Advanced Primary Care Paramedic Practitioner (APP)

Integrated Care System; Warrington; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for an Advanced Primary Care Paramedic Practitioner to join a collaborative team within a dynamic environment. In this role, you will lead and develop the paramedic workforce, providing high-quality care to patients with complex needs. Candidates will require extensive clinical experience, a leadership background, and an MSc in advanced clinical practice, ensuring the delivery of innovative and effective services to the community.

Qualifications

• Substantial clinical experience (3-5 years post-registration) in urgent/primary care.
• Proven leadership and mentoring skills with experience developing others.
• Knowledge of frailty assessment tools and digital health systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level assessment and management of patients with complex needs.
• Lead the upskilling of clinicians in managing acute and frailty-focused care.
• Ensure adherence to clinical governance and promote evidence-based practice.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical assessment

Communication

Education

Full MSc in advanced clinical practice

Job description

Advanced Primary Care Paramedic Practitioner (APP)

Anexciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced AdvancedParamedic Practitioner (APP) to join our expanding team.

Thisinnovative role is focused on transforming the current paramedic workforce,enabling clinicians to develop from the management of general minor ailments,to confidently managing same-day care and frailty presentations.

Thepost holder will work 4 days clinical for the Minor Ailments Service, with 1day protected to focus on the clinical development of the team.

Thepost holder will be instrumental in building capacity, developing skills, andembedding high-quality frailty care pathways across three diverse and dynamicPrimary Care Networks. You will play a key role in shaping our integratedapproach to urgent, proactive and personalised care, working closely with GPs,nurses, allied health professionals and wider community teams.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

Provideautonomous, high-level assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients withundifferentiated or complex needs, including those living with frailty.

Deliversafe and effective same-day care through a minor ailments service and homevisits.

Lead by example in the delivery of high-quality clinical care across PCN sites.

About us

Quay Healthcare is a non-profit company owned by the GP practices in Warrington.The PCN is headed by our committed Clinical Directors, Strategic Manager, Practice Managers and GP members.

Quay Healthcare supports three Primary Care Networks (PCNs), based in Warrington, working collaboratively with East Warrington PCN, Central East Warrington PCN and SWAN (South Warrington PCN). There are 13 practices across the 3 PCNs.

Our vision is to provide innovative staff and services to patients and the PCNs. We have successfully employed clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, first contact physiotherapists, mental health practitioners, care coordinators, and first contact practitioners.

We are looking for an exceptional Advanced Paramedic Practitioner to upskill the existing Paramedic team of six. The successful candidate will support the development of all Paramedics, across the three PCNs. You will work alongside the Medical Director, providing updates to each PCN on the development of the teams progress.

Play a pivotal role inshaping the future of same-day and frailty care.

Work in a supportive andforward-thinking environment across three progressive PCNs.

Be part of an integrated teamcommitted to delivering outstanding patient care and workforce development.

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the role:

Team Development & Education

Lead the structured upskilling of clinicians, supporting the transition from minor ailment management to acute and frailty-focused care, including the following:

Palliative care management

Chronic disease management

Frailty management

Proactive care/Personalised care plans

Falls management

Prescribing across the team

Deliver teaching, mentorship, and clinical supervision tailored to staff development needs.

Foster a learning culture that encourages reflective practice and continuous improvement.

Collaborate with wider primary and community services to embed integrated frailty pathways

Through the work of integrated neighbourhood teams, design of new models of care aligned with ICS and population health priorities.

Actively participate in multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, safeguarding discussions and anticipatory care planning.

Quality Improvement & Governance

Support clinical governance activities, including audits, incident review, and protocol development.

Promote evidence-based practice and continuous service evaluation.

Ensure adherence to national and local guidance, including NICE and frailty assessment tools.

Person Specification

Experience

• Substantial clinical experience 3-5 years post-registration in urgent/primary care, community services.
• Proven leadership and teaching skills, with experience developing others.
• Ability to work independently across multiple PCN sites and manage competing priorities.
• Experience of leading complex projects including service redesign, in challenging environments, including, interpretation and the comparison of a range of options.
• Effective change management and process redesign experience.

Knowledge

• Ability to engage effectively with clinicians, senior managers, Board members, staff, other key agencies, and the public.
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely within and outside the organisation; ability to describe and articulate proposed service and patient benefits as part of gaining support for positive change.
• Knowledge of frailty assessment tools (e.g. Rockwood CFS, eFI) and geriatric care approaches.
• Knowledge of PCN priorities
• Familiar with digital systems and population health tools

Qualifications/Professional Registration

• Full MSc in advanced clinical practice or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
• HEE Multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice standards: This framework is built on four pillars:
• Clinical practice
• Leadership and management
• Education
• Research
• Formal teaching/mentorship qualification.
• Experience working in PCN or integrated community models.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

£53,755 to £57,260 a yearDepending on Experience (Not Agenda for Change)