Paramedic

Job summary

Hampton Medical Centre is located in Serpentine Green. We are a training practice and host medical students from various medical schools. We are actively involved in teaching and training and hold an academy status with Leicester Medical School.

Main duties of the job

You must be a prescribing Paramedic, competent in dealing with minor illnesses, and working towards long‑term conditions review. Prior experience of working in a GP surgery is required.

Job responsibilities

• Responsible for attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health‑care professional; diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness and advising people on their continuing medical and nursing needs.
• Prioritising and triaging the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.
• Work with reference to practice‑agreed protocols and guidelines, providing nursing treatments to patients both independently and in participation with nurse colleagues and general practitioners.

Clinical responsibilities

• Controls admission and discharge to own caseload through appropriate comprehensive assessment to include physical, mental, emotional and social health including the use of invasive and non‑invasive investigations to establish a diagnosis.
• Prescription of evidence‑based care including medication.
• Developing with the patient and family when appropriate an ongoing plan for health with an emphasis on prevention and self‑care.
• Follow‑up and evaluation of care.
• Direct referral to and liaison with consultants and other professional agencies.
• Making and accepting referrals within the practice team.
• If qualified, prescribes according to formulary and competencies.
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self‑care.
• Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning or sexual health consultation.
• Assess, identify and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the NSF for Mental Health.
• A collaborative, supportive, and holistic approach.
• Keep accurate patient records on computer system.

Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures

• Undertakes the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc. Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.
• Checks and processes results received via SystmOne as instructed by the GPs.

Administrative responsibilities

• Disseminates learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments/courses.
• Manages and assesses risk within areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients.
• Participates in the delivery of Chronic Disease Management and in achieving QOF Targets.
• Ensures good communication between you and the team and other members of staff and communicates any changes of ways of working to those affected as appropriate.
• Attends and contributes to Practice Clinical Governance.
• Encourages and ensures team working within the practice.
• Participates in practice clinical audits if required. Acts as a resource to other practice members.
• Uses technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information.
• Reviews and processes data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.
• Participates in developing protocols and clinical guidelines for use in the practice.

Person specification

Experience

• Must have past experience of working in a GP surgery.
• Must be a good team worker.

Knowledge of common medical conditions encountered in primary care

• Excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Registered paramedic and no ongoing complaints or probity issue.

Desirable

• None.

Must be able to work in a pressured environment

• Good knowledge and communications.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

• Employer name: Hampton Medical Centre
• Address: Unit 6B, Serpentine Green Shopping Centre, Hampton, Peterborough, PE7 8DR United Kingdom
• Employer's website: Apply through our website