Advanced Paramedic Practitioner - Independent Prescriber

Job responsibilities

Primary duties and areas of responsibility

Clinical responsibilities

• To independently undertake specialised clinical assessments, diagnose, treat and discharge, or appropriately refer, patients with a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses.
• To ensure patients are fully involved in the design and implementation of their treatment plans.
• To ensure effective coordination and liaison with multidisciplinary teams across primary and secondary care, statutory and voluntary disciplines/groups to provide a seamless service to patients and their carers and prevent hospital admission where urgent care is required.
• To refer appropriately to clinical leads/supervising GP where a second opinion is required.
• To adapt styles of communication appropriately to promote empowerment, self-management, and health education for patients.
• To attend clinical case conferences, review and clinical meetings as required.
• To be a source of clinical expertise to less experienced staff within the team.
• To delegate duties/tasks to other members of staff where appropriate.
• Provide specialist advice relating to minor illness and/or injury to local healthcare teams, patients, relative, and carers.
• To identify actual or potential clinical risks and take appropriate action using, when required, the appropriate reporting structure.

Leadership / Service Delivery Responsibilities

To ensure that patient records and documentation are maintained in line with recognised standards and ABC policies and use of the electronic patient records system. This includes:-

• Documenting full and accurate record of assessments, investigation, procedures, treatment, and aftercare.

1. Supporting colleagues to maintain good and complete records.
2. Working closely with the administration and/or operations team, ensuring all records pertinent to patients are filed as appropriate.
3. Contributing to the read-coding of patient data.

• Work within local and national guidelines and protocols
• To participate in audits and use the results, current research and government guidelines, to make recommendations for changes to service delivery and clinical practice, and to share knowledge with other healthcare professionals.
• To contribute to the maintenance and improvement of communication networks with all disciplines to ensure continuity of care.
• To collect data and provide service information to the Service Manager as required.
• To contribute to the development and establishment of systems to gather feedback from patients.
• To ensure that service relevant Managers and Clinical Leads are kept informed on service issues and potential risks.
• To work with the team in delivering and promoting the needs of the service.
• To work with the Service Manager and Clinical Lead to meet the clinical governance needs of the service; including investigation of incidents (including serious incidents) and complaints, where required, sharing learning that arises from investigations.
• To provide clinical supervision / mentorship (where appropriately trained) to junior practitioners.
• To remain updated on the use of all equipment used and to report any technical problems or issues with that equipment.
• To participate in clinical team meetings to discuss day-to-day operation issues.

Education / Personal & Professional Development

To be skilled in routine and specialist skills:

• Recognise and work within own competence, scope of practice, and professional code of conduct as regulated by The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• To keep abreast of developments in clinical practice and topical issues ensuring that skills are maintained and enhanced through continued professional development.
• To collaborate in the continued development of the advanced practice role.
• Show self-motivation toward expanding practice and developing advanced skills and knowledge.
• To identify own education and training needs in line with competency framework within speciality, and statutory and mandatory training. Ensuring these are addressed though the appraisal process with the clinical supervisor/line manager.

Development of others:

• Be a mentor and clinical supervisor, where appropriate, to junior members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Provide a supportive environment for all staff (including students/trainees when applicable) which encourages learning and professional development.
• To actively participate in the development of future education and training provision which recognises the needs of patients and is in line with national ...