Emergency Care Practitioner/Paramedic

NHS; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bury St Edmunds seeks a dynamic paramedic to join a multidisciplinary team. The role involves providing patient assessments, home visits, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality care. Candidates must be registered paramedics with strong skills in assessment and communication. The position offers opportunities for training and development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Access to NHS pension

Ongoing training and development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Evidence of CPD and ongoing professional development.
• Experience in autonomous practice.
• Previous experience in primary care is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-facing clinical assessments in community settings.
• Undertake home visits and urgent appointments.
• Work closely with GPs and other healthcare professionals.

Skills

Strong assessment and diagnostic skills

Confident communicator

Ability to work well independently

Team collaboration skills

Flexibility and motivation

Education

Registered paramedic with current HCPC registration

Job description

Bury St Edmunds Primary Care Network (PCN) is looking to recruit a dynamic and enthusiastic paramedic to join our established and supportive multidisciplinary team on a full-time basis. You will be working alongside an existing team of four paramedics, providing high-quality care to our patient population across our member practices.

Main duties of the job

• Provide patient-facing clinical assessments, triage, and treatment in the community and surgery settings.
• Undertake home visits and urgent on-the-day appointments as required.
• Work closely with GPs, Nurses, Pharmacists, and other ARRS roles to deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care.
• Support patients with acute presentations, long-term conditions, and contribute to health promotion.
• Help reduce pressure on GP appointments by managing appropriate cases independently within your scope of practice.

About us

Bury St Edmunds Primary Care Network consists of five surgeries and serves some 66,000 patients from the town and surrounding villages.

Our vision is to deliver the highest standards of care, with equality, dignity and respect, to our patient population. Our aim is to create a system where member practices work closely together in collaboration with health and social care, voluntary sector, community groups and local people, to deliver inclusive and personalised care.

Bury St Edmunds Primary Care Network is a growing PCN with already existing roles including, care coordinators, social prescriber, clinical pharmacists, paramedics, health and wellbeing coaches and pharmacist technicians that support GPs and other clinical teams to enhance patient services in the local community.

• Be part of a friendly, forward-thinking PCN committed to innovation and high-quality care.
• Join an established paramedic team of four, with peer support and opportunities to develop.
• Access NHS pension and staff benefits.
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Experience

• Evidence of CPD and ongoing professional development.
• Experienced in autonomous practice, with strong assessment and diagnostic skills.
• A confident communicator, able to work well within a team and independently.
• Flexible, motivated, and committed to delivering excellent patient care.
• Previous experience in primary care is desirable but not essential; training and support will be provided.

Qualifications

• Be a registered paramedic, with current HCPC registration and have post-registration experience, ideally with some being in primary care;

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.