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!!