Job summary
Alpine House Surgery is looking to recruit a Prescribing
Paramedic or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for 6-8 sessions to support our
existing GP, Paramedic and Nursing Team. Sessions and salary are negotiable dependent on experience.
We are based in Mountsorrel, a large village situated close to Bradgate
and Beacon Hill country parks equidistant from Loughborough and Leicester with
close transport links to M1 and M69
Main duties of the job
Ideally, you will be an independent prescriber, or working towards this, able to deal with a wide range of acute on the day clinical conditions and be able to work autonomously whilst remembering the team is there to support you when needed!
Chronic condition management is desirable but not mandatory.
We encourage staff to learn from and support each other and you will take part in clinical meetings, MDTs and clinical education sessions.
We are looking for someone who shares our vision for improving and sustaining General Practice and can work well within our practice team
About us
We are a strong partnership team with supportive and pro-active Practice Management and a commitment to the provision of high-quality healthcare.
Doctors have specialist interests in Dermatology and Minor Surgery, joint injection and sexual and reproductive health, and training.
We are a teaching practice with a list size of 9300 patients.
Our team consists of 3 partners, 2 salaried GPs, 2 Paramedics and a team of nurses and experienced support staff. We also work with a PCN attached staff including Pharmacists, a Mental Health Facilitator, and Social Prescribers.
Rated as Good in all areas of CQC.
We pride ourselves on offering a friendly, supportive working environment with a dynamic approach to general practice, we have a diverse clinical skill mix and a fantastic teamwork ethos.
We are a high achieving GMS practice.
We work collaboratively with other local practices in our PCN/Federation
Job description
Job responsibilities
Alpine House Surgery
General Practice Paramedic Job Description
Responsible to: Practice Manager/GP Partners
Accountable to: Practice
Manager/GP Partners
Professionally
accountable to: Partners
Salary: Salary to be based on experience
Job Summary:
The role will provide a
specialist Paramedic resource for Health Care Professionals and service users,
working in collaboration with other members of the GP Practice.
The role will involve
working as an autonomous, accountable Paramedic, in the provision of a holistic approach for
individuals including assessment, diagnosis and treatment to deliver quality patient services.
The post holder will use
advanced clinical skills to provide education to patients and service users, promoting self-care
and empower them to make informed choices about their treatment.
The post holder will
assess, diagnose, treat, refer, or signpost patients and or service users who attend the surgery
with undifferentiated or undiagnosed conditions relating to minor illness or
minor injury. The post holder will coordinate telephone triage, taking clinical responsibility for all
patients who have requested an urgent appointment.
The post holder will
perform any other clinical and clinical administrative duties where trained and
determined safe to do so by the organisation. This may include assisting with
medical reports, safeguarding, and clinic support.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Alpine House Surgery
General Practice Paramedic Job Description
Responsible to: Practice Manager/GP Partners
Accountable to: Practice
Manager/GP Partners
Professionally
accountable to: Partners
Salary: Salary to be based on experience
Job Summary:
The role will provide a
specialist Paramedic resource for Health Care Professionals and service users,
working in collaboration with other members of the GP Practice.
The role will involve
working as an autonomous, accountable Paramedic, in the provision of a holistic approach for
individuals including assessment, diagnosis and treatment to deliver quality patient services.
The post holder will use
advanced clinical skills to provide education to patients and service users, promoting self-care
and empower them to make informed choices about their treatment.
The post holder will
assess, diagnose, treat, refer, or signpost patients and or service users who attend the surgery
with undifferentiated or undiagnosed conditions relating to minor illness or
minor injury. The post holder will coordinate telephone triage, taking clinical responsibility for all
patients who have requested an urgent appointment.
The post holder will
perform any other clinical and clinical administrative duties where trained and
determined safe to do so by the organisation. This may include assisting with
medical reports, safeguarding, and clinic support.
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary care or GP Practice
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or NMC to be renewed every 2 years to maintain registration.
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary care or GP Practice
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or NMC to be renewed every 2 years to maintain registration.
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).