Paramedic Specialist
4 weeks ago
About the Role
We are seeking a skilled Paramedic to join our team at Long Furlong Medical Centre. As a key member of our community healthcare team, you will work autonomously to provide high-quality patient care and support.
Main Responsibilities
- To assess and triage patients, including same-day triage, and provide comprehensive clinical notes and care plans.
- To advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management, signposting them to other community or voluntary services as needed.
- To perform specialist health checks and reviews, including ECGs and other investigations, and undertake the collection of pathological specimens.
- To communicate effectively with colleagues across the multi-disciplinary team, attending and contributing to meetings as required.
- To collaborate with other members of the practice, including doctors, nurses, and other AHPs, accepting referrals and referring patients for specialist care.
- To maintain accurate and contemporaneous health records, ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient healthcare and registration with the practice.
- To prescribe, issue, and review medications as appropriate, following policy, patient group directives, NICE guidelines, and local clinical protocols.
- To work with patients to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments, providing information and advice on medication regimens, side effects, and interactions.
- To assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate treatment and care for patients presenting with undifferentiated diagnoses and complex needs.
- To clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly.
- To prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist patients in complex, urgent, or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
- To diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.
- To support patients in adopting health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- BSc in a training programme approved by the College of Paramedics.
- Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration.
- Framework for Higher Education Qualification (FHEQ) Level 7.
- Full UK driving licence.
Experience
- Experience in managing a designated caseload.
- Ability to write comprehensive clinical notes, implement, and evaluate care plans.
- Working knowledge of IT systems.
Skills and Attributes
- Ability to evidence a sound understanding of the NHS principles and values.
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex, often incomplete information, and recommend an appropriate course of action.
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Ability to prioritise workload.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a primary care setting.
About Us
At Long Furlong Medical Centre, we put patients at the heart of everything we do. We recognise patients as individuals with wants and needs and as part of a family and the wider community. We aim to care for our patients in a compassionate and confidential manner, embracing opportunities to deliver services based in the local community wherever possible.
We work across regional and national organisations to ensure best care for our patients. We will work with patients to prioritise and champion the services they need and to be able to set up new and innovative services.
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