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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
We have an exciting opportunity for a Practice Paramedic Practitioner to join our friendly growing team at Alvaston Medical Centre. We are a busy fast paced proactive surgery offering outstanding care to our patients.
- Are you looking for your next challenge?
- Can you work autonomously and part of a team?
We are a friendly and supportive team who work collaboratively in a forward-thinking practice. We have regular team meetings and are open and transparent, we encourage team building events and offer excellent progression opportunities.
This role is flexible over a working week, working hours and days can be discussed at interview stage.
If you are interested please feel free to contact us for a visit to see Alvaston at work.
Main duties of the job
Managing the on-the-day demand for acute issues.
We actively support in-house development and career progression. We have regular clinical meetings to discuss cases, role development and provide clinical teaching. We have in-house experience in mentoring through Enhanced Clinical Skills, Prescribing and ACP Masters qualifications
- Assess patients 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.
Assess patients presenting with acute illness or for review of chronic disease conditions.
Undertake home visits for acute illness or chronic disease management.
Assess, diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs and follow up as appropriate.
Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.
Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to other community or voluntary services.
Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc.
Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans as this process develops (e.g. monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients living in sheltered housing).
Provide an alternative model to urgent and same day GP home visit.
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.
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
We have an exciting opportunity for a Practice Paramedic Practitioner to join our friendly growing team at Alvaston Medical Centre. We are a busy fast paced proactive surgery offering outstanding care to our patients.
- Are you looking for your next challenge?
- Can you work autonomously and part of a team?
We are a friendly and supportive team who work collaboratively in a forward-thinking practice. We have regular team meetings and are open and transparent, we encourage team building events and offer excellent progression opportunities.
This role is flexible over a working week, working hours and days can be discussed at interview stage.
If you are interested please feel free to contact us for a visit to see Alvaston at work.
Main duties of the job
Managing the on-the-day demand for acute issues.
We actively support in-house development and career progression. We have regular clinical meetings to discuss cases, role development and provide clinical teaching. We have in-house experience in mentoring through Enhanced Clinical Skills, Prescribing and ACP Masters qualifications
- Assess patients 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.
Assess patients presenting with acute illness or for review of chronic disease conditions.
Undertake home visits for acute illness or chronic disease management.
Assess, diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs and follow up as appropriate.
Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.
Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to other community or voluntary services.
Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc.
Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans as this process develops (e.g. monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients living in sheltered housing).
Provide an alternative model to urgent and same day GP home visit.
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.
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