PCN Paramedic

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a Paramedic to work within the community at an advanced practice level, providing comprehensive patient care for various health concerns. This role includes assessing and triaging patients, advising on healthcare, and supporting community services, requiring a degree in Paramedicine and registration with the HCPC. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to delivering excellent healthcare for our patients and contributing to the development of primary care services.

Qualifications

• Five years post-registration experience in primary care.
• Ability to manage a designated caseload and assess patient needs.
• Experience in performing investigatory procedures and managing complex information.

Responsibilities

• Assess and triage patients while providing definitive treatment.
• Support anticipatory care plans and lead community services.
• Communicate effectively across PCNs and organizations.

Skills

Clinical Assessment

Risk Management

Patient Care

Triage

Mentorship

Education

Degree in Paramedicine

Registered with HCPC

Completed two-year Consolidation of Learning

Working towards Level 7 capability

Tools

Microsoft Office

GP Practice Systems

Job description

Paramedics work autonomously within the community at an advanced level of practice, using their enhanced clinical assessment and treatment skills, to provide first point of contact for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems relating to minor illness or injury, abdominal pains, chest pains and headaches. They are health professionals who practice at an advanced level having the capability to make sound judgements in the absence of full information and to manage varying degrees of risk when there are complex, competing or ambiguous information or uncertainty.

Please note the Essential Qualifications section of the person specification before applying, as this describes the national entry requirements of the paramedic role within primary care. This includes candidates having completed Stage One of the FCP Roadmap prior to joining and being registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).

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Main duties of the job

• assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment or make necessary referrals to other members of the PCN team
• advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to other community or voluntary services.
• be able to:
• perform specialist health checks and reviews
• perform and interpret ECGs; alongside other results as appropriate
• perform investigatory procedures as required
• undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, etc.
• perform investigatory procedures needed by patients and those requested by GPs and the wider PCN

perform specialist health checks and reviews

perform and interpret ECGs; alongside other results as appropriate

perform investigatory procedures as required

undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, etc.

perform investigatory procedures needed by patients and those requested by GPs and the wider PCN

About us

South Fulham is a forward thinking and friendly PCN looking to expand our paramedic and wider additional roles team. Based across our network of seven practices in Hammersmith & Fulham you will offer remote and face to face appointments, with the added potential to provide home visits. If you are a motivated self-starter and passionate about offering excellent care, we would love to hear from you.

We are a forward thinking, can-do and ambitious team who aim to provide consistent, excellent healthcare for our patients and residents. We are excited to transition our PCN into its new phase of development and growth.

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities include

• support the delivery of anticipatory care plans and lead certain community services (e.g. monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients living in sheltered housing)
• provide an alternative model to urgent and same day home visits for the PCN and undertake clinical audits
• communicate at all levels across PCNs and other organizations, ensuring effective, patient-centred service

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Person Specification

Experience

• Five years post registration
• experience in managing a designated caseload using theoretical and practical experience, completing assessments, planning, implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes aligned to care plans
• working knowledge of Microsoft and GP practice and prescribing data monitoring systems
• ability to write comprehensive clinical notes, implement and evaluate care plans
• working towards advanced clinical practitioner status
• mentorship or supervisory skills training
• ability to undertake nails surgery assessments, procedure and post-operative care
• ability to evidence a sound understanding of the NHS principles and values
• ability to analyse and interpret complex/ often incomplete information, preempt and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues
• experience of working within a primary care setting

Qualifications

• is educated to degree/diploma level in Paramedicine or equivalent experience approved by the College of Paramedics
• is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• has completed the two-year Consolidation of Learning period as a newly qualified paramedic
• has a further three years experience as a band 6 (or equivalent) paramedic
• is working towards developing Level 7 capability in paramedic areas of practice and, within six months of starting their PCN role. NB: will complete and be signed off formally within the clinical pillar competencies of the Advanced Clinical Practice Framework.
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• Pre-reg MSc in a training programme approved by the College of Paramedics

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.

£52,000 to £54,000 a yeardependent on experience and qualifications

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working,Compressed hours