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Paramedic/Paramedic Practitioner
| Posting date: | 16 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2024 |
| Location: | Snodland, ME6 5SN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A3477-24-0000 |
Summary
JOB SUMMARY The post-holder will be supported through indirect supervision to be responsible for assessing, and diagnosing with progression to interpreting investigations, and treating patients within Primary Care within a developing scope of competence. They will monitor and assist with improving standards of care utilising clinical expertise and experiences. They will teach and support colleagues where appropriate, providing professional clinical leadership. Where appropriate they will lead and/or participate in initiatives to improve standards of patient care. The post-holder is service driven, and will be developing themselves around the Department of Health Guidance across the four domains of Advanced Practice, those being: 1. Expert Practice 2. Practice and service development, Research and Evaluation 3. Education and Training 4. Professional Leadership and Consultancy JOB PURPOSE The post holder will be an experienced Paramedic qualified to undergraduate level. They will: Be able to demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making by autonomously assessing patients presenting to Primary Care including initial history taking, clinical assessment and diagnosis. Following an initial in-house training period, they will be able to advise on treatment, and evaluation of care with suggestion of (or prescription of, where a prescribing qualification is held) any medication required. Demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. They will work collaboratively with the multi-professional practice team to meet the needs of patients and will play a key role in service delivery and adherence to policy and procedures. Provide and assure safe care to patients and service users and maintain a safe environment for all according to local and national standards and evaluating and researching patient safety across all areas. Facilitate an effective workplace culture with the practice and in cross-organisation working where relevant. Sustain person-centred, safe, and effective care through self-awareness, leadership, active learning, development, improvement, and innovation. Constantly seek to further skills and knowledge to improve patent care, meet the changing needs of the practice and to support areas of interest and expanding clinical practice.