Paramedic

Practice Plus Group; Stafford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Training opportunities

Discounts on shopping and leisure

Job summary

Practice Plus Group is recruiting a Paramedic to join our Primary Care team at HMP Stafford, a category C Prison in Staffordshire. You’ll work in the healthcare department and wing-based, delivering urgent care within a secure environment.

This permanent, full-time role offers 37.5 hours per week, a structured induction and ongoing professional development through our Learning Management System, with onsite parking and support from a national network.

Qualifications

• Qualified Paramedic - HCPC registration.
• Proven post-registration ambulance experience.
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding evidence-based care to patients in emergency and primary care settings.
• Deliver non-judgemental care and maintain professional boundaries.
• Participate in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care per policies and safeguarding requirements.

Skills

HCPC registration

Emergency care

Patient-centred care

Education

Paramedic qualification

Job description

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Paramedic to join our Primary Care team at HMP Stafford, a category C Prison located in Staffordshire.

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Paramedic to join our Primary Care team at HMP Stafford, a category C Prison located in Staffordshire.

HMP Stafford has a capacity of 753 males, aged from 21 +.

As a Paramedic, you will be working as part of the Primary Care tea, you will be based within the healthcare department and wing based.

The site offers:

• Onsite parking
• Training opportunities

Hours:

This role is a permanent role at 37.5 hours per week.

• Monday - Sunday service
• 37.5 hours per week
• 7.45am till 17.30pm
• 1 weekend in 3 and also bank holidays

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary between £34,428 - £41,659- depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

As a Paramedic, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Provide outstanding evidence based case to our patients seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them - focussing on emergency and unplanned care to patients with both primary care and acute care needs.
• Deliver non-judgemental care, building therapeutic relationships and promoting professional boundaries.
• Playing an active part in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patient’s care following our policies, procedures and always considering safeguarding.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there…

we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we'll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as they would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

• Qualified Paramedic - HCPC
• Proven post-registration ambulance experience
• Evidence of continued professional development
• A non-judgmental and compassionate approach
• Proven experience in either: Accident & Emergency, Primary Care environments or Minor injuries / illness

Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.