Paramedic (Cobham & Oxshott PCN) Maternity Leave
An exciting opportunity to join our newly formed primary care network in Cobham and Oxshott, Surrey. The PCN Paramedic will support primary care to deliver patient services as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) across our two PCN practices and complement two existing paramedics. This will include home visiting, managing minor illnesses as well as patient caseload management.
To work within our practices as an autonomous, accountable Paramedic providing holistic care for individuals including assessment, diagnosis, management and treatment.
The post holder will use advanced clinical and communication skills to encourage and empower patients to look after their own health and wellbeing, and promote self-management where appropriate.
Main duties of the job
1. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within Cobham Health Centre and Oxshott Medical Practice.
2. Assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment or make necessary referrals to other members of the primary care team.
3. Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to the organisations social prescribing service and/or other community or voluntary services.
4. Perform specialist health checks and reviews within their scope of practice and in line with local and national guidance.
5. Perform and interpret ECGs (if trained) and investigatory procedures as required.
6. Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including but not limited to venous blood samples (if trained), swabs, urine samples, and other samples within their scope of practice and in line with local/national guidance.
7. Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans and lead certain services.
8. Provide an alternative model to urgent and same day GP home visit for the practice.
9. Maintain accurate and contemporaneous health records appropriate to the consultation, ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient healthcare.
10. Communicate effectively with patients and, where appropriate, family members and their carers, where applicable, complex and sensitive information regarding their physical health needs, results, findings and treatment choices.
About us
Cobham & Oxshott Primary Care Network is a collaboration of two GP practices located in the Cobham and Oxshott area of Surrey, caring for a population of approximately 20,000 patients. We are a friendly and inclusive team with prior experience of PCN working and have strong, established relationships with each other, our ICB and other local, external organisations with excellent support from our GP federation, GP Health Partners Ltd.
We encourage informal visits to the PCN practices.
Job responsibilities
The Paramedic will:
1. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within Cobham Health Centre and Oxshott Medical Practice.
2. Assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment (including prescribing/recommending medications following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways) or make necessary referrals to other members of the primary care team.
3. Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to the organisations social prescribing service and, where appropriate, other community or voluntary services.
4. Perform specialist health checks and reviews within their scope of practice and in line with local and national guidance.
5. Perform and interpret ECGs (if appropriately trained).
6. Perform investigatory procedures as required and undertake the collection of pathological specimens including but not limited to venous blood samples (if appropriately trained), swabs, urine samples, and other samples within their scope of practice and in line with local and national guidance.
7. Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans and lead certain services (e.g., monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients).
8. Provide an alternative model to urgent and same day GP home visit for the practice.
9. Communicate at all levels across organisations ensuring that an effective, person-centred service is delivered.
10. Maintain accurate and contemporaneous health records appropriate to the consultation, ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient healthcare and registration with the organisation.
11. Communicate effectively with patients and, where appropriate, family members and their carers, where applicable, complex and sensitive information regarding their physical health needs, results, findings and treatment choices.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to degree level in paramedic science or equivalent experience.
* Registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council as a paramedic.
* Completed two-year Consolidation of Learning period when a newly qualified paramedic.
* Experienced in dealing with a range of clinical conditions.
* Experienced in triage.
* Post graduate qualifications in minor injury/illness and advanced patient assessment.
* Experience of working in a primary care environment.
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.
Salary: £43,000 to £48,000 a year FTE, Depending on experience
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