Advanced Clinical PractitionerParamedic Acute Visiting Service

Primary Care Careers; Essex; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Clacton is seeking an advanced clinical practitioner/paramedic to join their multi-disciplinary team. This role involves providing high-quality same-day clinical assessments, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions, and supporting vulnerable patients. Candidates must hold relevant professional registration, a post-graduate qualification, and advanced clinical assessment skills. This is an opportunity to work in a supportive environment committed to professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high quality visiting service for patients requiring same‑day clinical assessment within the community.
• Prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
• Support frail and vulnerable patients.
• Deliver timely autonomous clinical decision making.

Skills

Advanced clinical assessment skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to perform in stressful and complex situations

Sound clinical reasoning and decision making

Flexibility

Education

Post‑graduate qualification in specific specialty or equivalent experience

Professional registration with relevant professional body: NMC HCPC

Non‑medical prescriber

Job description

St James Surgery in Clacton is looking to recruit an advanced clinical practitioner/paramedic to join our multi‑disciplinary team strengthening our acute visiting service.

The post holder must be a non‑medical prescriber and capable of managing a wide range of acute presentations seen in primary care. You will have developed the skills and knowledge to allow you to take on an expanded role and scope of practice caring for patients.

The post‑holder will:

• Provide a high quality visiting service for patients requiring same‑day clinical assessment within the community
• Prevent unnecessary hospital admissions
• Support frail and vulnerable patients
• Deliver timely autonomous clinical decision making

About the Candidate

The successful candidate will demonstrate flexibility in attitude and behaviour. They will be keen to undertake new ways of working and delivering healthcare committing to undertake the professional development required to adapt to changing circumstances.

Qualifications skills and experience required:

• Professional registration with relevant professional body: NMC HCPC
• Post‑graduate qualification in specific specialty or equivalent experience
• Non‑medical prescriber
• Advanced clinical assessment skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to perform in stressful and complex situations
• Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
• Flexibility

About Us

We are a large friendly hardworking surgery with our main surgery located in Clacton and a branch in St Osyth. We are an EMIS Web practice with a patient list size of 15200 patients.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.