JOB SUMMARY
As a member of the clinical team, to be responsible for providing high quality care and services, including minor illness, acute care, chronic disease management, and health promotion within the surgery and to those that are housebound.
To work as an autonomous practitioner.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
To assess and diagnose patients that request an acute home visit.
Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the HCPC)
Provide care for patients presenting in the minor illness clinic and those that are housebound with minor illnesses and urgent on the day appointments.
Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
Make professionally autonomous decisions
Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings/reports.
Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care
Refer to the duty doctor as necessary
Refer patients to other agencies, secondary care as appropriate and complete the referral paperwork accurately, liaising with secretarial team if required
Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
Manage, interpret and act on blood and other diagnostic test results onto the clinical system.
Clinical
To identify and undertake specialist tasks, to include minor illness consultations within the surgery as required
Provide care for patients presenting in the minor illness clinic and those that are housebound with minor illnesses and urgent on the day appointments.
Provide a first point of contact within the Practice for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan.
Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
Make professionally autonomous decisions
Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings/reports.
Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care
Refer patients to other agencies, secondary care as appropriate and complete the referral paperwork accurately, liaising with secretarial team if required
Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients
Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
Undertake mandatory and statutory training
Apply infection control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines
Adhere to policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all
Participate in the local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice
PERSON SPECIFICATION
JOB TITLE: Practice Paramedic
ATTRIBUTES
Education/Qualification/Training:
Emergency care
Practitioner trained to degree level with evidence of Continued Professional
development
Extended and supplementary prescribing
Post graduate diploma in n either Minor Illness or A&E care or equivalent.
Experience:
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in either primary care, A&E or an acute setting.
Minor Illness / Triage care
Home visit assessment of patients
Previous experience of Autonomous practice in a community or practice setting
Management of chronic disease conditions in general practice, i.e.
Diabetes, Asthma/COPD,
Heart Disease, Dementia Previous experience in developing service provision
Knowledge and Skills
Understanding of issues and developments in Primary Care
Advanced clinical practice
Salary description
£44000.00 - £44000.00 per year