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To act at all times
in accordance with the General Nursing
and Midwifery Code of Professional
Conduct.
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To follow appropriate
guidance and rules of GNMC and keep
updated with practice developments
by embracing PREPP.
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To recognise and adhere
to the requirements of the local Immediate
Care Scheme or equivalent.
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To maintain accurate
clinical records that will be part
of the patient’s permanent medical
record
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To keep a log book
of activity to ensure that clinical
activity is audited and skills updated
as necessary.
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To maintain an appropriate
professional mentoring structure with
an accredited member of BASICS.
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To be actively involved
in and committed to a programme of
continuing pre-hospital education recommended
by a suitable body.
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To be responsible
to a named accredited BASICS member.
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To adhere to all scheme
policies procedures and guidelines
for practice.
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To perform only those
actions and/or procedures in which
they are trained and competent to perform
in the circumstances as promoted through
the principles of Scope of Professional
Practice.
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Only to administer
drugs that have been approved under
patient group directives to be administered
in the pre-hospital setting and to
be fully conversant with these protocols.
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To be conversant with
the concepts of communication, command
and control at the scene of incidents.
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To be competent in
radio communication skills.
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To utilise appropriate
personal protective equipment in accordance
with relevant guidelines.
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To maintain a high
standard or driving and preferably
to achieve a certified standard such
as IAM or RoSPA or to undertake other
advanced driver courses, if their work
in immediate care requires them to
drive to incidents.
