Paramedic

**Job description **Full time or Part time Paramedic, Sidcup Medical Centre, Frognal PCN Salary £48k-£52k depending on experience

Are you an experienced Paramedic who is keen to work within primary care with a passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice? If so, then we want to hear from you if you are:
Educated to degree/diploma level in Paramedicine or equivalent experience

Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC); and have completed your two-year Consolidation of Learning period as a newly qualified paramedic

Have a further three years experience as a band 6 (or equivalent) paramedic

Are working towards developing masters level or equivalent capability in paramedic areas of practice

Have completed and been signed off formally within the clinical pillar competencies of the paramedic FCP/AP roadmap to practice.

Primary Care experience is essential as you will be expected to run clinics and undertake home visits.

You will work as an autonomous, accountable Paramedic, as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within the PCN. Benefits for you to be working towards developing masters level and that you have been formally signed off within the clinical pillar competencies of the paramedic FCP/AP roadmap (Stage 1 and 2) to practice.
Assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment and make necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team. (Patients with problems needing referral to secondary care should be discussed with the registered GP if possible, before making such referral).
Assess, diagnose, treat, refer or signpost patients who attend surgery with undifferentiated or undiagnosed conditions relating to minor illness or minor injury.
Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.
Use advanced clinical skills to provide education to patients, promoting self-care and empowering them to make informed choices about their treatment.
Promote self-management where appropriate including signposting patients to social prescribing and other community and voluntary services.
Be able to:
Perform specialist health checks and reviews
Perform and interpret ECGs; alongside other results as appropriate
Perform investigatory procedures, as required
Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, etc.
Support the delivery of anticipatory care and lead certain community services (e.g. monitoring blood pressures and diabetes risk of elderly patients living in sheltered housing).
Provide an alternative model to urgent and same day GP home visit for the PCN and undertake clinical audits.
Communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the multi-disciplinary team, attending and contributing to meetings as required and accepting referrals and referring to specialist services, where appropriate.
Communicate at all levels across PCNs and other organisations, ensuring effective, patient-centred service.
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.
Communicate effectively with patients, and where appropriate family members and their carers, where applicable, complex and sensitive information regarding their physical health needs, results, findings and treatment choices.
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions and development, either directly or under supervision.
Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the HCPC and College of Paramedics.
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team’s performance.
Participate in continuing professional development, education, and training to keep up to date with evidence based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role, meeting clinical governance guidelines for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and a Personal Development Plan (PDP).
Take responsibility for own development and revalidation, learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model for others.
Undertake statutory and mandatory training as required.
Undertake a variety of research and analysis tasks associated with the improvement of clinical care, medical diagnosis, and treatment.
Contribute to regular multi-disciplinary and or practice educational meetings.
Contribute to the practice quality targets to consistently achieve high standards of safe, evidence-based, cost-effective patient care and service delivery.
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
Influence, motivate and involve individuals and teams to reach necessary performance target expectat