Responsible to: This role is directly employed by the North West Leicestershire GP Federation and the post holder will work for the North West Leicestershire PCN. Job Summary: The post holder is a Paramedic, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of paramedics and clinicians in general practice. In this role they will be supported by a clinical lead who will develop, manage, and mentor them. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role.
The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical assessments, diagnostics, and treatment either in the practice or at a patients residence. To provide diagnostics, including normal and abnormal findings to relate them to a possible diagnosis. To use broad clinical guidelines (such as NICE), providing assistance and feedback where appropriate. The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to accurately triage and prioritising patients, including in emergency situations demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including past medical/drug history while addressing both public and social care needs of patients in the GP practice(s).
The post holder will provide clinical leadership as a Paramedic, seek quality improvement, and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework to enhance services. The post holder will ensure that the practice integrates with community and local service providers to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare, and help manage workload. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice. The post holder will be required to identify any signposting, referrals, hospital admission or any other services identified within the care/healthcare pathway.
To advise and provide support to members of the public/patients in leading healthy lifestyles, disease prevention and health promotion. To maintain, update and monitor accurate systematic patient records of patient interactions, clinical care provided including adverse events.