Job description

Job responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, treat and where appropriate refer or signpost patients presenting with undifferentiated or undiagnosed conditions, within scope of practice.
• Provide same day and planned home visits, including urgent assessments and follow up.
• PCN same day home visits
• Support care homes with acute visits, proactive rounds and multidisciplinary meetings.
• Request, perform and interpret appropriate investigations such as ECGs and blood tests, in line with local guidance.
• Contribute to anticipatory and personalised care planning, including for people with long-term conditions and frailty.
• Promote self-care and health improvement, including signposting to social prescribing and community services.
• Maintain accurate, timely clinical records in the practice clinical system and contribute to audit, governance and quality improvement activity.
• Work collaboratively with the wider MDT, attending relevant clinical and PCN meetings.
• Maintain professional standards in line with HCPC requirements and local policies, including active engagement in supervision and CPD.
• Support the delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality effectiveness initiatives
• Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner
• Communicate at all levels across organisations ensuring that an effective, person-centred

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Undergraduate degree in Paramedic Science or equivalent Level 6 qualification.
• Full HCPC registration as a Paramedic with no cautions or restrictions.
• Valid UK driving licence.

Desirable

• Completion of the Roadmap to First Contact Practitioner (FCP) for Paramedics in Primary Care at Level 7 is desirable. Where this has not yet been completed, you will be required, as a condition of your employment with the PCN, to undertake and complete the Level 7 FCP Development Roadmap. The cost of the training will be fully funded by the PCN.
• Qualified Independent Prescriber Level 7. If not qualified, you will be expected to complete this qualification after completing the PCN FCP L7 qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Minimum four years' post-registration experience as a registered paramedic, with at least two years' experience in an autonomous practitioner role operating at Band 7 level or equivalent.
• Evidence of strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills in urgent or unscheduled care.
• Experience of managing undifferentiated and complex presentations.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Confident use of clinical IT systems and electronic patient records.

Desirable

• Experience in General Practice, Primary care or community-based healthcare.
• Evidence of continuing professional development that extends scope of practice.
• Experience in end-of-life care and advance care planning.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Maidenhead Primary Care Network

Address

Cookham Medical Centre

Lower Rd

Maidenhead

Berkshire

SL6 9HX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.maidenheadpcn.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)