Paramedic - Bridgwater
| Posting date: | 03 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £38,625.60 to £51,367.68 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38625.60 - £51367.68 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 July 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS2 0UD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | U0013-24-0008 |
Summary
To carry out allocated operational duties commensurate with the role and responsibilities, supporting the provision of clinical, social and holistic care to patients in a pre-hospital environment, safely and within appropriate level of training and competency. Responds to emergency and urgent calls, delivering high quality and effective pre-hospital care (within the scope of practice and competence of the individual) and transportation. This may (but not exclusively) include 999 emergencies, inter hospital transfers, urgent hospital admissions and other allocated responses commensurate with the role. Carry out assessment, care, treatment and transportation of patients as an operational practitioner, working in a variety of locations. Use appropriate advanced driving skills under blue light or normal conditions when responding or conveying the patients as required. Post-holders will initiate appropriate care and effective treatment of patients in pre-hospital environment, selecting and applying appropriate skills and equipment safely and within appropriate level of education, competence and scope of practice. Post-holders will present themselves for duty in accordance with company dress code and in the uniform provided at all times whilst on duty. They will ensure that they are properly equipped at the start of each duty period. A high degree if flexibility is essential. It may be necessary for the post holder to move from one environment to the other at short notice to provide cover as required. They will at all times promote and uphold the "vision and values" of the company and be focused on delivering the highest quality patient care, improving the working lives of all staff.