Merco Medical Staffing are working with our Client based in Oxford who are looking for a Paramedic to join their team on a permanent basis.
Main duties of the job:
The core focus of this role will be working within the Practices Acute team. The Acute team focus on treating patients across the lifespan with acute illnesses ideally on the day and often acting as a first point of contact for patients to the practice.
Alongside the Acute Hub, there's the opportunity to work within our developing integrated neighborhood team supporting patients in the community and providing acute and chronic treatment at home to help prevent hospital admission.
You'll need to provide and maintain a high standard of care to patients and support the Practice with other tasks as needed. This will include assessment, diagnosis, treatment and referral of patients depending on their needs.
In the course of their work, the Practitioner will:
- Maintain contemporaneous clinical records for all patient assessments ensuring timely documentation.
- Deliver evidence-based and patient-focused care, ensuring the patients care, dignity, confidentiality and wishes are always respected, working autonomously within their scope of practice and seeking support when needed.
- Ensure the safety of themselves, colleagues and patients by staying vigilant about infection prevention and control, following practice policies.
Qualifications:
Essential
- Full registration as a Paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable
- Non medical prescribing qualification.
- Working towards an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent.
- Completion of level 6/7 higher education modules in patient assessment/management of minor illnesses.
- Completion of additional primary/urgent care courses such as the College of Paramedics Diploma in Primary and Urgent Care or Royal College of Surgeons Diploma in Urgent Medical Care.
Experience:
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development
- Experience managing a diverse and constantly changing caseload, prioritising and recognising unwell patients effectively.
- Able to listen, empathise with people and provide person-centred support in a non-judgemental way.
- Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities.
Desirable
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience working with Primary Care clinical record systems (e.g EMIS).
For more information please contact Jake on jake.germani@merco.co.uk or call him on 0203 911 7380
We look forward to hearing from you!