Paramedic Practitioner

Respond to patients in their own home alone or as part of a team

Assess patients who are at risk of admission to hospital

Support long term condition monitoring

Provide minor ailments clinics within the practice

Perform relevant tests

Urine dipstick testing and sampling

Blood glucose testing

Blood pressure measurement

12 lead ECG

Wound / infection swab test

Blood sampling for lab

(Appropriate training available to ensure competency if skills

outside current scope of practice)

Make appropriate clinical decisions based of your assessment,

medical history and suitable resources available.

The post holder aspires to provide a responsive, safe, effective

and caring service to patients. Initial history taking, clinical and functional

assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate

safe, clinic decision making and expert care, including assessment and

diagnostic skills, for patients within their own homes.

Along with using a medical model to assess, diagnose and prescribe

for acute medical conditions, the clinician will use a holistic approach to

consider methods and interventions to prevent recurrence of problems and

complete referrals to appropriate members of the wider multidisciplinary team.

The clinician will participate in, and influence efforts, across

health and social care to shape multi-disciplinary pathways designed to support

patient choice, improve quality of life, promote self-management and assure

early intervention through proactive provision of care in or as close to the

patients own home as possible.

We are a 17,500 patient training practice in South West London

ICB.

We focus on patient and staff welfare.

We operate a MDT focused model - Pharmacists, ACP, Paramedic, , Nurses and Health Care Assistants.

EMIS WEB Clinical System & Docman 10

We have Close ties to other members of the Primary Care Team in

Croydon and strong active links with our PCN Practices.

Experience

Desirable: - Experience within Primary, Secondary Care or Community. Completed Minor Ailment / Minor Injury modules at level 6 Paramedic Practitioner level 6