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Job summary

East Hill Surgery located in Colchester, are seeking an experienced paramedic to join our friendly and supportive team. We are ideally looking to recruit on a full-time basis but are happy to consider 30-37.5 hours per week.

The role will offer you the opportunity to build on your experience for working effectively within our multi-disciplinary healthcare team as you will work alongside fellow professionals within the practice to support one another.

If you are an experienced paramedic or ANP wanting a new challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

  • Respond to referrals and provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment at first point of contact by attending patients either in the practice or patient home.
  • Support and continue the development of our on the day emergency patient service in the practice.
  • Triage and prioritise home visit requests.
  • Evaluate clinical information from examination and history taking, and initiate appropriate treatment and/or referral.
  • Maintain accurate clinical records in an efficient manner.

About us

We are a town centre practice with a list size currently at 9,000 patients. We use Emis Web and consult with patients using a range of methods from face to face, video and telephone.

East Hill Surgery pride ourselves in supporting our staff with their personal and professional goals. Our practice offers the full range of primary care services.

Details

Date posted

02 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Competitive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

8812

Job locations

78 East Hill

Colchester

Essex

CO1 2QS


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Paramedic with HCPC or Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to effectively assess, plan, treat and refer patients, and evaluate patient care confidently.
  • Experience of working to protocols/guidelines and patient groups/patient specific directives.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Experience of autonomous practice working and multi-professional team working.

Desirable

  • Post registration experience, ideally in primary care but not essential.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Paramedic with HCPC or Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to effectively assess, plan, treat and refer patients, and evaluate patient care confidently.
  • Experience of working to protocols/guidelines and patient groups/patient specific directives.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Experience of autonomous practice working and multi-professional team working.

Desirable

  • Post registration experience, ideally in primary care but not essential.

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

78 East Hill

Colchester

Essex

CO1 2QS


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

78 East Hill

Colchester

Essex

CO1 2QS


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

East Hill Surgery

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

02 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Competitive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

8812

Job locations

78 East Hill

Colchester

Essex

CO1 2QS


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