{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nPCN Paramedic with Weston Favell Primary Care Centre - Favell Plus GP Surgery in Northampton\n\n 1. Assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment or make necessary referrals to other members of the PCN or practice team. 2. Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to other community or voluntary services and to self-care. 3. Be able to: i. perform specialist health checks and reviews ii. perform and interpret ECGs; alongside other results as appropriate iii. perform investigatory procedures as required iv. undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, etc. v. perform investigatory procedures needed by patients and those requested by GPs and the wider PCN vi. perform a domicillary (home) visit 4. Support the delivery of anticipatory care and end of life care plans and lead certain community services (e.g. monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients living in sheltered housing). 5. Provide an alternative model to urgent and same day home visits for the PCN and undertake clinical audits. 6. Communicate at all levels across PCNs and other organisations, ensuring effective, patient-centered service. 7. Communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the multidisciplinary team, attending and contributing to meetings asrequired and accepting referrals and referring to specialist services where appropriate. 8. Prescribe, issue and review medications as appropriate following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local carepathways. This will be done in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice N.B relevant if possesses prescribing qualification only. 9. Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment and or interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis, and patients with complex needs within the clinical and domiciliary setting. 10. Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly 11. Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care. 12. Take an active part in achievement of contractual markers. 13. Implement and participate in vaccination programmes as appropriate. Paramedics work autonomously within the 4 GP surgeries that make up our PCN using enhanced clinical assessment and treatment skills, to provide first point of contact for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems relating to minor illness or injury, abdominal pains, chest pains and headaches. We are looking for someone who has the capability to make sound judgements in the absence of full information and to manage varying degrees of risk when there are complex, competing or ambiguous information or uncertainty. We are looking for a Paramedic who has completed their two year consolidation of learning and has a further three years experience as a band 6 (or equivalent) paramedic. To clarify, this means you will be required to have 5 years post registration experience. History taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making to establish a diagnosis and management plan. To provide assessment, treatment and diagnosis at point of first contact by attending to patients in a variety of clinical or non-clinical settings according to patients needs. To undertake home visits in accordance with the relevant protocols. To refer patients to an alternative care setting or treat and discharge as appropriate. Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to other community or voluntary services, PCN services and to self-care. Perform specialist health checks and reviews. Perform investigatory procedures as required. Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, etc. Perform investigatory procedures needed by patients and those requested by GPs and the wider PCN. Support the delivery of anticipatory care and end of life care plans and lead certain community services (e.g. monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients living in sheltered housing). Communicate at all levels across PCNs and other organisations, ensuring effective, patient-centred service. Communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the multidisciplinary team, attending and contributing to meetings as required and accepting referrals and referring to specialist services where appropriate. "}