Potterells Paramedic Practitioner

NHS; Hatfield; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Hatfield is looking for an Advanced Paramedic Practitioner. The role involves providing patient care with a focus on minor illness sessions and collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates should be registered paramedics, ideally with post-graduate qualifications, and have a willingness to complete independent prescribing training. This role offers flexible working hours with a negotiable pay rate between £25 and £28 per hour depending on experience.

Benefits

Free car parking

5 weeks paid holiday

1 week study leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 sessions/20+ hours per week.
• Willingness to learn and complete independent prescribing.

Responsibilities

• Hold minor illness sessions face to face.
• Provide care from initial history taking to evaluation.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary general practice team.

Skills

Registered Paramedic

Clinical decision-making

Patient education

Education

Post graduate qualifications

Job description

The advanced paramedic practitioner at Potterells MedicalCentre is a registered paramedic with post graduate qualifications who acts within theirprofessional boundaries.

The key duties of the APP will be to hold minor illness sessions face to face at both Potterells Medical Centre and our University Medical Centre site. There will also be sessions within Hatfield Care Home looking at the minor illness complaints of our patients. When necessary, there may also be an element of triage sessions.

Main duties of the job

This role will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients.

The advanced paramedic practitioner is expected to attend to patients within the defined list of conditions, including assessment, diagnosis and treatment to deliver quality patient services in conjunction with the daily duty doctor.

The advanced paramedic practitioner will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures. The post holder will use advanced clinical skills to provide education to service users, promoting self-care and empowering them to make informed choices about their treatment.

We are ideally looking for a minimum of 6 sessions/20+ hours per week. Pay rate is negotiable depending on experience: £25 - £28 per hour.

Whilst this job advert is for an Advanced Paramedic Practitioner, First Contact Practitioners with a willingness to learn and complete the independent prescribing will also be considered with amended duties.

About us

About Us:We are currently a 6 Partner practice based in Welham Green. We also have 5Salaried GPs, 5 Nurses, 2 HCAs, 2 Pharmacists, a Pharmacy Technician as well asa range of ARRS staff and admin support.We cover 2 sites, and this role will work across both. Our main site is atPotterells Medical Centre in Welham Green, and we also cover HertfordshireUniversity with our second site being the Medical Centre on College LaneCampus. We look after Hatfield Nursing Home and the role will be required to visitthe care home on a regular basis.

Benefits:- Free car parking on both sites- 5 weeks paid holiday- 1 weeks study leave- Employee Assistance Programme- Lovely patients and a great team!

We are looking for a Paramedic Practitoner to join our team working a minimum of 6 sessions/20 hours.

Pay Rate: £24 - £27 per hour depending on experience.

Please reach out with any questions by contacting ourOperations Manager, Kirsty Williams, at [e-mail]

Job responsibilities

The key dutiesof the APP will be to hold minor illness sessions face to face at bothPotterells Medical Centre and our University Medical Centre site. There willalso be sessions within Hatfield Care Home looking at the minor illnesscomplaints of our patients. When necessary, there may also be an element oftriage sessions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Paramedic
• Independent prescriber desirable however a willingness to train essential. We are happy to consider and support candidates who need further training in prescribing.

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.