Community Network Paramedic - Luton, United Kingdom - Primary Care Careers

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Luton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About the Role:

Phoenix Sunrisers PCN are recruiting for a community network paramedic.

Paramedics work autonomously within the community using their enhanced 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.

They are health professionals who have the capability to make sound judgements in the absence of full information and to manage varying degrees of risk when there are complex, competing or ambiguous information or uncertainty.

As a community network paramedic you will:

assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and, as appropriate, provide definitive treatment or make necessary referrals to other members of the PCN team;

- advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to other community or voluntary services;
- perform specialist health checks and reviews;
- perform and interpret ECGs alongside other results, as appropriate;
- perform investigatory procedures as required;
- undertake the collection of pathological specimens, including intravenous blood samples, swabs, etc.;
- perform investigatory procedures needed by patients and those requested by GPs and the wider PCN.

For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached job specification._

All applicants should:
- have a BSc in a training programme approved by the College of Paramedics.
- be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- have a Framework for Higher Education Qualification (FHEQ) Level 7 or Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCOF) Level 1- be able to operate at an advanced level of clinical practice.
- be able to evidence a sound understanding of the NHS principles and values.
- have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
- be able to co-ordinate and prioritise workloads.

About Us:

Phoenix Sunrisers PCN is a developing primary care network, responsible to nine surgeries and 62,000 patients.

You will be joining an expanding team, providing a different approach to healthcare, based on a multi-disciplined, holistic team approach.

Supporting your work life balance and professional development is important to us, so we will be happy to discuss any requirements for flexible working and offer the following benefits: