Job responsibilities
Primary responsibilities
A paramedic will:
a.
Work
as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within Reach Healthcare.
b.
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
c.
Advise
patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate,
including signposting patients to the organisations social prescribing
service and, where appropriate, other community or voluntary services
d.
Be
able to:
Perform
specialist health checks and reviews within their scope of
practice and in line with
local and national guidance
Perform
and interpret ECGs
Perform
investigatory procedures as required and undertake the collection of
pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs and other
samples within their scope of practice and within line of local and national
guidance
Support
the delivery of anticipatory care plans and lead certain services (e.g.,
monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients)
Provide
an alternative model to urgent and same day GP home visit for the practice
Communicate
at all levels across organisations ensuring that an effective, person-centred
service is delivered
Communicate
proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the MDT, attending and
contributing to meetings as required
Maintain
accurate and contemporaneous health records appropriate to the consultation,
ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with
patient healthcare and registration with the organisation
Communicate
effectively with patients and, where appropriate, family members and their
carers, where applicable, complex and sensitive information regarding their
physical health needs, results, findings and treatment choices
Secondary
responsibilities
In addition to the
primary responsibilities, the Primary Care Paramedic may be requested to:
a.
Act
as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle
b.
Act
as the IPC lead for the practice, ensuring compliance, undertaking audit as
necessary
c.
Providing
guidance when necessary, acting as a mentor to students and newly qualified
staff
d.
Participate
in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
e.
Support
and participate in shared learning within the organisation
f.
Develop
an area of specialist interest, taking the lead within the organisation
g.
Continually
review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives
where appropriate
h.
Participate
in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured
approach i.e., root cause analysis (RCA)