ECP / Paramedic

Park Medical Practice; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive GP surgery in East Midlands is seeking a hardworking and enthusiastic paramedic. You will work autonomously to provide first contact care for patients with minor injuries or illnesses, supporting GP supervision and implementing management plans. Ideal candidates should possess a degree in Paramedicine, HCPC registration, and have excellent clinical assessment skills. The position offers diverse learning opportunities within a patient-centered practice.

Benefits

Continuous learning opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience managing a designated caseload with assessments and care plans.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex information.
• Experience working within a primary care setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic and clinical service with GP supervision.
• Triage, examine, and treat minor injuries/illnesses.
• Work autonomously within the community at an advanced level.

Skills

Critical thinking

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Advanced clinical assessment

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in Paramedicine or equivalent experience

Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration

Full UK driving license

Tools

Microsoft Office

GP practice data monitoring systems

Job description

The Park Medical Practice has an exciting opportunity for a hardworking and enthusiastic paramedic to join our practice.

The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the decision-making process. They will work collaboratively with the healthcare team to meet the needs of the patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures. The post holder will provide a holistic and clinical service, with support and supervision of GPs, implementing agreed management plans and following approved protocols as appropriate.

The post holder will triage, take a comprehensive history, examine, diagnose, and treat/refer or a range of minor injuries/illnesses/infections as required. Care may be delivered in several settings including within patients home, nursing, care home, telephone consultations, outreach events or potentially within a designated clinic within one of the GP practices.

Main duties of the job

If you are an experienced paramedic wanting a new challenge, we would love to hear from you. You will have the following qualifications, skills and experience:

• Degree in Paramedicine or equivalent experience.
• Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration.
• Able to operate at an advanced level of clinical practice.
• Experience in managing a designated caseload using theoretical and practical experience, completing assessments, planning, implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes aligned to care plans.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft and GP practice and prescribing data monitoring systems.
• Ability to write comprehensive clinical notes, implement and evaluate care plans.
• Ability to evidence a sound understanding of the NHS principles and values.
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex/ often incomplete information, pre-empt, and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to influence and persuade others articulating a balanced view and able to constructively question information.

About us

The Park Medical is a progressive, patient-centred GP surgery located in Derby, working over 3 sites, serving approximately 28,000 patients. Our practice is proud of its welcoming culture, strong values, and commitment to continuous learning.

Our current team includes: 8 GP partners, 8 Salaried GPs, 5 ACPs, 4 Pharmacists, 2 Pharmacy Technicians, 2 Social Prescribers and 1 First Contact Physio.

We have a workflow team to minimise document processing.

Job responsibilities

Paramedics work autonomously within the community at an advanced level of practice, using their enhanced clinical assessment and treatment skills, to provide first point of contact for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems relating to minor illness or injury, abdominal pains, chest pains and headaches. They are health professionals who practice at an advanced level having the capability to make sound judgements in the absence of full information and to manage varying degrees of risk when there are complex, competing, or ambiguous information or uncertainty.

The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the decision-making process. They will work collaboratively with the healthcare team to meet the needs of the patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures. The post holder will provide a holistic and clinical service, with support and supervision of GPs, implementing agreed management plans and following approved protocols as appropriate.

The post holder will triage, take a comprehensive history, examine, diagnose, and treat/refer or a range of minor injuries/illnesses/infections as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Paramedicine or equivalent experience.
• Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration.
• Full UK driving license

Experience

• Experience in managing a designated caseload using theoretical and practical experience, completing assessments, planning, implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes aligned to care plans
• Working knowledge of Microsoft and GP practice and prescribing data monitoring systems
• Ability to write comprehensive clinical notes, implement and evaluate care plans
• Ability to evidence a sound understanding of the NHS principles and values
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex/ often incomplete information, pre-empt, and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues
• Working towards advanced clinical practitioner status
• Mentorship or supervisory skills training
• Ability to undertake nails surgery assessments, procedure, and post-operative care
• Be aware of data protection (GDPR) and confidentiality issues particularly within a PCN
• Cognitive behavioural and motivational interviewing approaches / skills
• Experience of working within a primary care setting
• Evidence of working across organisational boundaries within health and
• Independent thinker with good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills

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.