Emergency Care Practitioner/Paramedic

NHS; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider is seeking a full-time emergency care practitioner (ECP) to join their team at Two Rivers Medical Centre. The role involves responding to patient referrals, performing assessments, and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates must be registered paramedics with relevant experience and qualifications. Attractive benefits include competitive salary and NHS pension membership.

Benefits

Competitive salary with increments

NHS pension membership

Excellent training opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be a registered paramedic with post-registration experience.
• Completed essential courses in minor injuries and illnesses.
• Understand protocols and guidelines in patient care.

Responsibilities

• Respond urgently to referrals for assessment and treatment.
• Support the development of an emergency patient service.
• Effectively triage patients in emergency situations.

Skills

Patient assessment

Effective communication

Decision-making

Knowledge of primary care conditions

Education

Registered paramedic with current HCPC registration

ENP/ECP Minor Injuries and Minor Illness Level 6

Job description

Two Rivers Medical Centre/North East Ipswich PCN has an exciting opportunity for a hardworking and enthusiastic emergency care practitioner (ECP)/paramedic to join our practice/PCN. You will be based at Two Rivers Medical Centre but will be required to travel between all of the GP practices within our PCN. This role is offered on a full-time basis.

The role will offer you the opportunity to build on your experience of working effectively within a multi-disciplinary, healthcare team, as you will work alongside fellow professionals within the practice in support of one another.

If you are an experienced emergency care practitioner (ECP)/paramedic wanting a new challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Urgently respond to referrals and provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment at first point of contact by attending to patients, according to patients needs either in the practice or patient homes;
• Support, and continue the development of, an on-the-day emergency patient service in the practice;
• Accurately triage and prioritise patients, including in both emergency situations and telephone triage, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including past medical and drug history;
• Evaluate clinical information from examination and history taking, and initiate appropriate treatment and/or referral;
• Review the effectiveness of the treatment provided, making changes where necessary to improve patient outcomes;
• Maintain accurate clinical records in an efficient manner.

About us

As an employee of Two Rivers Medical Centre, you will enjoy the following benefits:

• Genuine responsibility from day one.
• Work with a strong social purpose.
• A competitive salary with increments based on professional development.
• Membership of the NHS pension.
• Support to guide your personal and professional development.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• Working in a purpose built facility.

Job responsibilities

If youwould like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitateto get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Be a registered paramedic, with current HCPC registration and have post-registration experience, ideally with some being in primary care;
• Have completed ENP/ ECP Minor Injuries and Minor Illness course Level 6 and be a ALS/APLS provider;

Experience

• Be able to effectively assess, plan, treat and refer patients;
• Be able to evaluate patient care confidently;
• Have experience of working to protocols and guidelines;
• To exhibit excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills;
• Have the ability to make clear decisions with confidence and communicate these effectively;
• Understanding of the need to work within the parameters of one's own training and capability, according to the Health and Care Professions Council;
• Experience of autonomous practice working and multi-professional team working;
• Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care in both adults and children.

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.