Paramedic-Home Visiting

Job responsibilities

Patient Care

In liaison with the practice GP deliver high quality, responsive healthcare services to patients in their homes, including assessments, diagnostics, treatment, and follow-up care.

Work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals, including GPs, nurses, and social care providers, to ensure comprehensive patient care.

• Interview patients, take medical histories, perform physical examinations, analyse, diagnose and explain medical problems during surgery consultations and home visits.
• Recommend and explain appropriate diagnostic tests and treatment.
• Perform specialised diagnostic physical exams and treatment procedures.
• Instruct and educate patients in preventative health care.
• Order laboratory tests as required and agreed under supervising doctor(s).
• Fully document all aspects of patient care and complete all required paperwork for legal and administrative purposes.
• Formulate diagnoses and treatment plans, in consultation with or referring to Supervising doctor(s) as appropriate.
• Educate patients and their families on health conditions, treatment plans, and preventive measures to promote self-management and long-term wellbeing.

Ensure medical equipment is maintained, clean, and in good working order.

Documentation and Administration

Accurately document patient assessments, treatments, and care plans in accordance with professional standards and regulatory requirements.

Learning and Development

Take responsibility for own professional development which shows continuing training and professional development to meet clinical governance guidelines.

Keep up to date with relevant medical research, technology and evidence-based medical practice by attending education courses and professional meetings, reading journals etc.

Regularly reflect on own practice (and keep a record of learning encounters) to identify learning needs and encourage self-directed lifelong learning and continued professional development.

Confidentiality:

Everyone working in or for the NHS has the responsibility to use information and data in a secure and confidential way. Staff who have access to information about individuals (whether patients, staff or others) need to use it effectively, whilst maintaining appropriate levels of confidentiality. You must be aware of the data protection legislation in relation to data security (confidentiality, integrity and availability) and ensure strict adherence to the provisions therein at all times

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, NICS staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to NICS as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of NICS may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the NICS policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on the full range of promotion and management their own and others health, safety and security as defined in NICS Health & Safety policy and NICS Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

Ensuring job holders across our services adhere to their individual responsibilities for infection control and health and safety, using a system of observation, audit and check, hazard identification, questioning, reporting and risk management.

Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of health, safety, and infection control statutory and best practice guidelines and ensuring implementation across the business.

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to NICS guidelines

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across the business

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, initiate, and manage the training of others.

Actively identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised

Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually)

Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Equality and Diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to, of the individual, is non-judgmental, and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by NICS as part of this employment, with such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members.

Communicate effectively with patients and carers.

Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply NICS policies, standards and guidance.
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect their own work.
• Participate in audit where appropriate

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council HCPC
• Advanced Life Support ALS certificate
• Satisfactory record of continuous professional development

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field e.g Advanced Paramedic Practice, Healthcare Management
• Additional qualifications in community healthcare

Experience

Essential

• At least 2 years experience post NQP or equivalent
• Credible to medical colleagues

Desirable

• Experience in a home visiting or primary or community healthcare setting.
• Experience with clinical audit and quality improvement processes

Other

Essential

• Committed to working as part of a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency primary care team
• Openness to explore alternative working practices
• Flexibility to work outside core office hours
• Full UK driving licence.
• Access to a road worthy motor vehicle to support provision of the service.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Strong understanding of healthcare regulations and best practices in the United Kingdom.
• Strong clinical assessment and diagnostic skills
• Ability to work autonomously and make sound clinical decisions
• Working knowledge of computers and EMIS clinical system

Personal Qualities and Skills

Essential

• Good organisational skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels and with colleagues within and external to the organisation
• A clear commitment to delivering quality and patient focused services
• Empathetic and patient-centred approach.
• Strong problem solving abilities.
• Ability to remain calm and professional under pressure.
• Flexibility and adaptability to meet the needs of a diverse patient population.
• Focused on delivering objectives and improvements to patient services
• Works to meet the needs of NICS
• High levels of integrity and loyalty

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).