Melanie Bird

Complex patient reviews/assessments

Diagnosing acute and chronic conditions

Treatment of minor illnesses

prescribing and reviewing medication

Advising on prescribed medication

Evaluating treatment plans

Managing conditions holistically

30% of the role includes home visiting housebound

patients for all the above including chronic disease

reviews

Work as an autonomous, accountable Paramedic

Providing a holistic approach including assessment,

diagnosis, and treatment to deliver high quality patient

services.

Assess, diagnose, treat, refer, or signpost patients with

undifferentiated or undiagnosed conditions relating to

minor illness or injury.

Deliver patient care in both practice settings and

through home visits.

Use advanced clinical skills to provide education to

patients and service users, promoting self-care and

empower them to make informed choices about their

treatment.

Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g. flu/covid

clinics)

Telephone Triage: Be the first point of contact for

clinical queries from receptionists.

Urgent/Same Day Clinics: Undertake urgent/same day

clinics.

Home Visits: Conduct home visits alongside the GP

visiting team.

Assessment and Diagnosis:

Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate

treatment/interventions for patients with

undifferentiated diagnoses.

Delivering emergency medical care to patients and

transporting them to hospital.

Primary duties include

driving emergency vehicles, performing assessments

to ascertain the extent of the patients injuries and

providing medical assistance and treatment.

Deliver pain medication, stabilise a patients condition

and transport them safely to a hospital to receive

further treatments.

Provide emergency life support,

resuscitate patients, immobilise broken limbs and

perform other emergency procedures as appropriate.

Re-stock the supplies on the ambulance, check and

calibrate the equipment and deep clean the interior

after transporting patients suspected of having an

infectious disease.

Extinguishing fires

Educating the public about fire prevention and fire safety

extinguishing fires, educating the public

about fire prevention and responding to emergency

medical situations

Inspecting, cleaning and maintaining equipment to emergency medical situations

Inspecting, cleaning and maintaining equipment

Carrying out practice drills and training new employees

Rescuing people from burning buildings and accident

sites

Controlling and putting out fires

Analysing dangerous situations and determining the

best course of action

Providing medical assistance at accident sites

Inspecting buildings to ensure they meet safety

regulations

Giving presentations about fire safety to different

community groups

Qualified with NEBOSH and IOSH Health and Safety

at Work Diplomas

Ensures the compliance of health and safety laws in

the workplace

Develops and executes health and safety plans.

Enforces policies, assesses risks, and promotes a

culture of safety

Creates a safe work environment and minimizes

hazards to protect employees from occupational risks

Ensures staff are appropriately trained on safe systems

of work and receive all the relevant health and safety information including duties imposed by the health and

safety laws

Ensure upkeep of all staff training records.

Arrange all shop floor staff training both internally and

externally