Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Paramedic to join our friendly and dedicated team at Amicus Health, part of Tiverton Primary Care Network. We are a thriving practice caring for over 23,000 patients across Mid Devon.
You would become an integral part of our multidisciplinary team, providing high quality patient centred care in a supportive environment with excellent modern facilities. The role is based in Witheridge but could involve travel across other sites.
Interviews will be held w/c 23 June 2025.
Main duties of the job
The role has been specifically designed to utilise your skills and experience as an advanced clinical practitioner, blending the expert assessment of unwell patients in their own home with working autonomously in the practice, providing a range of services such as assessment, diagnosis, treatment, telephone triage and referring patients appropriately, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.
About us
Amicus Health Group is a thriving practice with five sites located in the picturesque Mid Devon area covering Clare House, Bampton, Witheridge, Morchard Bishop and Cheriton Fitzpaine surgeries. We deliver excellent primary care across Mid Devon thanks to our multidisciplinary clinical team of GPs, pharmacists, ANPs, paramedics, practice nurses, HCAs and a strong administrative function.
Despite our size, we maintain a strong team ethos with daily meetings, regular clinical team discussions and shared lunch breaks.
We provide fruit, tea and coffee for all staff and foster team spirit with annual summer and Christmas parties, yoga, walking groups and appreciation postcards.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Paramedic Practitioner will work within their scope of clinical practice and:
- Identify, signpost or refer patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patient's health.
- Provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinically based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
- Examine, assess and diagnose patients and provide clinical care/management as required.
- Triage patients and provide the necessary treatment during home visits.
- Collect pathology specimens as required.
- Maintain accurate clinical records in line with extant legislation.
- Ensure that read codes are used effectively.
- Ensure continuity of care, arranging follow-up consultations or reviews as necessary.
- Review the effectiveness of the treatment provided, making changes where necessary to improve patient outcomes.
- Chaperone patients where necessary.
- Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately.
- Act as the lead clinician when dealing with clinical emergencies.
- Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.
- Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice).
- Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure that the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc).
- Ensure that they adhere to the relevant patient group directives and local clinical pathways at all times.
- Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies.
- Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately.
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Paramedic Practitioner may be requested to:
- Support the practice audit programme, undertaking audits when necessary.
- Support junior members of the team, providing guidance when necessary.
- Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care.
- Support and participate in shared learning within the practice.
- Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate.
- Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events, applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA).
- Take personal responsibility for own learning and development, including the requirement to maintain currency, achieving all targets set in own Personal Development Plan (PDP).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Paramedic Practitioner will work within their scope of clinical practice and:
- Identify, signpost or refer patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patient's health.
- Provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinically based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
- Examine, assess and diagnose patients and provide clinical care/management as required.
- Triage patients and provide the necessary treatment during home visits.
- Collect pathology specimens as required.
- Maintain accurate clinical records in line with extant legislation.
- Ensure that read codes are used effectively.
- Ensure continuity of care, arranging follow-up consultations or reviews as necessary.
- Review the effectiveness of the treatment provided, making changes where necessary to improve patient outcomes.
- Chaperone patients where necessary.
- Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately.
- Act as the lead clinician when dealing with clinical emergencies.
- Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.
- Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice).
- Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure that the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc).
- Ensure that they adhere to the relevant patient group directives and local clinical pathways at all times.
- Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies.
- Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately.
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Paramedic Practitioner may be requested to:
- Support the practice audit programme, undertaking audits when necessary.
- Support junior members of the team, providing guidance when necessary.
- Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care.
- Support and participate in shared learning within the practice.
- Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate.
- Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events, applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA).
- Take personal responsibility for own learning and development, including the requirement to maintain currency, achieving all targets set in own Personal Development Plan (PDP).
Person Specification
Clinical knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ability to effectively triage, assess and diagnose
- Clinical knowledge and skills to include wound care, ECGs, chaperone procedure, requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly, diabetes, hypertension, asthma, spirometry, CHD, immunisations (routine, childhood and travel).
- Understand the importance of evidence-based practice
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding of when to refer to GPs
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills - competent in the use of Office, Outlook and EMIS/SystmOne/Vision user skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to process information accurately and effectively interpreting data as required
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
- Polite and confident, flexible and cooperative, motivated, forward thinker
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effectively utilises resources
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational health clearance
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
- Understanding of the audit process
- Understanding of clinical risk management
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Paramedic (HCPC)
Desirable
- Postgraduate diploma or degree (primary care)
Experience
Essential
- Experience in triage
- Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of working as a paramedic practitioner
Person Specification
Clinical knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ability to effectively triage, assess and diagnose
- Clinical knowledge and skills to include wound care, ECGs, chaperone procedure, requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly, diabetes, hypertension, asthma, spirometry, CHD, immunisations (routine, childhood and travel).
- Understand the importance of evidence-based practice
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding of when to refer to GPs
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills - competent in the use of Office, Outlook and EMIS/SystmOne/Vision user skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to process information accurately and effectively interpreting data as required
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
- Polite and confident, flexible and cooperative, motivated, forward thinker
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effectively utilises resources
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational health clearance
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
- Understanding of the audit process
- Understanding of clinical risk management
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Paramedic (HCPC)
Desirable
- Postgraduate diploma or degree (primary care)
Experience
Essential
- Experience in triage
- Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of working as a paramedic practitioner
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
