Emergency Care Practitioner

NHS; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Trowbridge seeks a registered paramedic to provide face-to-face and telephone consultations, including home visits for housebound patients. Responsibilities include assessment, diagnosis, and treatment while working autonomously within practice protocols. The ideal candidate has a minimum of three years' post-registration experience and relevant training in minor illnesses. This role offers 37.5 hours per week with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Ability to assess, plan, and refer patients appropriately.
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients.
• Can demonstrate a broad knowledge of common conditions in primary care.

Responsibilities

• Undertake consultations with patients as an autonomous practitioner.
• Maintain accurate clinical records efficiently.
• Make direct referrals to primary, secondary, and social services.

Skills

Clinical judgement

Patient assessment

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Registered paramedic with HCPC registration

Minimum of 3 years post registration experience

Post qualification training in minor illness and injuries

Job description

Thisrole encompasses both face to face and telephone on the day appointments, alongsidehome visits for patients who are housebound and unable to visit thesurgery. The post holder will makedecisions and apply appropriate clinical interventions to the presentingpatient in the surgery or their own home.This included initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis,treatment and evaluation of care.

Thepost holder will work autonomously, within the Practices policies, protocolsand guidelines and to demonstrate safe clinical decision making. The post holder will have access to the dutyteam at all times, during both clinics and home visits for advice and support.

The role is for 37.5 hours a week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) with at least one evening Extended Access session per week.

Main duties of the job

To undertake consultationswith patients both within the surgery and on home visits. To use own clinical judgement to diagnose,treat, refer and/or discharge patients. To ensure accurate records of allconsultations. Please see JD for furtherinformation.

About us

TrowbridgeHealth Centre has approximately 100 staff and is a happy place to work. Thereis a strong team spirit throughout the organisation. We work together to produce the mostefficient processes possible, and every individual is encouraged to be the bestthat they can.

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

Thisrole encompasses both face to face and telephone on the day appointments, alongsidehome visits for patients who are housebound and unable to visit thesurgery. The post holder will makedecisions and apply appropriate clinical interventions to the presentingpatient in the surgery or their own home.This included initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis,treatment and evaluation of care.

Thepost holder will work autonomously, within the Practices policies, protocolsand guidelines and to demonstrate safe clinical decision making. The post holder will have access to the dutyteam at all times, during both clinics and home visits for advice and support.

Main responsibilities:

Undertake consultations with patients as an autonomouspractitioner and using own clinical judgement to diagnose, treat, refer and/ordischarge patients.

Maintain accurate clinical records, in an efficient manner.

Make direct referrals to primary, secondary and social serviceswithin locally agreed pathways, guidance and protocols.

Support and continue the development of an on the day emergencypatient service in the Practice.

Work as part of the ECP team, sharing best practice.

Be a part of the practices response to emergency clinical situationswithin the practice.

Work as part of an MDT across the practice.

Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotionand health education.

Where the post holder is an independent prescriber: to prescribesafe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislativeframework

Ensure all mandatory training is completed, alongside relevant CPDfor the role, including keeping up to date with any changes.

The above constitutes the main responsibilities of the post andmay be subject to change, to meet the needs of the Practice. Any changes will be discussed prior toimplementation, wherever possible.

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, orallow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and othermatters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff willrespect their privacy and act appropriately

In the performance of the duties outlined in this JobDescription, the post-holder may have access to confidential informationrelating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcareworkers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as abusiness organisation. All such information from any source is to be regardedas strictly confidential

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, otherhealthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged toauthorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and proceduresrelating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

ADisclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (previously CRB check) will beundertaken as a matter of course.

Equality and Diversity

Thepost-holder willsupport the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues,to

include:

Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights,interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures andpolicies, and current legislation

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients,carers and colleagues

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming, non-judgmental and respectsthe individuals circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development

Thepost-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by thePractice as part of

thisemployment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review,including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/orprofessional development

Taking responsibility for own development, learning andperformance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who areundertaking similar work.

Undertake mandatory and statutory training as required.

Quality

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

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

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

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

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meetpatients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources.

Portray a professional image at all times.

Communication

Thepost-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication withinthe team and

willstrive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members

Communicate effectively with patients and carers

Communicate effectively with other service providers

Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communicationand respond accordingly.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services

Thepost-holder will:

Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance

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

Participate in audit where appropriate.

Changes to this Job Description

Theduties and responsibilities outlined in this list are neither definitive norrestrictive and

maychange in details from time to time as the post develops to meet the changingneeds of

thesurgery.

Person Specification

Experience

• To be able to effectively and safely assess, plan and refer patients appropriately and evaluate patient care confidently.
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
• Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of common conditions in primary care, for both adults and children.
• Independent prescribing
• Experience of working in a GP practice

Qualifications

• Be a registered paramedic with HCPC registration
• Minimum of 3 years post registration experience
• Post qualification training in minor illness and injuries

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.

Depending on experienceDepending on skills and qualifications