Paramedic Practitioner

Newtons Practice; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Haywards Heath seeks a part-time Paramedic Practitioner to support urgent care services. The role includes assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients in various settings. Candidates should have HCPC registration, excellent communication skills, and relevant clinical experience. This position promotes a supportive work culture and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Valid HCPC registration.
• Experience in an urgent care or primary care setting is desirable.
• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS and reference checks.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment at first point of contact.
• Support and develop an on-the-day emergency service.
• Accurately triage and prioritize patients.

Skills

Superb written and verbal communication skills

Excellent team collaboration

Competence in using electronic patient record systems

Experience in autonomous clinical roles

Comfortable managing sensitive situations

Education

Post graduate diploma or degree in primary care

Minor Injuries and/or Illness diploma or course

Chronic Disease management diploma or course

Tools

Microsoft Office

EMIS

Job description

Due to a member of our team relocating, we have a part-time vacancy, 24 hrs per week, for a Paramedic Practitioner to support the daily on call team to provide an on the day urgent service for our patients. The role will involve the assessment, diagnosis, treatment orreferral of patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosedconditions. This will be through telephone triage, electronic consultations andface-to-face consultations. The post holder will workwithin the Paramedic Practitioners level of competency. The PP will be required to respond to referrals and requests from various sources including but not limited to: patients, care homes, GPs, & NHS111

Main duties of the job

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

To provideassessment, diagnosis and treatment at first point of contact by attendingto patients according to patients needs either in the Practice orpatients homes.

To support andcontinue the development of an on the day emergency and urgent patientservice in the Practice.

To accuratelytriage and prioritise patients, including in emergency situations,demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history ofan event/illness, including past medical and drug history.

To evaluateclinical information from examination and history taking, and initiateappropriate treatment and/or referral.

To undertake andinterpret diagnostics and take appropriate action to manage patient care,whilst distinguishing between abnormal and normal findings in order torelate them to a possible diagnosis. To use broad clinical guidelines(NICE etc) relating them to individual cases, providing assistance andfeedback to the organisation and others on how these should beinterpreted.

To signpostappropriately to other services in the identified healthcare pathway.

To refer patientsto appropriate care settings, within locally agreed healthcare pathways.

To discharge ortreat, as appropriate and within the scope of practice.

To maintainaccurate and systematic documentation of patient interactions and clinicalcare provided, including adverse events.

To advise patients on healthy lifestyles and health promotion.

About us

Newtons Practice is an established, stable Partner run GP practice. We have a highly valued and well respected team of five Paramedic Practitioners, who are an important part of the Practice team. We like to look after our staff and understand the importance of making Newtons a great place to work. We listen to our staff, support their professional development ambitions and actively encourage sharing of best practice and innovative ideas.

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical

To provideassessment, diagnosis and treatment at first point of contact by attendingto patients according to patients needs either in the Practice orpatients homes.

To support the on the day emergency and urgent patientservice in the Practice.

To accuratelytriage and prioritise patients, including in emergency situations,demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history ofan event/illness, including past medical and drug history.

To evaluateclinical information from examination and history taking, and initiateappropriate treatment and/or referral.

To undertake andinterpret diagnostics and take appropriate action to manage patient care,whilst distinguishing between abnormal and normal findings in order torelate them to a possible diagnosis. To use broad clinical guidelines(NICE etc) relating them to individual cases, providing assistance andfeedback to the organisation and others on how these should beinterpreted.

To signpostappropriately to other services in the identified healthcare pathway.

To refer patientsto appropriate care settings, within locally agreement healthcare pathways.

To discharge ortreat, as appropriate and within the scope of practice.

To maintainaccurate and systematic documentation of patient interactions and clinicalcare provided, including adverse events.

To advise andsupport members of the public on healthy lifestyles, health promotion anddisease prevention.

Communication

To liaise andinteract with multi-professional teams across organisational boundaries,including primary care, social services and secondary care providersaccording to patient needs and appropriate care pathways.

To be competent onthe telephone, able to get clinical history and effectively triage patientsvia the telephone and online consultations.

To maintaincommunication with all healthcare professionals and outside agencies toensure seamless, patient-centred service provision.

To ensureeffective communication so that the patient receives the appropriate levelof care and wherever possible avoid unnecessary hospital admission.

To take an activerole in maintaining expert communication with all patients, carers andrelatives which meets their individual needs.

To deal withcomplaints in a calm and courteous manner, ensuring that, whereverpossible, complaints are dealt with efficiently and satisfactorily on alocal level.

To communicate effectively in demanding and challenging situations, where there may also be hostility.

Professional

To input to andextract information from the Practice Emis clinical IT system and otherclinical software used for patient care.

To work collaborativelywith other members of the health care team such as the District NursingTeam, Mental Health Services, staff in Care Homes, Ambulance Service,Secondary Care etc.

To ensure that thewellbeing of patients and staff is maintained in accordance with Practicepolicies.

Toundertake clinical audits in line with the organisations clinical audit plan,and to participate as required in equipment testing and other research.

Tocontribute to the analysis of information to inform future development of theservice.

Toparticipate and contribute to clinical meetings

Toidentify risks to service provision, and highlight them to the Clinical Lead.

Towork within the requirements of Data Protection legislation as it applies topatient records.

To maintaincurrent professional registration.

To act at alltimes in such a manner as to promote confidence and public trust and touphold the reputation of Newtons Practice and their own profession.

Organisational

To operate as aneffective member of the Practice team

To maintainaccurate and systematic documentation of patient interactions and clinicalcare provided, including any adverse events, child protection issues orother notifiable matters.

To provideinformation to inform the evaluation and efficiency of the role and forperformance management purposes as requested.

To engage in selfappraisal and utilise reflective practice to enhance and develop personaland organisational practice.

To assist inmarketing and promoting the role and organisation within the healthcommunity both locally and nationally.

Managerial

To ensure effectivetime management and prioritisation of workload.

To ensure thesecurity, safe storage and maintenance of any allocated equipment andgoods.

To ensure practiceis within good clinical governance and based on sound up-to- date clinicalevidence. Where appropriate, to identify and assess any risks associatedwith patient care or to oneself and communicate these risks to theappropriate clinical manager.

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list ofduties. The need for flexibility isrequired and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related dutiesthat are within the employee's skills and abilities whenever reasonablyinstructed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Person Specification
• The appointed candidate will:
• Have a valid HCPC registration;
• Have superb written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in autonomous clinical roles.
• Excellent team collaboration and communication.
• Competence in using electronic patient record systems.
• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS and reference checks
• Post graduate diploma or degree in primary care
• Minor Injuries and/or Illness diploma or course
• Chronic Disease management diploma or course
• Evidence of continued professional development

Experience

• Professional, empathetic, and proactive
• Able to work independently and collaboratively
• Demonstrates initiative and adaptability
• Role model within the team
• Full UK driving licence with business insurance
• Ability to undertake home visits
• Comfortable managing sensitive and challenging situations (eg safeguarding, bereavement)
• Confident and efficient using Microsoft Office and IT based patient clinical systems - EMIS is preferable
• Experience in an urgent care or primary care setting is desirable

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.