PCN Paramedic

1. Assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment or make necessary referrals to other members of the PCN or practice team. 2. Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to other community or voluntary services and to self-care. 3. Be able to: i. perform specialist health checks and reviews ii. perform and interpret ECGs; alongside other results as appropriate iii. perform investigatory procedures as required iv. undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, etc. v. perform investigatory procedures needed by patients and those requested by GPs and the wider PCN vi. perform a domicillary (home) visit 4. Support the delivery of anticipatory care and end of life care plans and lead certain community services (e.g. monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients living in sheltered housing). 5. Provide
an alternative model to urgent and same day home visits for the PCN and undertake clinical audits. 6. Communicate at all levels across PCNs and other organisations, ensuring effective, patient-centered service. 7. Communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the multidisciplinary team, attending and contributing to meetings asrequired and accepting referrals and referring to specialist services where appropriate. 8. Prescribe, issue and review medications as appropriate following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local carepathways. This will be done in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice N.B relevant if possesses prescribing qualification only. 9. Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment and or interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis, and patients with complex needs within the clinical and
domiciliary setting. 10. Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly 11. Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care. 12. Take an active part in achievement of contractual markers. 13. Implement and participate in vaccination programmes as appropriate.