Advanced Paramedic Practitioner

Job summary

Fenland Primary Care Network (PCN) is looking to employ an Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Paramedic under the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) to work across our four member practices. The role will provide continuity of care for patients within the Fenland region by offering both in-surgery clinics and a home visiting as and when required. They will be accountable to the Primary Care Networks and the referring GP practices, working across the PCN to support the multi disciplinary teams and relevant services required. You'll be joining a great team in a great place, where your commitment will be genuinely valued, your skills respected, and your ambition rewarded

Main duties of the job

• To assess, plan, and deliver care in line with the patient's individual needs. This may include providing timely clinical interventions and resuscitation to prevent deterioration.
• To work within the community as an autonomous and accountable Paramedic Practitioner, in the provision of a holistic approach for individuals including assessment, diagnosis and treatment, to deliver quality patient services.
• Undertake in-surgery clinics and/or home visits on behalf of the GP practice or PCN as directed and in accordance with relevant clinical guidelines. To work closely with the team of doctors and allied health care professionals to help manage their patients.
• Be prepared to assess, diagnose, treat, refer, signpost or educate patients who attend surgery with an undifferentiated or undiagnosed condition relating to minor illness or injury.
• Use advanced clinical skills to provide education to service users, promoting self-care and empower them to make informed choices about their treatment.
• Be involved in reducing unnecessary conveyance and hospital admissions, and engage effectively with patients, carers, families and other health and social care agencies when managing often complex situations.
• The post holder should have their own vehicle available for home visits with expenses remunerated in line with contractual terms.

About us

Fenland PCN is forward-looking, friendly and focused on providing a wide range of excellent healthcare services to patients in the Fenland area. We invest in continuous quality improvement, enhanced care, new services and training and developing our workforce. We value the diversity of our colleagues and actively champion an inclusive culture and are committed to helping our colleagues achieve a work/life balance.

Job responsibilities

• Assess and treat patients, undertaking comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, care planning, treatment and evaluation for patients.
• Clinically examine and assess patients, interpret test results and plan clinical care accordingly.
• To Practice within professional competencies and elevate to the referring or duty clinician for guidance where clinical presentations exceed individual experience or scope of practice.
• Make any necessary referrals in collaboration with the referring or duty clinician to other members of the primary health care team, community or hospital teams or social care team as appropriate.
• Where appropriate, discuss with the referring or duty clinician doctor the needs of patients presenting with complex health needs or conditions requiring specific treatment, hospital admission or referral.
• Follow-up patients in the short term and post discharge / 999 call to ensure continuity of care and assist with reducing unnecessary hospital admission or re-admission.
• Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within the boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.
• Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary.
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care where appropriate.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner in accordance with the Health and Care Professions Council Standards and Proficiency, Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics and ensure that personal and professional clinical standards and development are maintained.
• Prescribe/issue medications as appropriate following national policies, patient group directives and local pathways and in accordance with own competence.
• Formally and informally impart knowledge and skills to colleagues promoting peer review and best practice within the work environment, ensuring the delivery of a safe and effective service.
• Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc. Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs, only accepting to carry out procedures that you are appropriately trained to complete.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous healthcare records appropriate to the consultation.
• Participate in PCN MDTs where appropriate.
• Explore the potential for collaborative working and take opportunities to initiate and sustain such relationships.
• Liaise with other stakeholders as needed for the collective benefit of patients.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience working in, or a good understanding of primary care environments, including the operational and clinical demands of this setting.
• Comprehensive patient examination skills of body systems.
• Knowledge of common acute and chronic conditions that are likely to be seen in primary care.
• Collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations.
• Facilitating change to improve clinical practice. Undertaking policy review and clinical audit.
• Good knowledge of SystmOne Clinical system.
• Understanding of clinical governance and quality issues.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Essential

• 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.

Qualifications

Essential

• Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
• Independent prescribing (V300).
• Experience of working within a Primary Care setting.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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