Paramedic inAbingdon inAbingdon PUBLISHED 30 DEC 2023
Long Furlong Medical Centre rqjUcX1j
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1. assess and triage patients, including same day triage
2. advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to other community or voluntary services.
3. be able to:
a. perform specialist health checks and reviews
b. perform and interpret ECGs; alongside other results as appropriate
c. perform investigatory procedures as required
d. undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, etc.
e. perform investigatory procedures needed by patients and those requested by GPs
4. communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the multi-disciplinary team, attending and contributing to meetings as required
5. collaborate with other members of the practice including doctors, nurses and other AHPs, accepting referrals and referring to them for specialist care
6. maintain accurate and contemporaneous health records appropriate to the consultation, ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice
7. prescribe, issue and review medications as appropriate following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways. This will be done in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice
8. work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments
9. provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions
10. assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis, and patients with complex needs
11. clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly
12. prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
13. diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan
14. support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care
To work autonomously within the community at an advanced level of practice, using 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. To make sound judgements in the absence of full information and to manage varying degrees of risk when there are complex, competing, ambiguous information or uncertainty
1. assess and triage patients, including same day triage
2. advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to other community or voluntary services.
3. be able to:
a. perform specialist health checks and reviews
b. perform and interpret ECGs; alongside other results as appropriate
c. perform investigatory procedures as required
d. undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, etc.
e. perform investigatory procedures needed by patients and those requested by GPs
4. communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the multi-disciplinary team, attending and contributing to meetings as required
5. collaborate with other members of the practice including doctors, nurses and other AHPs, accepting referrals and referring to them for specialist care
6. maintain accurate and contemporaneous health records appropriate to the consultation, ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice
7. prescribe, issue and review medications as appropriate following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways. This will be done in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice
8. work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments
9. provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions
10. assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis, and patients with complex needs
11. clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly
12. prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
13. diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan
14. support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care
To work autonomously within the community at an advanced level of practice, using 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. To make sound judgements in the absence of full information and to manage varying degrees of risk when there are complex, competing, ambiguous information or uncertainty
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