The role will provide aspecialist Paramedic resource for Health Care Professionals and service users,working in collaboration with other members of the Primary Care Network (PCN)Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). You will be required to work in all GP Practiceswithin the PCN. The role will involve working as an autonomous, accountableParamedic, in the provision of a holistic approach for individuals includingassessment, diagnosis and treatment to deliver quality patient services.
Main duties of the job
Assess and triage patients, includingsame day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment or makenecessary referrals to other members of the PCN or practice team.
Advise patients on general healthcareand promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patientsto other community or voluntary services and to self-care.
About us
GP Connect PCN consists of 5 GPPractices covering approx. 32000 patients. Our network operates with in thecity of Coventry.
The successful candidate willjoin a GP Connect PCN Team and will be supported by a Senior Care Coordinatorand Regular development sessions, teaching, training and opportunities toupskill will be provided.
If you are a forward-thinkingindividual who is keen to develop in this role, we want to hear from you!
If you have recently appliedfor this post please do not re-apply, your application will already have beenconsidered.
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatmentat first point of contact by attending to patients according to theirneeds either in the practice sites or patients homes.
* Act as an autonomous clinician, with thesupport and guidance from the GPs
* Diagnose and manage both acute conditions,integrating both drug and non-drug-based treatment methods into amanagement plan.
* Accurately triage and prioritise patients,including in emergency situations, demonstrating the use of a variety oftechniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including pastmedical and drug history.
* Recognise, assess, and refer patientspresenting with mental health needs
* Telephone triage as appropriate for clinicsand home visits and provide access to GPs as necessary.
* Evaluate clinical information from examinationand history taking and initiate appropriate treatment and / or referral,including admission to hospital if required.
* Signpost appropriately to other services inthe identified healthcare pathway and to refer patients to appropriatecare settings, within locally agreed healthcare pathways.
* Maintain accurate and systematic documentationof patient interactions and clinical care provided, including adverseevents.
* Advise and support members of the public onhealthy lifestyles, health promotion and disease prevention.
* Provide clinical advice to other members ofthe team where appropriate.
Responsibilities underpinning therole:
* To develop and facilitate a good workingrelationship with practice and community teams.
* To plan and organise own workload, and tosupport colleagues as well as patients and carers.
* To attend meetings of relevance as agreed withthe post holders line manager.
* To undertake any other duties commensuratewith the post holders grade as agreed with the post holders linemanager.
Professional:
* Input to and extract information from clinicalIT system.
* Work collaboratively with other members of thehealth care team such as the, staff in Care Homes, Ambulance Service, andSecondary Care etc.
* Participate and contribute to clinical meeting
* Work within the requirements of DataProtection legislation as it applies to patient records.
* Adhere to HCPC Code of Professional Conduct
* At all times practice within the scope ofprofessional practice
Safeguarding
* All members of staff have a responsibility toensure the Safeguarding of patients within the organisation.
* Ensure knowledge of Safeguarding policies andtraining is up to date
Confidentiality
* In the performance of the duties outlined inthis job description, the post-holder will have access to confidentialinformation relating to patients and their carers, member practices, staffand other healthcare workers. All such information from any source is tobe regarded as strictly confidential
* Information relating to patients, carers,colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the organisationmay only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the policiesand procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personaland sensitive data
* Keep up to date with IG and GDPR legislation
Health & safety
The post-holder will ensure thepromotion and management of their own and others health, safety and securityas defined in the organisations Health & Safety policy and the InfectionControl policy and published procedures.
Equality and diversity
The post-holder will support theequality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues
The post-holder will participate inany training programme implemented by GP Health Connect Limited/SeniorPharmacist as part of this employment
Quality:
The post-holder will strive tomaintain quality within the organisation, and will:
* Alert other team members to issues of qualityand risk
* Assess own performance and take accountabilityfor own actions, either directly or under supervision
* Contribute to the effectiveness of the team byreflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways toimprove and enhance the teams performance
* Develop and maintain effective workingrelationships with colleagues
* Work effectively with individuals in otheragencies to meet patients needs
* Effectively manage own time, workload andresources
* Act corporately as a member of the team andtake a shared responsibility for the development of strategy,effectiveness and culture of the team and the organisation
Communication
The post-holder should recognize theimportance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
* Communicate effectively with team members andother stakeholders, including shareholders, contract holders,subcontractors, practice managers and other practice staff
* Communicate effectively with patients andcarers
* Recognise peoples needs for alternativemethods of communication and respond accordingly
Contribution to the implementation ofservices
* Apply relevant policies, standards andguidance of practice within which you work
* Discuss with other members of the team how thepolicies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
* Participate in audit where appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications
* We are looking for:
* 1- Registered Paramedic Qualification (HCPC)
* 2- Minimum band 6 or above
* 4- Experience using PGDs/non-medical prescriber
* 5- Full UK Driving licence
* 6- Involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners
* 7- Effective communicator able to communicate complex and highly
* sensitive information (oral and written)
* 8- Ability to work within a team, be part of and to create a positive
* culture and atmosphere for patients and staff
* 9- Ability to work autonomously
* Registered Paramedic Qualification (HCPC)- Band 6 or above
Experience
* Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team
* Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice
* Demonstrable patient assessment skills
* Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of related medical conditions, treatments and pharmacology
* Ability to work autonomously
* Detailed knowledge of maintaining confidentiality and implementing data protection legislation requirements including information governance
* Minimum of 5 years post registration experience, will take into account previous non registrational experience, e.g. EMT
* Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the role
* Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice
Knowledge
* Understanding and knowledge of policy developments related to the delivery of primary care services including General Practice, the GMS/PMS contract, Clinical Governance, Quality & Outcomes Framework
* Understanding of systems to gain an understanding of the health needs of the Practice population as they relate to primary care
* Understanding of evidence-based practice
* Knowledge of national standards that inform practice (eg National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines etc)
* Understanding of equal opportunity and diversity issues
Values and Behaviours
* Showing empathy, compassion and understanding towards the client group served by the practice and advocate on their behalf
* Good communication and empathy skills with patients
* Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service for patients
* Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and workload
* Ability to manage high pressure situations
* Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost-effective healthcare
Other
* Able to work both independently and in a team
* Ability to be calm under pressure
* Able to support practice systems and staff teams through periods of change
* Able to work with external service providers to ensure seamless delivery of care
* Must be able to arrange own travel to attend meetings/home visits off site
* Can be flexible and responsive to the needs of the service
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.
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