Advanced Paramedic PractitionerNHS

Job summary

We are looking for a Prescribing Paramedic to join our forward thinking multidisciplinary team to provide a Specialist/Advanced Paramedic resource for health care professionals and service users and to work within the community, as an autonomous, accountable Paramedic, in the provision of a holistic approach for individuals including assessment, management and treatment, to deliver high quality patient services. To assess, manage, treat, refer and/or signpost patients/service users who attend surgery and in the community (home visits and residential/nursing home patients) with undifferentiated or undiagnosed conditions relating to minor illness or minor injury. The post holder will use advanced clinical skills to provide eduction to service users, promoting self-care and empower them to make informed choices about their treatment.

Main duties of the job

• Access and treat patients including telephone consultations, & undertake an initial assessment and treatment of all referrals within the scope of practice
• Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, & to acknowledge limitations
• Advise patients on general health care & minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary
• Work from the surgery & within communities as an autonomous practitioner caring for patients and families
• Undertake assessment for patients within the community (home visits and residential/nursing homes) & those attending the surgery, using diagnostic skills & initiation of investigations where appropriate
• Prescribe/issue medications as appropriate following policy, patient group directives NICE (national) & local clinical guidelines & local care pathways.

Job description

Please see attached job description outlining Duties and Responsibilities within the General Practice setting

About us

We are a welcoming, friendly team of 2 practices based in Stafford and Cannock with approx. 14000 patients registered over our 2 sites. Our clinical team consists of 3 GP Partners, 1 Salaried GP, 2 Long-Term Locums, 2 Advanced Clinical Practitioners, 1 Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 1 Practice Nurse Lead, 2 Practice Nurses, 1 Healthcare Assistant and a Phlebotomist. We have 2 Practice Managers, a Reception Manager, who work across the 2 Practices and 12 Receptionists. We are also a training Practice. All of our employees are hard-working and we all strive to deliver excellent patient care at all times.