My name is Rachael Floyd, I joined Wantage PCN on 1st July 2021 as a PCN paramedic working across both Newbury Street and Church Street Practice. I am a fulltime employee, working the first half of the week in Newbury Street and the second half in Church Street. My role consists of on the day, face to face and telephone consultations for patients with acute conditions and minor illnesses. I also attend some of our local care and nursing homes assisting the GPs with their weekly rounds. Within my role, I have also undertaken all the booster covid vaccines for the practice’s housebound patients.
I really enjoyed this opportunity to go out and provide this service for our patients. Whilst there I took the opportunity to undertake any outstanding reviews such as observations, assessments, and blood tests. It was extremely rewarding to manage these patients within their homes, plus it was familiar territory for me, being out in the community, locating and attending to patients.
Prior to my PCN role, I worked as a frontline paramedic for 18 years, for South Central Ambulance NHS Trust. During this time, I was based in Berkshire and Oxfordshire, working as either a crew in a frontline ambulance or as a solo paramedic in a response car. My new role is quite different to what I have done before, some of my previous skills have been transferable into this new role, but it has also been an excellent developmental opportunity for me to extend my skills and knowledge in primary care.
