Supporting the Medical Device industry and Health Care Professionals to optimise patient care.

Working within the Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education, I seek to promote high quality patient care. My responsibilities and achievements include:• The strategic planning and organisation of teaching topics necessary for the paramedic role. As module leader I am responsible for the delivery and presentation of material for students. • Experienced with teaching healthcare students in the education and learning of clinical equipment.• I am responsible as the Simulation Lead within the new Paramedic Simulation Centre.• I communicate effectively with students and members of the teaching team. I am able to provide suitable solutions with objective insight when problem solving. • To promote excellent clinical practice, and encourage students to identify high quality evidence that supports high standards of clinical practice. • To promote and maintain good working relationships with ambulance NHS Trust management. • To apply excellent organizational skills. As student numbers have increased, a pro-active rather than reactive approach has been key in maintaining high standards and service delivery. • Experienced academic mentor to students and new work colleagues. As well as contributing to the teaching and development of student paramedics in the UK, I have visited and taught/assessed students internationally, twice in Gibraltar and once in Tokyo during a Faculty Inter-professional Education visit to Tokyo Metropolitan University. In Tokyo I supported students as part of an IPE project visit. I have also been involved in delivering teaching sessions to nurses, physiotherapists and doctors. I currently represent the School of Paramedic Science within the Faculty at committee meetings, represent St Georges University of London School of Paramedic Science nationally at the Forum of Higher Education in Paramedic Science [FHEPS] and sit as a member on Paramedic Senior Management Group committee.

My responsibilities included • Working autonomously as a practitioner to perform advanced pre-hospital assessments, considering differential diagnoses and formulating treatment plans with the informed consent of the patient. • Working with GP's, NHS Hospital trusts and community health services to develop appropriate patient referral services within the locality.• Referring, discharging or treating patients with Patient Group Directive (PGD) medications within ECP clinical guidelines. • Discussing treatment options with patients, and speaking to doctors and other Health Care Professionals regarding referrals. Endeavour to deliver high quality patient care through an understanding of the best evidence based research relating to the topic whilst engaging in discussion with the patient regarding their treatment options. This role further developed my understanding of the patient journey within the primary care environment together with experience gained within both a Minor Injury unit and an Emergency Department.

Responsibilities include • Providing advise and support to LAS ambulance crews for the clinical enquiries they may have relating to patient care. The topics of enquiry are broad and include; clinical management issues including end of life care, capacity and consent, issues relating to patient referrals, medication overdose advice and liaison with National Poisons Information Service or the use of Toxbase. • Liaising with members of the medical directorate with issues relating to patient care and within clinical meetings.• Advising crews of treatment options in palliative care encounters, advising ambulance crews of Patient Specific Protocols when crews are called to the related address. Utilising the ADASTRA clinical system to enhance patient care.• Advising crews of Individual Care Protocols when delivering emergency care, and patient specific protocols that often involve individual medication advice. • Advising crews relating to Advanced Life Support and the recognition of life extinct. On occasions of high demand for the Ambulance Service I would call patients back and engage in telephone discussion to assess their clinical need and evaluate if their clinical status had changed and, if more time critical, I would up-grade the patient’s request for an ambulance.

My responsibilities included responding to various categories of calls including 999 emergency calls, urgent calls and hospital transfers. • Keeping up to date with clinical developments and integrating them into my clinical practice. • Gaining an understanding of the patient experience and undertaking my duties to ensure that the patient receives a high standard of care in the pre-hospital care setting. • Having effective communication skills to support the delivery of high standard patient care. • Having a thorough understanding of policies, procedures and clinical guidelines to support patient care. Keeping up to date with developments in the delivery of patient care that includes NHS policies and guidelines, and further developing my understanding of the patient journey.

My responsibilities included working as a flight paramedic within the advanced trauma team to incidents across London. Clinical duties included • Assisting with the morning controlled drugs checks and drawing up the daily drugs.• Provide police and coroners statements as required. • Participate in daily scenarios giving reasons for actions and discussing methods of improving pre-hospital critical care to improve patient care. • Participate in twice weekly clinical meetings, and once monthly Clinical Governance Day (CGD) meetings, often presenting and reporting upon clinical cases attended. • Provide professional pre-hospital trauma care to patients in London and further develop my understanding of the patient journey and experience from the pre-hospital setting and transferring into the hospital setting.