Description
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Paramedic to join our friendly and supportive GP practice team to deliver high-quality acute same day care and support with home visits at least one day a week.
The successful candidate will play a key role in assessing, treating, and managing patients with urgent but non-emergency clinical needs, helping to improve access to care and support continuity for our patient population.
Main duties of the job
- Provide autonomous clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients presenting with acute same day problems.
- Undertake home visits for housebound and vulnerable patients.
- Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, reception staff, pharmacists, and the wider multidisciplinary team.
- Manage a varied caseload safely and effectively within scope of practice.
- Support care planning, admission avoidance, and appropriate onward referrals.
- Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records using the practice clinical system.
- Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives within the practice.
Job responsibilities
- Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
- Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
- Providing counselling and health education
- Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
- Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
- Collecting data for audit purposes
Person Specification
- Qualifications:
+ Essential: Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Paramedic registration, First Contact Paramedic qualification, able to operate at an advanced level of clinical practice, full UK driving license, two years minimum experience as a Paramedic. + Desirable: Non-medical prescribing qualification, experience using SystmOne.
- Experience:
+ Essential: Is a qualified First Contact Paramedic Level 6 registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), has experience in urgent care, community care, primary care, or emergency medicine, demonstrates excellent communication and clinical decision-making skills, is confident working independently while also valuing teamwork, has a compassionate, patient-centred approach, holds a full UK driving licence. + Desirable: Experience working in Primary Care, aware of common chronic and acute illnesses in a GP setting, evidence of working across organizational boundaries within health and social care, independent thinker with good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills, clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills.
Additional information
- This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
- Applicants must have current UK professional registration.