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Emergency Care Practitioner

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Job summary

The Dengie and South Woodham Ferrers Primary Care Network is looking to welcome an experienced emergency care practitioner into our busy PCN.The role is offered on a full time basis for 37.5 hours per week.The post-holder will cover a designated zone and would not be expected to cover the whole area.

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.

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.

About us

The Dengie and South Woodham Ferrers Primary Care Network is a collaboration of seven GP practice, serving approximately 45,000 patients from the Dengie, Bicknacre, Burnham-on-Crouch and South Woodham Ferrers area.We are a friendly, forward thinking, inclusive and dynamic PCN and our employees are our biggest asset.

Details

Date posted

26 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£41,000 to £45,000 a year - depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

8667-2

Job locations

Burnham Road

Chelmsford

Essex

CM3 5QP


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

  • Be a registered paramedic, with current HCPC registration and have post-registration experience, ideally with some being in primary care.
  • Have completed ENP/ ECP Minor Injuries and Minor Illness course Level 6 and be a ALS/APLS provider.

Experience

Essential

  • Effectively assess, plan, treat and refer patients.
  • Evaluate patient care confidently.
  • Experience of working to protocols and guidelines.
  • Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
  • The ability to make clear decisions with confidence and communicate these effectively.
  • Understanding of the need to work within the parameters of one's own training and capability, according to the Health and Care Professions Council.
  • Experience of autonomous practice working and multi-professional team working.
  • Demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care in both adults and children.
  • Must have full UK driving licence.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Be a registered paramedic, with current HCPC registration and have post-registration experience, ideally with some being in primary care.
  • Have completed ENP/ ECP Minor Injuries and Minor Illness course Level 6 and be a ALS/APLS provider.

Experience

Essential

  • Effectively assess, plan, treat and refer patients.
  • Evaluate patient care confidently.
  • Experience of working to protocols and guidelines.
  • Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
  • The ability to make clear decisions with confidence and communicate these effectively.
  • Understanding of the need to work within the parameters of one's own training and capability, according to the Health and Care Professions Council.
  • Experience of autonomous practice working and multi-professional team working.
  • Demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care in both adults and children.
  • Must have full UK driving licence.

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

Burnham Road

Chelmsford

Essex

CM3 5QP


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Burnham Road

Chelmsford

Essex

CM3 5QP


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Dengie and South Woodham Ferrers PCN

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

26 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£41,000 to £45,000 a year - depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

8667-2

Job locations

Burnham Road

Chelmsford

Essex

CM3 5QP


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