Paramedic in Primary Care
| Posting date: | 23 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £39,000.00 to £58,000.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £39000.00 - £58000.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 May 2024 |
| Location: | Marlborough, SN8 4BY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A0997-24-0010 |
Summary
Please see the job description for full details. Telephone Triage The jobholder will be responsible for triaging all requests for emergency appointments (including emergency visits), by undertaking the following: o obtain a brief telephone history. o assess and classify emergent conditions. o assign level of triage. o decide relevant management plan (appointment with relevant clinician, visit, telephone appointment, advice, attend A&E, phone 999, etc) for the patient. o Prescribe as needed. o decide which member of the medical team is best suited to handle the case and notify this person, and book patients appointments in according with agreed protocol Managing Minor Ailments Manage minor ailments either by providing telephone advice or running clinics within surgery opening hours. by undertaking the following: o Obtain a medical history and perform physical examinations o Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic studies (i.e. blood, x-rays) as per agreed protocols. o Initiate treatments as per agreed protocols o Prescribe as needed (if a prescriber) o Provide advice to patients as per their medical condition.