Job summary
North Tandridge PCN are looking for a Paramedic to join their
innovative primary care network to focus on supporting them with their
community and housebound patients. You will be part of a dynamic team of Paramedics
and be
provided witha range of supervision and training opportunities to develop
your skills in primary care.
You will work closely with clinicians from the practices and
will play a vital role in increasing capacity for all appointments. The
successful candidate will be provided with excellent support within your team
of fellow Paramedics, the opportunity for development in the role, and will be
clinically supervised by a General Practitioner.
Full time (37.5 hours) and part time (minimum 19 hours) applications will be considered.
Main duties of the job
As a Paramedic you will be
providing a range of services such as assessment, diagnosis, treatment,
telephone triage, clinical decision-making and referring patients appropriately
under supervision. You will report to a GP/Partner who will provide support and
mentorship.
ABC CIC as the employer will provide support and
ensure access to training programmes as required
About us
Alliance for Better Care CIC is a GP Federation that unites 47
NHS GP practices across 12 Primary Care Networks in Sussex and Surrey. We
support our Primary Care colleagues as well as their patients, to transform how
healthcare is managed within the community.
As a membership organisation, our focus is to work in partnership with our
members and help them to improve the provision of General Practices in the
local area.
We work with and listen to our GP Practices, PCNs, Hospitals, Community
Organisations and the Third Sector. These vital partnerships ensure that,
together, we deliver a truly integrated approach that offers the support and
expertise needed to effectively serve our communities.
ABC provide employment and management support to the North
Tandridge Primary Care Network comprising the following practices:
- Caterham Valley Medical Practice
- Townhill Medical Practice
- Warlingham Green Medical Practice
- Chaldon Road Surgery
- Whyteleafe Surgery
- Elizabeth House Medical Practice
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
- To provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment
at first point of contact by attending to patients according to patients needs
either in the Practice or patients homes under supervision.
- Work with practice teams under supervision to
ensure the process for referral of urgent on the day patients is smooth and
appropriate patients are referred making full use of the practitioner's skills.
- To accurately triage and prioritise patients,
including in emergency situations, demonstrating the use of a variety of
techniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including past medical
and drug history.
- To evaluate clinical information from
examination and history taking and initiate appropriate treatment and/or
referral.
- To
undertake and interpret diagnostics and take appropriate action to manage
patient care, whilst distinguishing between abnormal and normal findings in
order to relate them to a possible diagnosis.
- To use broad clinical guidelines (NICE etc)
relating them to individual cases, providing assistance and feedback to the
organisation and others on how these should be interpreted.
- To
signpost appropriately to other services in the identified healthcare pathway.
- To refer patients to appropriate care settings, within locally agreed
healthcare pathways.
- To
advise and support members of the public on healthy lifestyles, health
promotion and disease prevention.
- To maintain accurate and systematic
documentation of patient interactions and clinical care provided, including
adverse events.
- Support delivery of anticipatory care plans
and lead certain services (e.g. monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of
housebound elderly patients).
- Recognise opportunities to reduce inequalities
and unwarranted variation in health care for the practice population. Play an
active role in in-house practice and clinical meetings.
Communication
- Ensure
via use of clinical systems, attendance at meetings and other means that are a
core part of the practice MDT supporting patients and work with the wider MDT
including staff from SCFT, SPFT, Local Authority and Voluntary Sector
organisations.
- Ensure high quality, clear communication with
patients and carers including within challenging situations.
Professional
- To proactively support audit of own caseload and
that of colleagues to ensure the quality of the service is maintained and
continuously improved. To seek out feedback from other members of the MDT and
patients to support this.
- To undertake all necessary training and be
familiar with all policies to ensure compliance with expected procedures and
ways of working.
- To ensure practice is within good clinical
governance and based on sound up-to- date clinical evidence. Where appropriate,
to identify and assess any risks associated with patient care or to oneself and
communicate these risks to the appropriate clinical manager.
- Participate in the education and training of
staff and students of all disciplines. Maintain continued education by
attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for
professional development, ensuring CPD requirements are met. Complete statutory
training / updating and mandatory training as defined by the PCN.
Please see full job description for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
- To provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment
at first point of contact by attending to patients according to patients needs
either in the Practice or patients homes under supervision.
- Work with practice teams under supervision to
ensure the process for referral of urgent on the day patients is smooth and
appropriate patients are referred making full use of the practitioner's skills.
- To accurately triage and prioritise patients,
including in emergency situations, demonstrating the use of a variety of
techniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including past medical
and drug history.
- To evaluate clinical information from
examination and history taking and initiate appropriate treatment and/or
referral.
- To
undertake and interpret diagnostics and take appropriate action to manage
patient care, whilst distinguishing between abnormal and normal findings in
order to relate them to a possible diagnosis.
- To use broad clinical guidelines (NICE etc)
relating them to individual cases, providing assistance and feedback to the
organisation and others on how these should be interpreted.
- To
signpost appropriately to other services in the identified healthcare pathway.
- To refer patients to appropriate care settings, within locally agreed
healthcare pathways.
- To
advise and support members of the public on healthy lifestyles, health
promotion and disease prevention.
- To maintain accurate and systematic
documentation of patient interactions and clinical care provided, including
adverse events.
- Support delivery of anticipatory care plans
and lead certain services (e.g. monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of
housebound elderly patients).
- Recognise opportunities to reduce inequalities
and unwarranted variation in health care for the practice population. Play an
active role in in-house practice and clinical meetings.
Communication
- Ensure
via use of clinical systems, attendance at meetings and other means that are a
core part of the practice MDT supporting patients and work with the wider MDT
including staff from SCFT, SPFT, Local Authority and Voluntary Sector
organisations.
- Ensure high quality, clear communication with
patients and carers including within challenging situations.
Professional
- To proactively support audit of own caseload and
that of colleagues to ensure the quality of the service is maintained and
continuously improved. To seek out feedback from other members of the MDT and
patients to support this.
- To undertake all necessary training and be
familiar with all policies to ensure compliance with expected procedures and
ways of working.
- To ensure practice is within good clinical
governance and based on sound up-to- date clinical evidence. Where appropriate,
to identify and assess any risks associated with patient care or to oneself and
communicate these risks to the appropriate clinical manager.
- Participate in the education and training of
staff and students of all disciplines. Maintain continued education by
attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for
professional development, ensuring CPD requirements are met. Complete statutory
training / updating and mandatory training as defined by the PCN.
Please see full job description for further information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Paramedic (HCPC)
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Has completed 2-year consolidation of learning period as a newly qualified paramedic; and, has a further 3-year experience as a band 6 (or equivalent) paramedic
- Working at Level 7 capability in paramedic areas or practice (or aiming to achieve within 6 months of starting)
- ALS/APLS provider
- Completed mentorship programme
Desirable
- ENP/ ECP Minor Injuries and Minor Illness course Level 6
- Attended X-ray/IRMER course
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Relevant MSc or BSc
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Ability to manage and prioritise workload
- Proven ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Previous experience of non-medical prescribing and using PGDs
- Experience as an autonomous practitioner within a minor injury/illness centre or mobile service
- Experience of the ECP/Advanced Practitioner role within Primary or Secondary Care
- Current knowledge of government targets and initiatives and N.I.C.E. guidelines and their impact on clinical practice
- Understanding of the N.M.C/H.P.C Code of Professional Conduct
- Knowledge of child protection issues
- Understanding of clinical governance and its significance and impact upon practice
- Good communication skills
- Basic IT skills in word processing and e-mail
- Experience in using I.T based patient documentation systems
- Sound organisational skills
- Able to professionally and appropriately challenge differing opinions as a patient advocate
- Record keeping skills
- Experience of triage/initial assessment
- Able to act as shift leader as required
- Able to work autonomously, using own clinical judgment to form a diagnosis
- Skills for managing minor injuries
- Dispensing skills as per protocols and patient group directives
- Skills of multi system assessment
- Knowledge of medical model of documentation
- Able to give appropriate telephone advice
- Understanding of health education/promotion
- Able to give relevant discharge advice
- Experience of following referral pathways
- Evidence of experience / competency in the form of a professional portfolio
Desirable
- Able to record/interpret ECG
- Experience of performing a social assessment
- Experience as a practitioner in an A&E Department or similar emergency care centre
- Experience of clinical audit
- Experience of research projects
- Leadership skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to work cooperatively with the multi-disciplinary team
- Able and willing to develop professionally
- Able to use own initiative
- Able to act as a role model
Desirable
- Able to motivate other team members
- Able to promote a learning environment
Other
Essential
- Able to deal with violence, aggression and extreme situations
- Vaccine and immunity status in accordance with UK Department of Health Guidelines
- Able to deal with sensitive issues e.g. sudden death/bereavement, child abuse, domestic violence
- Able to adjust and respond in rapidly changing environments
- Able to work in a calm and organized manner in situations of extreme workload
- Able to undertake home visits
- Hold a current driving licence with business insurance
- Enhanced DBS disclosure
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Paramedic (HCPC)
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Has completed 2-year consolidation of learning period as a newly qualified paramedic; and, has a further 3-year experience as a band 6 (or equivalent) paramedic
- Working at Level 7 capability in paramedic areas or practice (or aiming to achieve within 6 months of starting)
- ALS/APLS provider
- Completed mentorship programme
Desirable
- ENP/ ECP Minor Injuries and Minor Illness course Level 6
- Attended X-ray/IRMER course
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Relevant MSc or BSc
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Ability to manage and prioritise workload
- Proven ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Previous experience of non-medical prescribing and using PGDs
- Experience as an autonomous practitioner within a minor injury/illness centre or mobile service
- Experience of the ECP/Advanced Practitioner role within Primary or Secondary Care
- Current knowledge of government targets and initiatives and N.I.C.E. guidelines and their impact on clinical practice
- Understanding of the N.M.C/H.P.C Code of Professional Conduct
- Knowledge of child protection issues
- Understanding of clinical governance and its significance and impact upon practice
- Good communication skills
- Basic IT skills in word processing and e-mail
- Experience in using I.T based patient documentation systems
- Sound organisational skills
- Able to professionally and appropriately challenge differing opinions as a patient advocate
- Record keeping skills
- Experience of triage/initial assessment
- Able to act as shift leader as required
- Able to work autonomously, using own clinical judgment to form a diagnosis
- Skills for managing minor injuries
- Dispensing skills as per protocols and patient group directives
- Skills of multi system assessment
- Knowledge of medical model of documentation
- Able to give appropriate telephone advice
- Understanding of health education/promotion
- Able to give relevant discharge advice
- Experience of following referral pathways
- Evidence of experience / competency in the form of a professional portfolio
Desirable
- Able to record/interpret ECG
- Experience of performing a social assessment
- Experience as a practitioner in an A&E Department or similar emergency care centre
- Experience of clinical audit
- Experience of research projects
- Leadership skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to work cooperatively with the multi-disciplinary team
- Able and willing to develop professionally
- Able to use own initiative
- Able to act as a role model
Desirable
- Able to motivate other team members
- Able to promote a learning environment
Other
Essential
- Able to deal with violence, aggression and extreme situations
- Vaccine and immunity status in accordance with UK Department of Health Guidelines
- Able to deal with sensitive issues e.g. sudden death/bereavement, child abuse, domestic violence
- Able to adjust and respond in rapidly changing environments
- Able to work in a calm and organized manner in situations of extreme workload
- Able to undertake home visits
- Hold a current driving licence with business insurance
- Enhanced DBS disclosure
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).
Additional information
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).
