Specialist Paramedic Cheltenham, England
Job description
Salary : Paramedic band 7 pay scale is £41,659 - £43,806 depending on experience & qualifications
Job type: Specialist Paramedic
Full-time 37.5
Shift and schedule 8.30-5.30 Monday - Friday
Full Job Description
Specialist Paramedic
Job SCOPE
The post holder’s main responsibility will be to work within the multidisciplinary practice team consisting of administrative staff, a team of clinical pharmacist/pharmacy technicians, nursing team and GPs where you will be fully supported.
We have 5 GP Partners and 2 salaried GPs with two First Contact Paramedics. We have a dynamic nursing team led by our lead nurse. We have an excellent working relationship with our onsite PCN and our patients have access to link workers, a MSK practitioner, a mental health nurse, and most recently our patients can access an Acute Respiratory Clinic, a successful pilot launched at St Pauls PCN and now being rolled out across the rest of the county. We are a training practice and support medical students and registrars.
We would like to recruit a Specialist Paramedic on a full-time basis to provide a mix of online digital consultations (both video and telephone) as well as face-to-face appointments to our patients. We have a practice list size of 11,300.
As a member of our sessional clinical team, our Paramedics work alongside GPs, clinical pharmacists, and other allied healthcare professionals and provides advice on the best value and most effective treatments and services. This work may include providing triage, referral and/or treatment of patients, utilising relevant evidence-based practice, local guidelines, and practice procedures. In addition, you will provide appropriate care based on patient needs, ensuring patients receive a timely and appropriate response when working operationally.
YOUR PROFILE
Evidence of post-graduate education at Level 7 such as Practitioner course, minor injuries & minor illness or advanced clinical assessment is essential.
Ideally, be a non or independent prescriber or be prepared to undertake the prescribing course
Professional registration with the Health and Care professions Council (HCPC)
Post-registration experience in an appropriate clinical setting (at least two years’ experience).
Previous experience of triage/telephone consultation is essential
In-depth knowledge of pre-hospital care & urgent care systems with the ability to demonstrate credibility. Must be able to demonstrate workplace-based learning in a primary (or possibly urgent care) setting.
Knowledge and understanding of current health and social care agendas
Excellent communication & IT skills
Dynamic, motivated, and enthusiastic Paramedic who wants to work differently
Desirable
The College of Paramedic Diploma in Primary & urgent care (DipPUC)
Main Responsibilities:
Clinical:
Provide the first point of contact for clinical queries from practice receptionists
Assist with telephone triaging
Undertake urgent/same day clinics
Undertake appropriate home visits alongside the GP visiting team.
Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis
Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly
Assess, diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs
Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan
Initiate and interpret tests and investigations as appropriate
Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs, liaise with the pharmacy team for advice & support. Offer advice on over-the-counter medication.
Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
Assess, identify, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs according to practice processes
Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care
Record accurate data in the patient records to an agreed standard
Collaborate with other members of the Primary Health Care Team including doctors, nurses and other AHPs, accepting referrals and referring to them for specialist care
Direct referral to and liaison with consultants and other professional agencies
Ensure a high standard of clinical practice is maintained by ensuring care is based on current best practice, embarking upon further training if required and continuing to update clinical knowledge
Quality Requirements
Recognise and work within your own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the HCPC and College of Paramedics
Produce accurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures
Be aware of data protection (GDPR) and confidentiality issues particularly within a GP surgery
Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation, and monitoring of care, presenting, and communicating information
Review and process data using accurate SNOMED codes to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.
Prioritise, organise, and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
Deliver evidence-based care according to national guidelines such as NICE
Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking, and formal evaluation
Keep up to date with current evidence-based practice.
In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation
Assist in the development and implementation of policies and procedures
Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients’ health procedures and local guidance with the support from our Safeguarding Leads
Participate in annual professional development review. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice. It is the individuals’ responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments. Your training requirements will be assessed during your annual appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements
To attend our weekly practice clinical staff meetings
To work within the HCPC code of professional practice and Scope of professional conduct, H&S at work Act 1974, Data Protection Act 1984, and Access to Health Records 1990.
Confidentiality
Confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers and the practice as a business organisation, is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Health & safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others’ health, safety and security as per practice policy.
Equality and diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers, and colleagues as per practice policy
Personal/professional development
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment.
Quality
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk and assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
Communication
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to communicate effectively with other team members and, recognise people’s needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
Contribution to the implementation of services:
The post-holder will apply practice policies, standards, and guidance and discusses with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
NEXT STEPS
For initial discussions about the job vacancy please contact our Practice Manager Marion Costello, please email by clicking on Apply Now.
If you require an informal discussion about the opportunity to work with us, our Practice Manager will be more than happy to arrange an informal discussion with our Senior GP Partner Dr Adam Gillett.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
