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Job responsibilities

Responsible to: GP Partner (Clinically)

Practice Manager (administratively)

Accountable to: Practice Partners

**Responsibilities**

The following are the core responsibilities of the Paramedic Practitioner. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

- Provide the first point of contact for clinical queries from the practice reception team
- Be responsible for telephone triage
- Undertake urgent/same day clinics
- Undertake home visits alongside the GP visiting team
- Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis
- Clinically examine and assess patients needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly
- Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs
- Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan
- Initiate and interpret tests and investigations as appropriate
- Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols within scope of practice
- Work with patients 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
- Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
- Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning or sexual health consultation
- Assess, identify and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the NSF for Mental Health
- Record accurate data in the patients records to an agreed standard
- Collaborate with other members of the Primary Health Care Team including doctors, nurses and other AHPs, accepting referrals and referring to them for specialist care
- Direct referral to and liaison with consultants and other health professional agencies
- Ensure a high standard of clinical practice is maintained by ensuring care is based on current best practice, embarking upon further training if required and continuing to update clinical knowledge.

**Quality Requirements**
- Recognises and work withing own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the HCPC and Royal College of Paramedics
- Produce accurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
- Be aware of data protection (GDPR) and confidentiality issues particularly within a GP surgery
- 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
- Prioritise, organise, and manage own workload in a manner that maintains quality.
- Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines, and evidence-based care
- Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking, and formal evaluation
- Keep up to date with current evidence-based practice
- Participate in research and utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating and improving the quality of work
- In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
- Support and participate in shared learning across the practice
- Assist in the development of policies and procedures

**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.

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

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