JOB DESCRIPTION Post PCN Paramedic ACP Salary Grade £50,624 Depending on experience Accountable to Clinical Director Rushcliffe PCN Reporting to GP Practice Clinical Lead PURPOSE OF THE ROLE The post holder will hold an ACP digital badge qualification. They will provide care for patients through advanced clinical assessment, examination, investigation, diagnosis, care planning and treatment, evaluation and follow up of care in a clinic room setting or in a patients own home as a domiciliary home visit. Post holder will deliver a high standard of patient care with in-depth theoretical knowledge and evidence-based practice, working autonomously, and as required with support and supervision of a GP. The postholder will deal with presenting patients needs in a primary care setting. The postholder will work within their clinical competencies, agreed with the GP supervisor. MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The post holder will provide first point of contact care for patients presenting with undifferentiated, long-term conditions and undiagnosed problems utilising history taking, physical examinations, problem solving and clinical decision making skills to establish a working diagnosis and management plan in partnership with the patients (and their carers where applicable) Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings/reports within your scope of competence. Discuss the result and implications of laboratory investigations with patients. As an independent prescriber, you will utilise local and national clinical guidelines to prescribe medications as appropriate and promote evidence-based practice. Deliver integrated patient centred care through appropriate working with the wider primary care network multi-disciplinary team and social care networks Undertake face to face, telephone, video and online consultations for emergency and routine problems, as determined by the practice and the PartnersHealth, including management of patients with long term conditions. Where required and within skill competence and relevant training, the PCN paramedic ACP can offer specialised clinics, including but not limited to family planning, baby checks, COPD, asthma, diabetes and anti-coagulation. This is not an exhaustive list. Support the nursing staff and Primary Care Team as required. Undertake home visits and participate in duty rotas as agreed with the practice management team. Provide health/disease promotion and prevention advice to patients Utilise clinical guidelines and promote evidence-based practice, participate in clinical audits, significant event reviews and other research and analysis tasks. Utilise available diagnostics, plus interpretation, to support diagnosis, treatment, and management plans. The post holder will ideally be a non-medical prescriber. If not already a non-medical prescriber, you will be supported to complete your non-medical prescribed as part of the ACP pathway. The postholder will work to the ACP roadmap for continuous and ongoing CPD. ADMINISTRATION Ensure continuing education, training and development is undertaken to meet clinical governance guidelines for Continuing Professional Development and a Personal Development Plan. Maintain and evidence all competencies to retain the digital badge status. Maintain professional registration with the HCPC as required to maintain the healthcare professional registration. Undertake a fair share of the overall administration associated with clinical practice in primary care. Involvement in clinical audit as part of new service implementation, quality improvement, patient reviews, QOF and any other audit work undertaken by the practice and/or PartnersHealth Show a caring attitude towards patients and show a caring attitude towards patients, have well-developed communication skills to provide treatment plans. And work to a professional code of ethics Keep up to date with relevant medical research, technology, and evidence-based medical practice by attending continuing education courses and professional meetings, reading journals etc. As an employee of PartnersHealth, working wholly in the nominated GP Practice/s you will take due diligence and care regarding any information collected, recorded, processed, or handled by you during the course of your work and that such information is collected, recorded, processed and handled in compliance with Practice requirements and instructions. The post holder may be required to travel as part of their duties to other sites in the PCN, and travel expenses will be reimbursed by the employer. Ensure consultations are documented accurately, clearly and contemporaneously. Update patient records in accordance with practice policies and procedures. To ensure observance and adherence to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. To participate in staff meetings, 1-2-1 meetings and the appraisal scheme and undertake training appropriate to the development of the job role and in line with the Practices statutory obligations. To work to the agreed standards, policies and procedures and protocols of the Practice and be fully conversant with emergency procedures. The duties of this post are a guide to the range of responsibilities that may be required. These may change from time to time to meet the needs of the service and/or the development needs of the post holder. This job description will be revised regularly to take account of changes within the organisational structure and the practice business plan. Reviewed: 15.10.24 Ref: G:ManagementPractice RecruitmentPHJOB DESCRIPTIONSparamedic ACP JD