PCN Paramedic / Advanced Practitioner Job at Wadebridge Full Time

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

To provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment
at first point of contact by attending to patients in a variety of non-clinical
settings according to the patients needs

To support a model of on the day care within
practices.

To work as an autonomous practitioner,
providing clinical care (including telephone triage, diagnosis, treatment,
referral, review or discharge) as appropriate, utilising a range of advanced
skills and expert knowledge for patients presenting with undifferentiated and
undiagnosed conditions

To work as part of the practice team providing
care in a variety of clinical and non-clinical settings (including residential
care, patients homes and other settings as necessary)

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 provide clinical advice to other members of
the team where appropriate including attendance at MDT meetings, planning
meetings and case conferences as required.

Confidentiality:

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, Practice staff and other
healthcare workers. They may also have
access to information relating to the Practice 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 the Practice may only
be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and
procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and
sensitive data

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and
maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the
Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

Using
personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines

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

Making
effective use of training to update knowledge and skills

Using appropriate infection control
procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Reporting
potential risks identified

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 which is
welcoming to and 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 the Practice as part of this employment, 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

Quality:

The
post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:

Design and conduct clinical audits in own area
of practice

Utilise
audit data to identify opportunities for quality improvement in the paramedic
team and wider MDT

Provide performance management support to the
team to enable delivery of a quality service

Assess
own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or
under supervision

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by
reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve
and enhance the teams performance

Work effectively with individuals in other
agencies to meet patients needs

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
Practice policies, standards and guidance

Discuss with other members of the team
how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Participate
in audit where appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current registered Paramedic (HPC) or Emergency Care Practitioner. Applicants must have a recognised Advanced Practitioner qualification / higher degree e.g. Bsc, Pg Dip or Msc in advanced practice. For more information, please see the attached job description.

Desirable

• Independent prescribing qualification. For more information, please see the attached job description.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

North Cornwall Coast PCN

Address

Bridge Medical Centre

Harbour Road

Wadebridge

Cornwall

PL27 7AH

United Kingdom