Emergency Care Practitioner / Paramedic (full or part-time)

Walnut Tree Health Centre in Milton Keynes has an exciting opportunity for a hardworking and enthusiastic emergency care practitioner (ECP) / paramedic to join our busy practice, to support the clinical team in delivering outstanding patient care. We are happy to consider applicants on a full and part-time basis.

• To urgently respond to referrals and provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment at first point of contact by attending to patients, according to patients’ needs either in the practice or patient homes;
• To support, and continue the development of, an on-the-day emergency patient service in the practice;
• To accurately triage and prioritise patients, including in both emergency situations and telephone triage, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including past medical and drug history;
• To evaluate clinical information from examination and history taking, and initiate appropriate treatment and/or referral;
• To review the effectiveness of the treatment provided, making changes where necessary to improve patient outcomes;
• To maintain accurate clinical records in an efficient manner.

• Be a registered nurse or paramedic, with current HCPC or NMC registration and have post-registration experience, ideally with some being in primary care;
• Have completed ENP/ ECP Minor Injuries and Minor Illness course Level 6 and be a ALS/APLS provider;
  
• Be able to effectively assess, plan, treat and refer patients;
• Be able to evaluate patient care confidently;
• Have experience of working to protocols and guidelines;
• To exhibit excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills;
• Have the ability to make clear decisions with confidence and communicate these effectively;
• Understanding of the need to work within the parameters of one's own training and capability, according to the NMC Code of Conduct / Health and Care Professions Council;
• Experience of autonomous practice working and multi-professional team working;
  
• Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care in both adults and children.