Paramedic Practitioner - Primary Care (1-Year FTC)

Boroughbury Medical Centre; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading GP surgery in Peterborough is seeking a full-time Paramedic Practitioner for a one-year fixed-term position. The role includes providing on-the-day appointments, triaging patients, and conducting home visits. Ideal candidates will hold a degree in Paramedicine and have relevant clinical experience. This position offers competitive remuneration based on AfC Bands 6 to 8a.

Qualifications

• 3+ years post-registration clinical experience at Band 6 or equivalent.
• Registration with the HCPC is mandatory.
• Clean driving licence required.
• Minor Illness and Independent Prescribing qualifications are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-the-day appointments for patients with minor illnesses.
• Triage patients requesting home visits.
• Undertake home visits in the community.

Skills

Paramedicine degree/diploma

Clinical experience at Band 6

Registration with HCPC

Clean driving licence

Experience in primary care

Education

Degree/diploma in Paramedicine or equivalent

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 1 year fixed-term Paramedic Practitioner position within Peterborough's largest GP surgery.

Boroughbury Medical Centre has a dynamic, motivated and friendly teamwith a passion for education and development. We are a registered trainingpractice and are actively involved in research. BMC is housed in modern,purpose-built premises, caring for a diverse patient population of over 45,000patients across four sites across the City of Peterborough. We have a very experienced and highly skilledclinical team of 20 Doctors, 6 ACPs, 18 Nurses, 8 Paramedics, 6 ClinicalPharmacists and 8 HCAs.

Main duties of the job

Now is a really exciting time to join General Practice as a Paramedic Practitioner. The role has grown and developed and many of our existing practitioners now hold Masters degrees as Advanced Practitioners.

We are seeking a Paramedic to join our team of Paramedic Practitionerswho provide on-the-day appointments to patients presenting with minor illness,triage of those patients requesting home visits and undertaking suitable homevisits within the community (including Nursing and Residential homes). Thesuccessful candidate will ideally hold a degree/diploma in Paramedicine (orequivalent experience) and have three years experience at Band 6 (orequivalent) as a paramedic. Experience of working in a primary care settingwould be advantageous, however opportunities for career progression andtraining and development will be made available to the successful candidate.

About us

Boroughbury Medical Centre is a modern day GP practice situated in theheart of the City of Peterborough with further branches in the suburbs of Paston and Werrington. Boroughbury Medical Centre is a large, forward-thinkingand innovative practice with a passion for multidisciplinary team-working, weare a registered training practice with an active research portfolio.Boroughbury Medical Centre is housed in modern, state-of-the-art premises,caring for a richly diverse patient community of over 45,000 patients.

For more information, please see: www.boroughburymedicalcentre.co.uk

Job responsibilities

Paramedic Practitioner Vacancy

Full-time, 1 year fixed-term vacancy

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 1 year fixed-term Paramedic Practitioner position within Peterborough's largest GP surgery.

Boroughbury Medical Centre has a dynamic, motivated and friendly team with a passion for education and development. We are a registered training practice and are actively involved in research. BMC is housed in modern, purpose-built premises, caring for a diverse patient population of over 45,000 patients across four sites across the City of Peterborough. We have a very experienced and highly skilled clinical team of 20 Doctors, 6 ACPs, 18 Nurses, 8 Paramedics, 6 Clinical Pharmacists and 8 HCAs.

Main duties of the job

Now is a really exciting time to join General Practice as a Paramedic Practitioner. The role has grown and developed and many of our existing practitioners now hold Masters degrees as Advanced Practitioners.

We are seeking a Paramedic to join our team of Paramedic Practitioners who provide on-the-day appointments to patients presenting with minor illness, triage of those patients requesting home visits and undertaking suitable home visits within the community (including Nursing and Residential homes). The successful candidate will ideally hold a degree/diploma in Paramedicine (or equivalent experience) and have three years experience at Band 6 (or equivalent) as a paramedic. Experience of working in a primary care setting would be advantageous, however opportunities for career progression and training and development will be made available to the successful candidate.

Overview of your organisation

Boroughbury Medical Centre is a modern day GP practice situated in the heart of the City of Peterborough with further branches in the suburbs of Paston and Werrington. Boroughbury Medical Centre is a large, forward-thinking and innovative practice with a passion for multidisciplinary team-working, we are a registered training practice with an active research portfolio. Boroughbury Medical Centre is housed in modern, state-of-the-art premises, caring for a richly diverse patient community of over 45,000 patients.

For more information, please see: www.boroughburymedicalcentre.co.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree/diploma in Paramedicine (or equivalent experience) 3 years post-reg clinical experience Registered with HCPC Clean driving licence
• Minor Illness / Advanced Clinical Assessment / Independent Prescribing qualifications would be desirable Previous experience of Primary Care / General Practice advantageous

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.

Depending on experiencePosts commensurate with AfC Bands 6, 7 and 8a available