Company Name
South Rural PCN
All Locations
Suffolk
Advertising Salary
up to £27.01 per hour
Function
Allied Health Professionals
Careers Site Advertising End Date
23 Oct 2025
Vacancy ID
28838

About the Role

South Rural Primary Care Network (PCN) are looking to welcome an experienced paramedic to the team on a full-time basis, working 37.5 hours a week. This can be worked across either 4 or 5 days to suit the applicant. The role will be based at the Holbrook and Shotley Practice and you will be expected to work at both sites. 
To be considered for this role, you will need to have 2 years consolidation of learning period completed as a newly qualified paramedic and a further 3 years experience as a band 6 (or equivalent) paramedic.
Working within the community, as an autonomous, accountable paramedic, you will provide assessment, management and treatment to our patients.
Duties will include;
  • 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.
  • Use advanced clinical skills to provide education to service users, promoting self-care and empower them to make informed choices about their treatment.
  • Manage and treat patients presenting with minor illness.
  • Triage and treat patients, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team.
  • Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments.
  • Perform investigatory procedures needed by patients and those requested by the GPs.
  • Communicate at all levels within the team ensuring an effective service is delivered.
  • Maintain accurate, contemporaneous healthcare records appropriate to the consultation.
  • Actively participate in mentoring and supervision, plus practice-derived CPD opportunities.
  • Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the team and work colleagues.#
  • If a prescriber - prescribe/issue medications as appropriate following policy, patient group directives NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways.
For further details, please see the job description attached.

About the Candidate

If you are an experienced paramedic wanting a new challenge, we would love to hear from you.  You will have the following skills and experience: 
  • Be able to effectively assess, plan, treat and refer patients.
  • Be able to evaluate patient care confidently.
  • Have experience of working to protocols and guidelines.
  • To exhibit excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
  • Have 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.
  • Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care in both adults and children.

About Us

Our 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.  
  
 

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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