Key Duties and Responsibilities Clinical To practice as a Paramedic Practitioner within the Paramedic Acute Visiting Service. The Paramedic Practitioner will be expected to be able to work autonomously without direct supervision. Access to a senior clinician to provide support when required is available. To triage, assess, plan, treat, manage and refer patients appropriately, as part of a face to face or remote consultation. Performing specialist health checks, patient investigations, and collection of specimens, as determined by the scope of practice and standard operating procedures. Take responsibility for the overall planning of care for patients. This includes determining the most appropriate care pathway, liaising with other services and specialists, ensuring the patient has the best clinical outcome. To recognise the need for and initiate, where appropriate, relevant diagnostic investigations. Interpret diagnostic investigations and to take the corrective course of action where appropriate. Prioritise workload according to the needs of patients and manage primary care demand for the service based on clinical need. To maintain appropriate contemporaneous clinical records, ensuring that documentation clearly demonstrates the relevant Standards and Guidelines for Records and Record keeping within the Health and Care Professions Council and CRGPA policy and procedures. To supply medication under patient group directives where appropriate, and where trained and permitted as an independent and or supplementary prescriber. Ensure professional responsibilities are met maintaining knowledge of PGDs, medicines policy and legislation regarding the safe and secure management of medicines. To practice within the parameters of professional skills and knowledge, to recognise the limitations of own practice and to work within the bounds of their skills and competence according to the Health and Care Professions Council. To maintain an awareness of and share appropriate developments in clinical practice. Undertaking peer support of practice, education, and development. Ensure practice is evidence based and maintain a record of continuous professional development. To work effectively as part of a multi professional team in collaboration with other members of the service, and across primary care, making referrals as necessary for patients. Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans and take a lead in certain services and circumstances for patients. To work within the legislation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in respect of consent to examination and treatment and applying best interest decisions where appropriate. Be aware of the needs of vulnerable patients interacting with the service and understand professional responsibilities for safeguarding adults, children, and young people according to national and local policies and procedures. Adhere to all infection control measures according to CRGPA policy. Make dynamic risk assessment of the environment and general situation, having due regard for the health and safety of patients, self, and others. Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to the PCNs social prescribing service, and where appropriate, other community or voluntary services. Clinical Governance To participate in the clinical governance requirements in line with the organisation, including audit and case reviews. Adhere to local and national policies, protocols, and guidelines. To participate in quality improvement activity within the organisation e.g. audit, and taking a proactive approach to improve the service. To assess and evaluate outcomes of own practice, service intervention and treatment and identify any shortfalls in service escalating to the Deputy Operations Manager or Head of Operations. To ensure the requirements of Health and Safety legislation, appropriate legislative directives, and COSHH regulations are followed. Education Practice Development If you do not possess a level 7 qualification you will be required to commence a programme within six months of commencing in post. To participate in the clinical supervision framework for Practitioners within CRGPA. To offer appropriate advice to other professions on clinical care, delivery and service development within the parameters of the role and scope of practice. To participate in ongoing individual and peer professional development within the organisation. To undertake the mandatory training programme, and online training as appropriate. Professional To work within the regulatory requirements, codes, and guidance of the Health and Care Professions Council. To maintain professional and clinical competence through mechanisms of continuing professional development, and collaborate with peers to undertake education and development. To act in such a manner at all times to promote confidence and public trust and uphold the reputation of CRGPA and the Paramedic profession. Ensure compliance with all relevant and appropriate legislation. Communications and Working Relationships Staff within CRGPA, Staff within Practice, Staff in other primary, community, and secondary care providers, Other related services within the local health economy, Social Care and local intermediate Care Services. To communicate highly complex information to patients, relatives, and other health professionals ensuring sensitivity and compassion, and with due regard to their health needs, results, findings, and treatment choices. This may also include dealing with contentious information where the patient, their family, or carer may not be happy with the information presented, requiring the ability to manage any conflict through advanced negotiation and resolution skills. This is not an exhaustive list and other reasonable duties may be required as directed by management.