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PARAMEDIC TRAINING atWHITSTABLE MEDICAL PRACTICE
Carolyn NelsonPractice ManagerWhitstable Medical PracticeTuesday 11th December 2012
Whitstable
© J M Ribchester
Organisation Required to ‘Host’ a Paramedic Practitioner from the Practice viewpoint The most important person in the Practice is the Training
Administrator who is responsible for all aspects of organising the placements
Practice expresses interest in having a Paramedic Practitioner placed with the practice
In order to do this the Practice must have an ST3 who has completed the CSA exam
The Practice has timetables for the 8 week period the Practitioners are with us.
Before the Practitioners start the Practice issues the Paramedics with the following information: Fire instructions for the buildings they will be working in Accident/Incident reporting procedure Practice Health & Safety Policy Honorary contract between the Paramedic Practitioner and
their GP Trainer
How do the doctors view having a Paramedic training in the Practice They generally find them very knowledgeable,
experienced and highly motivated. Enthusiastic adult learners They are keen to acquire skills but with high
safety standards The Practitioners always know their limits and
will ask for help They are very useful members of the team and
work well in the minor injury unit. They also work well alongside the nurses in the
minor illness clinics
How do we timetable the Paramedic Practitioner trainingTIMETABLE FOR PARAMEDIC PRACTITIONER INDUCTION WEEK ONE 15/10/12
Other things that go on:- Doctors visits each lunchtime, discussed at
10.30am coffee break tend to leave for visits around 12.00 depending on doctor – find most interesting useful ones and ask to join GP if possible
Treatment Room/MIU Estuary View always busy and nurses would be happy for you to shadow/help if you find yourself with nothing planned.
Treatment Room at Whitstable Medical Centre and Chestfield Medical Centre, will rota these in as and when appropriate.
District nursing/community matron team – we can arrange for you to go out with then which will be very educational.
Monday lunchtime meetings held at EVMC with Doctors/Nurses to be confirmed
Date am pmMonday Vision
Training (medical software)
MIU
Tuesday MIU Sit in with GP Trainer
Wednesday T/Room CMC T/Room CMC
Thursday T/Room WHC
T/Room WHC
Friday Sit in with GP Trainer
MIU
How do we timetable the Paramedic Practitioner trainingTIMETABLE FOR PARAMEDIC PRACTITIONER INDUCTION WEEK 7
Other things that go on:- Doctors visits each lunchtime, discussed at
10.30am coffee break tend to leave for visits around 12.00 depending on doctor – find most interesting useful ones and ask to join GP if possible
Treatment Room/MIU Estuary View always busy and nurses would be happy for you to shadow/help if you find yourself with nothing planned.
Treatment Room at Whitstable Medical Centre and Chestfield Medical Centre, will rota these in as and when appropriate.
District nursing/community matron team – we can arrange for you to go out with then which will be very educational.
Monday lunchtime meetings held at EVMC with Doctors/Nurses to be confirmed
Date am pmMonday See Patients
30 min apptsDr TC overseeing
See Patients 30 min apptsDr TC overseeing
Tuesday Sit in with ST3
MIU
Wednesday Sitting with with Respiratory Nurses
Observe Prostate Clinic
Thursday Sitting in Diabetic Clinic
Sit in with GP Trainer
Friday See patients 30 min appts
11.00 a.m Tutorial with GP Trainer
See Patients30 min appts
Additional Information Paramedic placement is successful if they
take ownership of their learning and guide the Practice/Trainer so they can achieve their learning goals.
Some Practitioners prefer to observe while others are keen to see patients on their own
It is a two way learning process and the ST3’s enjoy interacting and exchanging skills especially around consultations
A Paramedics viewpoint of time with the Practice
Fortunate to spend time training with the Practice
I cannot find anything negative about my experience
Treated with courtesy and professionalism Staff were positive, professional, calm and
with excellent patient skills and attitude
A Paramedic now working in the Practice!Jeannette came to us from Hastings as they could
not find a placement nearer to her home. After 8 weeks she wanted to stay with us and
has now split her duties between SECAMB and the Minor Injury Unit at Estuary View Medical Centre
Ambulance staff have always had good diagnostic and excellent life saving skills but by bringing those skills into the MIU and working alongside Emergency Care Nurses with their ability to diagnose, treat and discharge has resulted in an excellent service for the patients.
Jeannette feels that working for the two services gives her the chance to enhance her abilities as an all round practitioner.
Problems Space! With 4 trainers in the Practice we struggle to
find rooms for the Paramedic Practitioners. Time for the trainers to oversee the Paramedics
and their GP registrars They all want to come back and work for us!!