Main duties of the job
The main duties will be treating both housebound and care home patients across 2 surgeries. Leading on the various vaccination campaigns. Completing referrals where applicable. Monitoring long term conditions and working closely with GP's/debriefing following home visits.
The home visiting team consists of paramedics and a community HCA.
About us
Haven Health and Howard House surgeries work collaboratively which enables doctors and staff to share resources, ensuring the continued delivery of high-quality healthcare.
We are committed to equal employment opportunities and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.
Benefits
* Defined benefits scheme
* Life insurance
* Family benefits, including adult dependents & children's pensions
* Ill health benefits
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
* Fully comprehensive insurance, servicing, tyres & breakdown cover
* Up to £2,000 annual SPC contribution (subject to conditions)
Additional Benefits
* Health service discounts, including a complimentary Blue Light Card for new starters
* Minimum 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) for full-time employees, with enhancements for long service
* Enhanced maternity & paternity terms
* Salary sacrifice schemes for technology, homewares (Currys, John Lewis, Decathlon), cycling, and gym memberships
Job responsibilities
To provide high-quality and clinical excellence to the patients of Haven Health and Howard House GP surgeries; diagnosing and prescribing treatments and medication while working within defined procedures and protocols as laid down by the GPs.
To work as part of a clinical team, with paramedic's, GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants across both practices. Working alongside non-clinical team members.
To be responsible for seeing patients across two practice sites, care homes and for visiting patients in their place of residence, who present with a wide range of minor illness, urgent and same day requests for treatment and chronic disease management; providing care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.
The post holder will need to demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills. There will be the need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.
Key Responsibilities
Ensure all medical notes are written contemporaneously and succinctly.
Provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment at first point of contact by attending to patients according to their needs in the patient homes/Care homes. Act as an autonomous clinician, with the support and guidance from the GP's.
Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate).
Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug and non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan.
Accurately triage and prioritise patients, including in emergency situations, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including past medical and drug history.
Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.
Telephone triage as appropriate for clinics and home visits and care home ward rounds and provide access to GPs as necessary.
Evaluate clinical information from examination and history taking and initiate appropriate treatment and / or referral, including admission to hospital if required.
Signpost appropriately to other services in the identified healthcare pathway and to refer patients to appropriate care settings, within locally agreed healthcare pathways.
Maintain accurate and systematic documentation of patient interactions and clinical care provided, including adverse events.
Advise and support members of the public on healthy lifestyles, health promotion and disease prevention.
Provide clinical advice to other members of the team where appropriate.
Possibility to work in the clinic setting as required.
Any other duties within the scope of the post holder as requested by the management team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Paramedic
* Systmone Trained
Experience
* Ideally with previous experience of working in Primary Care. Although this does not preclude those having worked in secondary care.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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