Primary Care Network Paramedic

Assessing patients and treating minor illness in the

practices daily walk in clinic

Using specialist equipment including nebulisers and ECG

machines and reading ECGs

Undertake routine assessments of patients with acute

health problems and/or long term conditions in their home working in

collaboration with the duty GP where necessary

Providing advice and treatment in collaboration with the

duty GP where necessary to manage acute symptoms or long term conditions

within their own home in order to avoid unnecessary visits to hospital

Where a prescribing qualification is held, prescribing

medications in line with personal clinical competence and local guidelines

Take a holistic approach to patient care, bringing

together medical, social and psychological needs

Encouraging patients to take responsibility for managing

their own care and treatment where it is safe and appropriate to do so and

providing health education

Referring patients to alternative health and/or social

services

undertake any other additional duties appropriate to the

post as requested by the Partners or the Practice Manager

Principal Roles And

Assessing patients and treating

minor illness in the practices daily walk in clinic

Using specialist equipment

including nebulisers and ECG machines and reading ECGs

Undertake routine assessments of

patients with acute health problems and/or long term conditions in their home

working in collaboration with the duty GP where necessary

Providing advice and treatment in

collaboration with the duty GP where necessary to manage acute symptoms or

long term conditions within their own home in order to avoid unnecessary

visits to hospital

Where a prescribing qualification

is held, prescribing medications in line with personal clinical competence

and local guidelines

Take a holistic approach to patient

care, bringing together medical, social and psychological needs

Encouraging patients to take

responsibility for managing their own care and treatment where it is safe and

appropriate to do so and providing health education

Referring patients to alternative

health and/or social services

undertake any other additional

duties appropriate to the post as requested by the Partners or the Practice

Manager

Generic responsibilities for all clinical staff in the

Practice

To communicate at all levels within

the team ensuring an effective service is delivered.

To maintain accurate,

contemporaneous healthcare records appropriate to the consultation.

Ensure evidenced-based care is

delivered at the highest standards ensuring delivery of high quality patient

care

Works in accordance with local

policies and procedures.

Enhance own performance through

Continuous Professional Development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours

to meet the needs of the service.

To achieve and demonstrate agreed

standards of personal and professional development in order to meet the needs

of the service.

To participate in the audit

process, evaluation and implementing plans and practice change in order to

meet patient need.

Contribute positively to the

effectiveness and efficiency of the team and work colleagues including asking

colleagues for advice or support when working at the limit of personal

knowledge and/or competence.

Personal/Professional Development

The

post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the

practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual

individual performance review, including taking responsibility for

maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Taking responsibility for own

development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities

to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality

The

post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

Alert other team members to issues

of quality and risk

Assess own performance and take

accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

Contribute to the effectiveness of

the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on

ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

Work effectively with individuals

in other agencies to meet patients needs

Effectively manage own time,

workload and resources.

Greenwich Health is the GP Federation for the Greenwich Borough and have a not-for-profit ethos. This means we reinvest all of our surplus into developing our staff, our organisation and to support our GP Practices in being sustainable for the future. We are committed to providing quality of care to our patients whilst building resilience for General Practice and providing services and programmes of work to deliver care at scale to the Greenwich Population.

Why work for Greenwich Health?

o Occupational sickness pay entitlement

o Counselling services

o Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme

o Cycle to Work Scheme

o Private Healthcare Membership - Benenden Healthcare

Skills

Qualifications

Experience