An amazing new job opportunity has arisen for a committed Paramedic Practitioner to work in an exceptional Walk-in-Centre service. As a Paramedic Practitioner you will be working for a company which is rated highly and has an excellent reputation in the Coventry area.

This Walk-in-Centre is committed to giving you high quality healthcare. They offer a range of health services and information as well as advice and treatment for a range of illnesses and minor injuries, with or without an appointment. There are a team of experienced clinicians, who have a range of essential skills to ensure they can respond to the needs of patients presenting with urgent care needs. A GP on site throughout the day, supported by urgent care practitioners who have a variety of backgrounds including nursing, paramedic and pharmacy.

As a Paramedic Practitioner your day to day duties include:

·         Communicate effectively with other team members, individuals, groups and external stakeholders/ outside agencies

·         Take a lead role to provide high quality patient care

·         To refer and liaise with other agencies as required, and provide patients and carers with accurate information and advice on a range of health issues

·         Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records using relevant systems

·         Support the achievement of performance measures in particular a commitment to triage patients within 15 minutes and to conforming to the national urgent care standards

·         Adapt to a changing environment within the UTC as the service develops, contribute to advancement of the service with a patient centred, responsive approach

·         To be responsible for adhering to and ensuring other staff adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to the UTC, participating in the development of such policies as required

·         Undertake teaching sessions and presentations to groups of staff; be involved with the training and education of other staff with regards to the role of the UTC

·         Undertake mandatory and statutory training including Health and Safety and COSHH reporting any potential risks identified

·         Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients and carers

·         Understand issues regarding child abuse, family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour and the referral processes

 

An ideal Paramedic Practitioner must have these skills as they are beneficial for this position:

·         Paediatric Intermediate Life Support (PILS) and Intermediate Life Support (ILS)

·         Safeguarding Level 3

·         Experience of triage in an urgent care environment

·         Minor illness, minor injury and health assessment qualifications

·         Prescribing qualification

·         Able to show a can-do attitude always

 

The successful Paramedic Practitioner will receive an excellent salary up to £40,000. We currently have vacancies for Full Time and Part Time positions. In return for your hard work and commitment you will receive the following generous benefits:

·         Group Pension

·         Access to Learning and Development to further  support your progression

·         Workshops and ELearning to support your courses for your development

·         40% off Trains

·         Products such as holidays.

·         Access to central online health and lifestyle platform/healthy recipes, activity challenges and support information about mental health

·         Flexible working patterns to support your work/life balance

 

To be considered for this position you must have ILS or PLS

Reference ID: 3877

To apply for this fantastic job role, please call Beth Collins on 0121 638 0567 or send your CV to [email protected]