Job Description
Wickham Surgery
(in partnership with Winchester Rural South PCN)
Job Description
Job Title: Paramedic
Hours of work: Up to 37.5 hours per week
Salary: Based on AfC Band 7, depending on experience
The Overview:
We are looking to welcome an enthusiastic Paramedic into our high performing urgent care team.
The ideal candidate will already have experience of Primary Care, but we would also consider those looking at making the transition to General Practice.
The successful applicant will be attached to the Wickham Surgery.
The Practice is a modern purpose-built building in the beautiful semi-rural location of
Wickham Hampshire.
The Paramedic will join our established and highly competent urgent care team to deliver a multidisciplinary team approach to on the day care to our patients.
The paramedic will complement the existing team to include triaging and treating patients with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions. The role may also include visiting patients at their home.
We are a training practice, and we are passionate about education and continued professional development with opportunities to attend our educational meetings and develop areas of personal interest.
Most of all, we are passionate about delivering safe and outstanding patient care.
In the most recent national anonymous GP patient survey, we were very proud to be rated number 1 in our local area for the second third year in a row.
We care both about delivering outstanding patient care, but also work life balance.
At Wickham Surgery we support growing clinical expertise, you will always be supported and never put in a position to work outside of your competencies.
Our Practice mission statement is : ‘ Striving to both deliver the best patient care and to be the best place to work in primary care.’
Other Key Perks:
- Private health plan.
- 6 weeks holiday plus bank holidays.
- No weekend working.
- Free tea and coffee.
The Role and Key duties and responsibilities:
- assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment or make necessary referrals
- advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to other community or voluntary services.
- be able to: o perform specialist health checks and reviews o perform and interpret ECGs; alongside other results as appropriate o perform investigatory procedures as required o undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, etc. o perform investigatory procedures needed by patients and those requested by GPs / other HCPs
- support the delivery of anticipatory care plans and lead certain community services (e.g. monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients living in sheltered housing)
- communicate at all levels across the Practice and other organisations, ensuring effective, patient-centred service
- communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the multi- disciplinary team, attending and contributing to meetings as required
- collaborate with other members of the Practice and PCN including doctors, nurses and other AHPs, accepting referrals and referring to them for specialist care
- maintain accurate and contemporaneous health records appropriate to the consultation, ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice
- prescribe, issue and review medications as appropriate following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways. This will be done in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice
- work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments
- provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions
- assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis, and patients with complex needs
- clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly
- prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
- diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan
- support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care
Quality Requirements
- enhance own performance through continuous professional development, keep up to date with current evidence-based practice, and impart own knowledge and skills to colleagues to meet the needs of the service
- recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the HCPC and College of Paramedics
- assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation
- participate in research and utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required
- in partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
Administrative requirements
- produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
- be aware of data protection (GDPR) and confidentiality issues
- use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information
- review and process data using accurate read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.
Supervision and Training
- The post holder will have access to appropriate clinical supervision and an appropriate named individual in the Practice to provide general advice and support on a day to day basis.
Confidentiality:
- In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
- In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
- Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
- Not to enter patients records without clinical or administrative need to do so
- This responsibility lasts in perpetuity.
Health & Safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others’ health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
- Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
- Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
- Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
- Reporting potential risks identified.
- Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holder’s role
- Reporting potential risks identified and with due regard to Whistle-blowin Policy
- Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults;
Equality and Diversity
- Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people’s rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
- Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non- judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights
Personal / Professional Development
- Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
- Taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal development
- Working with management on any new training requirements
Communication
The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
- Communicate effectively with other team members
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers
- Recognise people’s needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Other
- Carrying out other duties that are required within the role as it evolves within the development of the organisation
- All staff are expected to work in a flexible way, undertaking tasks which are not specifically covered by their individual description when the occasion arises
- These additional duties will usually cover unforeseen circumstances or changes in work and they will normally be compatible with the post-holder’s regular type of work
- If the additional responsibility or task becomes a regular or frequent part of the staff member’s job, it will be included in the job description in consultation with the member of staff.
Flexibility
- Due to the emerging nature of Primary Care, the nature of this post will undoubtedly change
- This Job Description is neither exhaustive nor exclusive and will be reviewed periodically in conjunction with the post holder
- The post holder is required to carry out any duties that may reasonably be requested by the Partners or management team
- No Job Description can give a complete account of all aspects of the post.
Therefore, from time to time, the demands of the organisation will require adjustments in the responsibilities of the post.
This job description is not intended to be exhaustive and changes may be made from time to time at the discretion of the Employer
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: £42,000.00-£48,701.36 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
- Overtime
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Fareham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 21/04/2023