Paramedic

There is now a wide acknowledgement of the benefits an experienced Paramedic can bring to General practice, therefore we are looking for an enthusiastic Paramedic practitioner forminor ailment clinics, acute home visits and patient Long term condition management.

We are offering a unique new direction to anyone who is looking for aprogressive move from the usual thrill of blue lights.

The successful candidate will be working alongside GPs and other Health Care Professionals, carrying outpatient assessments, supporting care plans, referring to community teams,updating records, safety netting, vaccinating and managing patients in their right environment.

If excellent patient care, learning opportunities and minor ailments excite you,then please send your expression of interest along with a CV and shortstatement

• Respond to patients in their ownhome alone or as part of a team
• Assess patients who are at riskof admission to hospital
• Support long term condition monitoring
• Provide minor ailments clinics within the practice
• Urine dipstick testing and sampling
• Blood glucose testing
• Blood pressure measurement
• 12 lead ECG
• FEV1 / Peak-flow
• Blood sampling for lab
• (Appropriate training available to ensure competency if skills outside current scope of practice)
• Make appropriate clinical decisions based of yourassessment, medical history and suitable resources available.

We are a 19,000 patient training practice in South West London ICB.

We focus on patient and staff welfare.

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

High QOF Achievements

CQC Rated Good

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

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 andprescribe 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 widermultidisciplinary team.

Theclinician 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 interventionthrough proactive provision of care in or as close to the patients own home as possible.

• Current registered Paramedic, experience as an autonomous practitioner within a minor injury/illness centre or mobile service. Able to work autonomously, using own clinical judgment to form a diagnosis. Ability to manage and prioritise own workload. Have good communication skills and be able to function effectively as part of a team
• Experience with in Primary, Secondary Care or Community. Completed Minor Ailment / Minor Injury modules at level 6 Paramedic Practitioner level 6.

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.