Paramedic

Job Summary

The role of the Paramedic is to work within the Primary Care Networks Horizon, Whitefield and Prestwich. The role will support the ongoing development of services delivered by the PCNs. The focus of this role will be developing independent primary and urgent care clinical practice. The successful appointee will initially conduct same day consultations on home visits, giving exposure to other areas of specific interest within primary care such as women's health, chronic disease management, cancer care, etc. Working hours are during primary care service hours (e.g., 10:00 am-6:00 pm Monday Friday), though some meetings may require attendance outside these times.

About Us - Bury GP Federation

• BGPF is a federation of 23 GP practices within Bury, Greater Manchester, providing a platform for collaboration, knowledge sharing and coordination.
• Through working at scale, we redirect resources into delivering at scale support, relieving capacity pressures, and enabling local general practice to maintain high standards of care for patients and to keep pace with best practice.
• We are proud of the services we run and our four core objectives: (i) a reliable support organisation that provides a range of services for our practices, (ii) achieving greater organisational efficiency through collaboration, reducing duplication, (iii) delivering a more expansive range of at scale services closer to patients' homes, and (iv) a GP led, patient centred partner organisation working collaboratively with our practices and partners across health and social care to deliver responsive, high quality, innovative services across Bury and Greater Manchester.

Equality and Diversity

The post holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues by acting in a way that recognises the importance of people's rights, interpreting them consistently with procedures, policies and current legislation; respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues; and behaving in a manner that is welcoming, non judgmental and respectful of individual circumstances.

Personal / Professional Development

The post holder will:
• participate in an annual individual performance review conducted by their line manager;
• attend any training programme implemented by BGPF as part of this employment and maintain a record of own learning;
• set an example by positively and effectively projecting BGPFs values, philosophy, activity and outcomes to all levels and disciplines of staff.

Training & Adjustments

Training may need to be undertaken outside of normal working hours, and/or off site. We are committed to implementing reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities.

Safeguarding

We are committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Recruitment & EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sex assignment, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status. Bury GP Federation is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices.

Job Functions & Responsibilities

The job holder will also be required to carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager. The job requirements may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the GP Federation. The post holder will strive to maintain quality within the PCN by alerting other team members to issues of quality and risk, assessing own performance and taking accountability for own actions, working effectively with individuals in other agencies, managing own time, workload and resources, and maintaining effective communication pathways with colleagues, management, patients, carers and other health care professionals.

Patient Confidentiality & Health & Safety

The post holder must respect patient confidentiality and the confidentiality of electronically stored personal data in line with the Data Protection Act. They should not divulge patient information unless sanctioned. They must comply with the Federation's Health and Safety policies, follow agreed safe working procedures and report incidents using the organisation's incident reporting processes, including compliance with the Access to Health Records Act.

Other Duties

This job description constitutes an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The post holder will also be required to carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager. The job requirements may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.

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