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Job Description
- Req#: A0452-25-0002?language=en&page=865&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Experience working in Primary or community care settings
- Ability to manage and prioritise workload
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to work flexibly within core Practice hours
- Organisational skills, communication skills, time management skills
- Basic word and excel skills
- SystmOne knowledge desirable but not essential
- Car owner with a valid drivers licence
- Paramedic Science Degree
- Independent Prescriber
- Full registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Higher Education Qualification (level 7)
- Experience working in Primary or community care settings
- Membership of the College of Paramedics Voluntary Register is not mandatory but desirable
- Experience working in Primary or community care settings
- Ability to manage and prioritise workload
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to work flexibly within core Practice hours
- Organisational skills, communication skills, time management skills
- Basic word and excel skills
- SystmOne knowledge desirable but not essential
- Car owner with a valid drivers licence
- Paramedic Science Degree
- Independent Prescriber
- Full registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Higher Education Qualification (level 7)
- Experience working in Primary or community care settings
- Membership of the College of Paramedics Voluntary Register is not mandatory but desirable
Job summary
The role will provide a specialist Paramedic resource for our Primary Care Network, supporting across multiple Practices within our network, and including on call and care home visiting.
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 empowering them to make informed choices about their treatment. They will assess, diagnose, treat, refer or signpost patients in their place of residence or at a member practice with undifferentiated or undiagnosed conditions relating to an acute or chronic illness, injury, frailty or end of life care.
The post holder will perform any other clinical and clinical administrative duties where trained and determined safe to do so by the organisation. This will include supporting our safeguarding teams and telephone triage etc. Qualified in Independent Prescribing is essential.
Main duties of the job
Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility
To provide weekly ward rounds in the member practices care homes
Alongside the on call teams, to provide a first point of contact within the practice for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making to establish a diagnosis and management plan
To provide assessment, treatment and diagnosis at point of first contact by attending to patients in a variety of clinical or non-clinical settings according to patients needs
To undertake home visits in accordance with the relevant protocols
To make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountableTo refer patients to an alternative care setting or treat and discharge as appropriate
Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to other community or voluntary services, PCN services and to self-care.
About us
MWEB PCN is a Primary Care Network comprising of Moulton Surgery, Woodview Medical Centre, Kingsthorpe Medical Centre, Wootton Medical Centre and Denton Village Surgery. In total we provide services for over 45,000 patients.
We are a progressive thinking and supporting team who strive to provide safe, cost effective, evidence based care to all of our patients. We are high QOF achieving and have received a Good CQC rating overall.
Date posted
07 April 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
A0452-25-0002
Job locations
26 Holmecross Road
Northampton
NN3 8AW
Denton Village Surgery
Orchard Lane
Denton
Northampton
NN7 1HT
Wootton Medical Centre
High Street
Wootton
Northampton
NN4 6LW
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Be able to
Perform specialist health checks and reviews
Perform investigatory procedures as required
Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, etc.
Perform investigatory procedures needed by patients and those requested by GPs and the wider PCN
Perform a domiciliary (home) visit
Support the delivery of anticipatory care and end of life care plans and lead certain community services (e.g. monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients living in sheltered housing).
Provide an alternative model to urgent and same day home visits for the PCN and undertake clinical audits.
Communicate at all levels across PCNs and other organisations, ensuring effective, patient-centred service.
Communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the multidisciplinary team, attending and contributing to meetings as required and accepting referrals and referring to specialist services where appropriate.
Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment and or interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis, and patients with complex needs within the clinical and domiciliary setting.
Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly
Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
Take an active part in achievement of contractual markers.
Implement and participate in vaccination programmes as appropriate.
Job responsibilities
Be able to
Perform specialist health checks and reviews
Perform investigatory procedures as required
Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, etc.
Perform investigatory procedures needed by patients and those requested by GPs and the wider PCN
Perform a domiciliary (home) visit
Support the delivery of anticipatory care and end of life care plans and lead certain community services (e.g. monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients living in sheltered housing).
Provide an alternative model to urgent and same day home visits for the PCN and undertake clinical audits.
Communicate at all levels across PCNs and other organisations, ensuring effective, patient-centred service.
Communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the multidisciplinary team, attending and contributing to meetings as required and accepting referrals and referring to specialist services where appropriate.
Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment and or interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis, and patients with complex needs within the clinical and domiciliary setting.
Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly
Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
Take an active part in achievement of contractual markers.
Implement and participate in vaccination programmes as appropriate.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Experience
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure 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).
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
WOODVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE
Address
26 Holmecross Road
Northampton
NN3 8AW
Employer's website
https://www.woodviewmedicalcentre.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
WOODVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE
Address
26 Holmecross Road
Northampton
NN3 8AW
Employer's website
https://www.woodviewmedicalcentre.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.