Holbrook and Shotley Practice located in Ipswich, have fantastic opportunities for two ECPs/paramedics to join their established team, on a full-time basis.
The role offers you the opportunity to build on your experience of working effectively within a multi-disciplinary healthcare team, as you work alongside fellow professionals within the practice in support of one another.
If you are an experienced emergency care practitioner/paramedic wanting a new challenge, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
* Urgently respond to referrals and provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment at the first point of contact by attending to patients, according to patients' needs either in the practice or patient homes.
* Support, and continue the development of, an on-the-day emergency patient service in the practice.
* Accurately triage and prioritise patients, including in both emergency situations and telephone triage, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including past medical and drug history.
* Evaluate clinical information from examination and history taking, and initiate appropriate treatment and/or referral.
* Review the effectiveness of the treatment provided, making changes where necessary to improve patient outcomes.
* Maintain accurate clinical records in an efficient manner.
About us
The Holbrook and Shotley Practice is a GP Practice across two surgery sites. We pride ourselves on providing a high standard of care to our 8000 patients. Our practice team comprises of three GP Partners, two salaried GPs, supported by a highly experienced team of nurses, dispensers, paramedics, clinical pharmacists and the reception team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Be a registered paramedic, with current HCPC registration and have post-registration experience, ideally with some being in primary care.
* Have completed ENP/ECP Minor Injuries and Minor Illness course Level 6 and be an ALS/APLS provider.
Experience
* Be able to effectively assess, plan, treat and refer patients.
* Be able to evaluate patient care confidently.
* Have experience of working to protocols and guidelines.
* Exhibit excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
* Have the ability to make clear decisions with confidence and communicate these effectively.
* Understand the need to work within the parameters of one's own training and capability, according to the Health and Care Professions Council.
* Experience of autonomous practice working and multi-professional team working.
* Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care in both adults and children.
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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