Practice Paramedic

Primary Care Careers; Cuffley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Cuffley is looking for an experienced paramedic to join their practice. The role involves assessing and treating patients in various settings while working independently and with a multi-disciplinary team. Applicants must be registered paramedics with at least 3 years of experience. This part-time role offers flexible hours and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Study leave

Free parking

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Be able to assess, plan, treat, and refer patients appropriately.
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients required.
• Sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care.

Responsibilities

• Respond to referrals and provide assessment at first point of contact.
• Triage and prioritize patients, particularly in emergency situations.
• Maintain accurate clinical records efficiently.

Skills

Assessment and diagnosis

Emergency response

Triage

Clinical decision-making

Patient care

Education

Registered paramedic with HCPC

Minimum of 3 years post registration experience

Completed ENP/ECP Minor Injuries and Minor Illness course Level 6

Tools

SystemOne

AccuRx

eConsults

TPP SystmOne

Job description

Cuffley and Goffs Oak Medical Centre is looking to welcome an experienced paramedic into our busy practice. The post-holder will be the first point of contact for patients with all types of health problems. They will make decisions and apply appropriate clinical interventions to the presenting patient in the surgery or their own home. This will include initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. The role is permanent part time and the hours of work are:

• Monday:12.00pm to 8.00pm
• Wednesday:8.30am to 6.30pm
• Friday:8.30am to 6.30pm

The post-holder will be expected to work autonomously, whilst staying within the practice's policies, protocols and guidelines, and to demonstrate safe clinical decision-making. They will be expected to act independently, but will have access to a GP at all times for advice and support. The role will offer you the opportunity to build on your experience of working effectively within a multi-disciplinary healthcare team, as you will work alongside fellow professionals within the practice in support of one another.

Main duties of the job

• Urgently respond to referrals and provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment at first point of contact by attending to patients, according to patients needs, either in the practice or patient homes;
• Support and continue the development of an on-the-day emergency patient service in the practice;
• Accurately triage and prioritise patients, including in emergency situations and telephone triage, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including past medical and drug history.
• Evaluate clinical information from examination and history taking, and initiate appropriate treatment and/or referral;
• Review the effectiveness of the treatment provided, making changes where necessary, to improve patient outcomes;
• Maintain accurate clinical records, in an efficient manner.

About us

We are a large practice based over two sites (just one mile apart) which are Valley View Health Centre and Cuffley Village Surgery.

We have a happy, established team that consists of GPs, nurses, HCAs and paramedics who are all supported by an experienced and organised admin team. We are also joined regularly and supported by colleagues from our primary care network.We use Ardens templates, AccuRx, eConsults, and TPP SystmOne, and offer services including microsuction and womens health services (coil and implant clinics).

What we offer:

• High QOF achiever
• Supportive and established nursing and admin teams to help reduce GP administrative burden
• We use SystemOne as our clinical system and also utilise Accurx and Footfall to support our processes.
• Low home visiting rate
• Part of a pro-active PCN
• CQC good rating
• Supportive and friendly environment
• Study leave
• Free parking

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find outmore information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact withus.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Be a registered paramedic, with HCPC
• Minimum of 3 years post registration experience
• Independent Prescribing (or working towards)
• Have completed ENP/ ECP Minor Injuries and Minor Illness course Level 6

Experience

• To be able to effectively assess, plan, treat and refer patients appropriately and evaluate patient care confidently
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
• Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care, in both adults and children
• Current UK professional registration
• Experience of triage
• Independent Prescribing (or working towards)
• Experience of working in a GP practice

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.