Advanced Clinical Practitioner; Paramedic

Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Paramedic)

An exciting opportunity hasrisen to work as a Paramedic within a committed team working across two sitesin Chislehurst. Paramedics now provide much more than just emergency care and are expected to manage a broad range of conditions. This role has emerged outof necessity, patients seeking assistance from ambulance services may have conditions that are able to assessed and managed within the community.

Weare looking to employ an experienced paramedic to support our large patient list.

This role will work Monday and Wednesday(16 hours per week) alongside our current Paramedic who will work alternate days so that every day of the week is covered.

Youshould feel comfortable working independently as well as alongside ourmulti-disciplinary medical team which you will help manage routine and urgent appointments as well as telephone triage (including assessment of urgency ofillness/injury) and home visits. You will be seeing patients with long term medical conditions including same-day urgent home visits as well as routine visits to housebound patients with long term conditions for pro-active care toprevent avoidable emergency admissions.

You will be patient-focused and will be responsible and capable of delivering safe, effective and appropriate treatment to patients with urgent, emergency and unscheduled healthcare needs.

Youwill possess the necessary skills, knowledge and behaviour by promoting and protecting the interests of service users and carers, communicating appropriately and effectively, working within the limits of your knowledge andskills, refer & delegate appropriately, respect confidentiality, manage risk, report concerns about safety, be honest and trustworthy and keep recordsof your work.

The Chislehurst Partnership Partnership formed in July 2022, merging The Woodlands Practice and Chislehurst Medical Practice supporting the Chislehurstcommunity of 24,000 patients. Both are high performing, well established GP practices in Bromley who are passionate about providing a friendly, supportive and caring medical service to our population. The Partnership aims to move intoone premises in the future however for the time being we are operating fromthree premises all located within 1 mile radius.

The Paramedic is to work within the team to deliver the best healthcare service to our patients. More specifically, the Paramedics are primarily responsible for second-line triage, support and diagnosis of patients withsame-day queries. You will also be involved in other aspects of patient care including home visits, vaccinations and more.

Please see attached job description for full duties.

• Experience and an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-terms conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
• Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
• Previous experience working in a GP surgery, urgent care centre, or community based service.
• Experience managing minor illness and patients with undifferentiated presentations.
• Familiarity with EMIS Web clinical systems.

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload efficiently
• Ability to exercise sound judgement when faced with conflicting pressures
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Fully IT Literate
• Ability to formulate and implement policies, procedures and protocols with the partners
• Able to work both independently and in a team
• Able to work with external service providers to ensure seamless delivery of care
• Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Time management and ability to prioritise workload
• Able to analyse data and information, drawing out implications for the individual patient/impact on care plan
• Able to establish and maintain effective communication pathways within the organisation, the local PCT and with key external stakeholders
• Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in audit/Quality Improvement projects
• Experience of applying evidence to clinical practice

• Educated to degree/diploma level in Paramedicine or equivalent experience
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Completed two-year Consolidation of learning period as newly qualified paramedic
• Has a further three years experience as a band 6 (or equivalent) paramedic
• Is working towards developing masters level or equivalent capability in paramedic areas of practice and, within six months of commencement for that individual (or a longer time period as agreed with the commissioner), has completed and been signed off formally within the clinical pillar competencies of the paramedic FCP/AP roadmap to practice.

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