PCN Paramedic

The Methodist Church in Britain; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Maidenhead Primary Care Network is seeking an experienced paramedic to join the on-the-day appointment duty team. The role focuses on assessing and managing patients with undifferentiated presentations, alongside same-day and planned home visits and support for care homes.

You will work in a multidisciplinary setting, delivering high-quality patient care while maintaining HCPC standards and contributing to audits and service improvements. Part-time hours pro rata are available.

Qualifications

• Paramedic with undergraduate degree in Paramedic Science or equivalent Level 6 qualification.
• Minimum four years' post-registration experience as a registered paramedic.
• At least two years in an autonomous practitioner role at Band 7 or equivalent.
• Evidence of strong clinical assessment and decision-making in urgent or unscheduled care.
• Experience managing undifferentiated and complex presentations.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and treat patients with undifferentiated or undiagnosed conditions within scope, referring or signposting where appropriate.
• Provide same day and planned home visits, including urgent assessments and follow-up.
• Support care homes with acute visits, proactive rounds and multidisciplinary meetings.
• Request, perform and interpret investigations such as ECGs and blood tests, in line with local guidance.
• Contribute to anticipatory and personalised care planning, including for people with long-term conditions and frailty.
• Promote self-care and health improvement, signposting to social prescribing and community services.
• Keep accurate, timely clinical records and contribute to audit, governance and quality improvement.
• Work with the wider multidisciplinary team and attend relevant clinical and PCN meetings.
• Maintain professional standards in line with HCPC requirements and local policies, including supervision and CPD.
• Support delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality initiatives.
• Undertake tasks consistent with the level and scope of the post, delivered in a timely and effective manner.
• Communicate at all levels across organisations in a person-centred way.

Skills

Autonomous working

Clinical assessment

Team collaboration

EPCR proficiency

Education

Paramedic degree

Tools

EPCR systems

Job description

This autonomous paramedic post sits in the on-the-day appointment duty team of Maidenhead Primary Care Network, which covers nine practices. The work centres on assessing and managing patients with undifferentiated presentations, alongside same-day and planned home visits and support for care homes. Working within a multidisciplinary team, the role combines practice and community care, with part-time hours available on a pro rata basis. Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is not offered, so applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.

What the job involves

• Assess, diagnose and treat patients with undifferentiated or undiagnosed conditions within scope, referring or signposting where appropriate
• Provide same day and planned home visits, including urgent assessments and follow-up
• Support care homes with acute visits, proactive rounds and multidisciplinary meetings
• Request, perform and interpret investigations such as ECGs and blood tests, in line with local guidance
• Contribute to anticipatory and personalised care planning, including for people with long-term conditions and frailty
• Promote self-care and health improvement, signposting to social prescribing and community services
• Keep accurate, timely clinical records and contribute to audit, governance and quality improvement
• Work with the wider multidisciplinary team and attend relevant clinical and PCN meetings
• Maintain professional standards in line with HCPC requirements and local policies, including supervision and CPD
• Support delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality initiatives
• Undertake tasks consistent with the level and scope of the post, delivered in a timely and effective manner
• Communicate at all levels across organisations in a person-centred way

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Paramedic Science or equivalent Level 6 qualification

Registration & licences

• Full HCPC registration as a paramedic with no cautions or restrictions

Experience

• Minimum four years' post-registration experience as a registered paramedic
• At least two years in an autonomous practitioner role at Band 7 or equivalent
• Evidence of strong clinical assessment and decision-making in urgent or unscheduled care
• Experience managing undifferentiated and complex presentations

Skills & knowledge

• Working autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Confident use of clinical IT systems and electronic patient records

Checks & eligibility

• Valid UK driving licence
• Right to work in the UK

Nice to have

• Level 7 Roadmap to First Contact Practitioner (FCP) for Paramedics in Primary Care
• Qualified Independent Prescriber at Level 7
• Experience in general practice, primary care or community-based healthcare
• Evidence of continuing professional development that extends scope of practice
• Experience in end-of-life care and advance care planning

What’s offered

• NHS Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus additional bank holidays
• Level 7 FCP training fully funded by the PCN where not yet completed, required as a condition of employment