Job Description
Job Title
Paramedic
Band
Band 7
Responsible to
Clinical Director
Accountable to
Clinical Director
Location
To work across the PCN in Hull
Line management responsibility
To be confirmed
Job Purpose
This role will provide a paramedic resource for health care professionals and patients by working collaboratively with other members of the multidisciplinary team, enhancing the capacity of our PCN.
Job Summary
To work within the locality, across the PCN, as an autonomous, accountable, paramedic providing a holistic approach for individuals including assessment, management, and treatment, to deliver high quality patient services.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- To work alongside the multi-disciplinary team across the PCN to assess and triage patients, including same day triage.
- Provide definitive treatment such as the prescription of medications in accordance with guidelines (locally and nationally) and make referrals to other members of the primary care team.
- Advise patients on general healthcare and self-management, including signposting patients to other relevant services across the PCN or wider, such as a Social Prescribing Link Worker.
- Competently and with empathy, clearly communicate sensitive and/or complex information to patients and their families/carers too where relevant to ensure that they understand and can ask questions. This could be about their health needs, results, findings and treatment options.
- Perform health checks and reviews that sit within your competence and guidelines, including ECG’s (including the interpretation of these), investigatory procedures and collect pathological specimens such as intravenous blood samples and swabs.
- Support the delivery of ‘anticipatory care plans’ and take a lead in some community health promotion services such as blood pressure monitoring and diabetes risk assessments for people living in sheltered accommodation.
- Provide an alternative model to urgent and same day GP home visits for the network.
- Undertake clinical audits.
- Collaboratively work with colleagues to maintain a person-centred service with a proactive approach to communication and a commitment to attend and contribute to discussions and meetings as required.
- Ensure medical records are accurate and up to date and compliant with relevant legislation.
- Embed evidence-based findings into developments and practice locally.
- Ensure robust clinical governance is in place for your practice which includes regular audit and evaluation, supervision and CPD.
- If working towards level 7 paramedic capability, work on a rotational model to ensure clinical supervision and support by a level 7 practitioner.
Management of workload and personal development
Act on own initiative in prioritising and managing workload, in respect of clinical, managerial, and administrative areas, as necessary.
Maintain own personal and professional development as agreed at your annual review.
STANDARD PARAGRAPHS
To be read in line with relevant Organisation Policy and Employee Handbook
It is the responsibility of each member of staff to maintain confidentiality, in line with the organisation’s Confidentiality Code of Conduct.
Staff must be aware of and maintain up to date knowledge and skill to adhere to the provisions of Health and Safety legislation, to ensure their safety and the safety of others.
Under the Health Act Code of Practice for the Prevention of HCAI 2006, staff have a personal responsibility to ensure that their work adheres to this Code to preserve safe patient care.
Staff will be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the organisation, whilst working within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive
Our Values
Our core values are fundamental to how we undertake our everyday work.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Salary: From £41,659.00 per year
Benefits:
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Hull City Centre, East Riding of Yorkshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Acclaim Paramedic