Emergency Care Practitioner/Paramedic

Job summary

The Dengie and South Woodham Ferrers Primary Care Network is looking to welcome an experienced emergency care practitioner/paramedic 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.

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. There is ample opportunity for Continuing Professional Development and study time is allocated on a regular basis.

If you are an experienced emergency care practitioner (ECP) / paramedic wanting a new challenge, we would love to hear from you.

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.
• Assist in developing a population health data-based model of proactive and sustainable care
• Assist in developing a long-term educational program for wider PCN clinical teams
• Develop PCN working within Integrated Neighbourhood Teams

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. For an experienced paramedic or Emergency Care Practitioner, this means joining a clinically progressive network where advanced practice is genuinely valued, your autonomous decision making is trusted, and your voice helps to shape how urgent and same day care is delivered across our communities. You will become a key part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, with regular opportunities for supervision, CPD and study time, and the chance to develop specialist interests while enjoying the work life balance benefits of a predominantly community based role in a semi rural coastal area with good links to Chelmsford and the wider Essex region.

Salary ARRS role in line with national NHS/PCN DES Guidance flexibility depending on experience.

Candidates interested in the role are strongly advised to contact PCN Head of Operations, Katherine Smith to arrange an informal discussion with the Clinical Director. (Katherine.cornish@nhs.net)