Paramedic Practitioner

NHS; Hove; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Hove is seeking a Primary Care Paramedic Practitioner to deliver acute care within their surgery. The role requires assessing and managing minor illnesses and injuries, with a commitment to high-quality patient care and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. The position is part-time at 18 hours per week, offering a supportive environment and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Supportive and inclusive working environment

Regular clinical supervision

Flexible working arrangements

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Registered Paramedic with the HCPC required.
• Experience in urgent care or primary care setting is desirable.
• Independent prescriber or willingness to work towards it is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patients.
• Manage same-day appointments, triage, and home visits.
• Work collaboratively with healthcare professionals.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Communication

Decision-making

Time management

Education

Registered Paramedic with the HCPC

Tools

Microsoft Office

EMIS

Job description

Overview

As a Primary Care ParamedicPractitioner, you will play a vital role in delivering acute care within thesurgery. Working autonomously but with full clinical support, you will managepatients presenting with a wide range of minor illness and injury, as well aslong-term conditions where appropriate. You will assess, diagnose, treat, referor signpost patients who attend the surgery. The post holder will havetelephone, face to face and home visit appointments.

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical assessment, diagnosis,treatment, and evaluation of patients
• Manage same-day appointments, triage, and homevisits
• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses,pharmacists, and other allied health professionals
• Support the management of long-term conditionsand care planning
• Promote health education and prevention
• To treat, as appropriate and within the scope ofpractice
• To signpost appropriately to other services
• Effectively manage own time and workload
• Support and participate in shared learningacross the practice

About us

Trinity Medical Centre are looking for a ParamedicPractitioner to join our 25,000 patient practice in the centre of Hove. Beingpart of the Trinity Medical Centre team means a supportive and friendlyenvironment in a fantastic, modern health centre in the heart of Hove. We are aforward-thinking, friendly GP surgery committed to providing high-quality,patient-centred care.

Job responsibilities

Trinity Medical Centre are looking for a ParamedicPractitioner to join our 25,000 patient practice in the centre of Hove. Beingpart of the Trinity Medical Centre team means a supportive and friendlyenvironment in a fantastic, modern health centre in the heart of Hove. We are aforward-thinking, friendly GP surgery committed to providing high-quality,patient-centred care.

The Role

As a Primary Care ParamedicPractitioner, you will play a vital role in delivering acute care within thesurgery. Working autonomously but with full clinical support, you will managepatients presenting with a wide range of minor illness and injury, as well aslong-term conditions where appropriate. You will assess, diagnose, treat, referor signpost patients who attend the surgery. The post holder will havetelephone, face to face and home visit appointments, working 18 hours a week.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide clinical assessment, diagnosis,treatment, and evaluation of patients
• Manage same-day appointments, triage, and homevisits
• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses,pharmacists, and other allied health professionals
• Support the management of long-term conditionsand care planning
• Promote health education and prevention
• To treat, as appropriate and within the scope ofpractice
• To signpost appropriately to other services
• Effectively manage own time and workload
• Support and participate in shared learningacross the practice

What were lookingfor

• Forward thinking, proactive and committed ParamedicPractitioner
• Registered Paramedic with the HCPC
• Experience in an urgent care or primary caresetting is desirable
• Independent prescriber or willingness to worktowards it (desirable)
• Excellent clinical, communication, anddecision-making skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of amulti-disciplinary team
• Confident and efficient using Microsoft Officeand IT based patient clinical systems EMIS is preferable
• Occupation Health Clearance
• Knowledge of Adult and Child Safeguardingprocedures and referral pathways

What We Offer

• Supportive and inclusive working environment
• Regular clinical supervision
• Flexible working arrangements
• Opportunities for career development in aprogressive practice and PCN

Person Specification

Experience

• - Registered Paramedic with the HCPC
• - Occupation Health Clearance
• - Confident and efficient using Microsoft Office and IT based patient clinical systems EMIS is preferable
• - Experience in an urgent care or primary care setting is desirable
• - Independent prescriber or willingness to work towards it (desirable)

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.