Operational & Organisational

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• Ensure that the patient’s physical safety is maintained when moving and handling patients, as well as when conveying patients in Trust vehicles, and that appropriate restraining devices are used at all times. 

• Convey patients to and from hospitals and clinics on an emergency, urgent and routine basis, taking into account patient safety, comfort and their clinical needs. 

• Drive in a safe and responsible manner, to comply with all road safety regulations exercising the safe use of road traffic exemptions whilst under ‘blue light ‘emergency response conditions as required in accordance with the DTAG Ambulance Driving Manual and guidelines and current legislation. In the event of a vehicle accident the driver will comply with statutory and Company documentation and procedural requirements. 

• Carry out daily vehicle inspections and report any defects, in accordance with Company procedures, ensuring that vehicles and equipment are left in a usable condition and that oil, fuel and water are replenished at an appropriate time during the shift. 

• Carry out all aspects of station duties including ensuring the cleanliness of vehicles and equipment as per Company protocols and standards. 

• Be responsible for the security of equipment, supplies and vehicles used by the post holder and also comply with Company procedures for ensuring the security of Company premises. 

• Ensure equipment on vehicles is stowed in a safe manner, where possible in lockers, and ensure that equipment is regularly cleaned, checked and replenished, as required, and that all defects are reported in accordance with Company procedures
   

Clinical care for patients

• Provide care to patients based upon their needs and ensure these are carried out in accordance with HCPC Regulations and the NHS Trust protocols/procedures, that you are conveying the patient on behalf of. Most importantly, Paramedics must work within their organisations and relevant NHS Trusts scope of practice, often detailed in the NHS Trusts Practice & Clinical Standards Policy. It is recognised that as a registered allied Health Professional Paramedics may have acquired other skills, but these must only be practiced if authorised as an approved intervention in the various NHS Trusts

• Ensure that a thorough contemporaneous record is kept of the patients care and treatment, and that documentation is completed correctly and promptly. Ensure that patient details are appropriately communicated to hospital staff during handover, or where referrals are made to other healthcare providers.

• Provide patients with detailed “worsening care advice” and safety netting instructions in the cases where patients are referred or discharged, or where conveyance is delayed. Always ensure the patient is, where appropriate/practicable, left in the care of a suitable person.

• Undertake an assessment of the individual requirements of each patient and provide appropriate care to the patient in line with the appropriate evidence base, such as JRCALC, NICE Guidance, or locally agreed treatment protocols including those relating to research.

Leadership and Professional Practice

• Adopt a caring, empathetic and sensitive approach to both patients and relatives, maintaining a courteous and professional manner at all times with patients, relatives, colleagues and members of the public, seeking to resolve any verbal concerns or other issues raised in a constructive and professional way.

• Uphold the requirement to provide safe and effective care by ensuring that clinical decisions are effective, and that risk is minimised in relation to care given. Paramedics must always act in the patient’s best interest, and ensure that the patient receives the correct treatment. Consideration must always be given to the patient’s capacity and their right to choose. Consent must be sought from patients during episodes of care.

• Be responsible for the management of medicines they are legally entitled to possess, supply and administer. This includes keeping accurate records of medicines used and ensuring that patients are safely treated with appropriate medicines. Practice must be according to the Company’s and the relevant NHS Trust’s Medicines Management policy.

• Ensure that the organisations/ relevant NHS Trusts policies and procedures in relation to infection control are complied with at all times.

• Ensure professional registration is maintained in accordance with HCPC requirements as detailed in their Standards documents. Paramedics must take responsibility for their own continuing personal/professional development. This should include self-study as defined within the Knowledge and Skills Framework.

• Take all reasonable steps to maintain and foster the good name and reputation of the organisation

• Be an effective member of the team and offer support at all times to colleagues and managers, keeping up to date with changes in Company policies and ensure continuous updating on all new documents and to carry these out at all times.

• Actively participating in formal mentoring of students or other staff is a requirement of the role and may necessitate the completion of an additional mentoring qualification.

• Carry out other duties as may be reasonably required, to include attendance at Coroners’ and other Courts, and co-operate with investigations by any NHS Trust and external organisations, as appropriate.