
Assess patients presenting with acute illness or for review of chronic disease conditions.
Undertake home visits for acute illness or chronic disease management.
Assess, diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs and follow up as appropriate.
Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.
Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to other community or voluntary services.
Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc.
Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans as this process develops (e.g. monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients living in sheltered housing).
Provide an alternative model to urgent and same day GP home visit.
Maintain accurate and contemporaneous health records appropriate to the consultation, ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice.
About us
We have 3 Proactive Partners here at Alvaston and a strong clinical team which includes salaried GP's, Physician Associates, ANP's, Practice Nurses and HCA's and as a dispensing practice we have a team of Clinical Pharmacists on site.We have an external team supporting us also, consisting of a Physiotherapists, Midwife, Social Prescribers, Care- coordinators and Mental health nurses. We are also a teaching practice and have registrars and students on site throughout the year.
We are actively expanding our building and team to our growing population and have a strong PPG who engage and support us in gaining patient feedback, thus helping us to identify opportunities to improve our services on offer.
We are easily accessible from the M1, A50 and A52 and a number of our team are based in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will be supported through indirect supervision to be
responsible for assessing, and diagnosing with progression to interpreting investigations, and treating
patients within Primary Care within a developing scope of competence.
They will monitor and assist
with improving standards of care utilising clinical expertise and experiences. They will teach and
support colleagues where appropriate, providing professional clinical leadership. Where
appropriate they will lead and/or participate in initiatives to improve standards of patient care.
The post-holder is service driven, and will be developing themselves
around the Department of Health Guidance across the four domains of Advanced Practice, those
being:
1. Expert Practice
2. Practice and service development, Research and Evaluation
3. Education and Training
4. Professional Leadership and Consultancy
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will be supported through indirect supervision to be
responsible for assessing, and diagnosing with progression to interpreting investigations, and treating
patients within Primary Care within a developing scope of competence.
They will monitor and assist
with improving standards of care utilising clinical expertise and experiences. They will teach and
support colleagues where appropriate, providing professional clinical leadership. Where
appropriate they will lead and/or participate in initiatives to improve standards of patient care.
The post-holder is service driven, and will be developing themselves
around the Department of Health Guidance across the four domains of Advanced Practice, those
being:
1. Expert Practice
2. Practice and service development, Research and Evaluation
3. Education and Training
4. Professional Leadership and Consultancy
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in General Practice
- 2 years post-registration
- Health Promotion
- Evidence of recent updating in primary care
Desirable
- Working with SystmOne
- Working in GP practice
- Working in primary care
Qualifications
Essential
- -Qualified paramedic or specialist paramedic registered with the HCPC
- -Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity
- -Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely
Desirable
- -2 year experience working in primary care environment- assessing and treating patients
- -Non-medical prescriber
skills
Essential
- 2 years post-registration
- Health Promotion
Desirable
- IT skills (MS Office; Email; Internet
- Interpersonal skills
- Time management
- Ability to communicate with a diverse range of people
- Evidence of continued professional development
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in General Practice
- 2 years post-registration
- Health Promotion
- Evidence of recent updating in primary care
Desirable
- Working with SystmOne
- Working in GP practice
- Working in primary care
Qualifications
Essential
- -Qualified paramedic or specialist paramedic registered with the HCPC
- -Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity
- -Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely
Desirable
- -2 year experience working in primary care environment- assessing and treating patients
- -Non-medical prescriber
skills
Essential
- 2 years post-registration
- Health Promotion
Desirable
- IT skills (MS Office; Email; Internet
- Interpersonal skills
- Time management
- Ability to communicate with a diverse range of people
- Evidence of continued professional development
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).