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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nParamedic with Pennine GP Alliance in Halifax, West Yorkshire\n\n Central Halifax PCN has its daily fresh challenges but also exciting opportunities. Service users have plenty of ups, downs and curveballs and we are looking for someone to help them on this journey. An opportunity to do meaningful and rewarding work that makes a real difference to our clients lives and your career. If you feel you are someone who can utilise clinical expertise and experiences to complete both acute and non acute work with service users and want to be part of a wider primary care team please go ahead and apply! A Paramedic will: Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within Pennine GP Alliance Assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment (including prescribing medications following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways) or make necessary referrals to other members of the primary care team Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to the organisations social prescribing service and, where appropriate, other community or voluntary services About us Perform specialist health checks and reviews within their scope of practice and in line with local and national guidance Perform and interpret ECGs Perform investigatory procedures as required and undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs and other samples within their scope of practice and within line of local and national guidance Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans and lead certain services (e.g., monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients) Provide an alternative model to urgent and same day GP home visit for the practice Communicate at all levels across organisations ensuring that an effective, person-centred service is delivered Communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the MDT, attending and contributing to meetings as required Maintain accurate and contemporaneous health records appropriate to the consultation, ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient healthcare and registration with the organisation Communicate effectively with patients and, where appropriate, family members and their carers, where applicable, complex and sensitive information regarding their physical health needs, results, findings and treatment choices To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to the specific client group, mental health and community care delivery. To comply with the Professional Codes of Conduct and to be aware of changes in these. To maintain up to date knowledge of all relevant legislation and local policies and procedures implementing this. To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest standard and in accordance with currently quality initiatives within the work area. To comply with all relevant organisations policies, procedures, and guidelines, including those relating to Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Confidentiality of Information and to be aware of any changes in these. To comply at all times with the PGPAs Information Governance related policies. Staff are required to respect the confidentiality of information about staff, patients and PGPA business and in particular the confidentiality and security of personal identifiable information in line with the Data Protection Act. All staff is responsible for ensuring that any data created by them is timely, comprehensive, accurate, and fit for the purposes for which it is intended. "}