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PCN Paramedic in Primary Care

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Job summary

South Rural PCN has an exciting opportunity for hardworking and enthusiastic emergency care practitioner (ECP) / paramedic to join our Needham Market Country practice. You will be based at Needham Market practice but will be required to cover care home ward rounds. The role is offered on a full-time basis. The post holder will use advanced clinical skills to provide education to service users, promoting self-care and empower them to make informed choices about their treatment.

Main duties of the job

  • To provide a specialist/advanced paramedic resource for health care professionals and service users, working in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
  • To work within the community, as an autonomous, accountable, specialist / advanced paramedic, in the provision of a holistic approach for individuals including assessment, management and treatment, to deliver high quality patient services.
  • To assess, manage, treat, refer and/or signpost patients/service users who attend surgery with undifferentiated or undiagnosed condition relating to minor illness or minor injury.

About us

The PCN provides services to 56,000 patients across rural Suffolk. Our PCN includes the following practices: Bildeston Health Centre, Constable Country Medical Practice (East Bergholt and Capel St Mary), Hadleigh Health Centre (Boxford), The Holbrook and Shotley Surgery and Needham Market Country Practice.

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any queries or wish to have an informal discussion about the role or PCN, please contact Amy Vivian, PCN manager on 01449 701003.

Details

Date posted

06 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

8229_1

Job locations

Barking Road

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP6 8EZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered paramedic educated to degree/diploma level in paramedicine or equivalent experience.
  • Clinical skills qualifications or evidence of equivalent experience.

Experience

Essential

  • 2 years (or equivalent) consolidation of learning period completed as a newly qualified paramedic.
  • Management of patients with long term conditions.
  • Experience of working to protocols and guidelines and patient group directives.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Confident on IT systems and email.
  • Ability to work under pressure and made sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.
  • Able to organised and prioritise workload well.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered paramedic educated to degree/diploma level in paramedicine or equivalent experience.
  • Clinical skills qualifications or evidence of equivalent experience.

Experience

Essential

  • 2 years (or equivalent) consolidation of learning period completed as a newly qualified paramedic.
  • Management of patients with long term conditions.
  • Experience of working to protocols and guidelines and patient group directives.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Confident on IT systems and email.
  • Ability to work under pressure and made sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.
  • Able to organised and prioritise workload well.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Barking Road

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP6 8EZ


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Barking Road

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP6 8EZ


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Needham Market Country Practice

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

06 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

8229_1

Job locations

Barking Road

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP6 8EZ


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