Practice Paramedic

• Triaging patient requests
• 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.

• Be a registered paramedic, with HCPC, with a minimum of 3 years post registration experience;
• To be able to effectively assess, plan, treat and refer patients appropriately and evaluate patient care confidently;
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients;
• Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care, in both adults and children;
• Current UK professional registration.

• Experience of working in a GP practice;
• Have completed ENP/ ECP Minor Injuries and Minor Illness course Level 6;
• Experience of triage;
• Independent Prescribing (or working towards).

We are a large practice based over two sites (just one mile apart) which are Valley View Health Centre and Cuffley Village Surgery.

We have a happy, established team that consists of GPs, nurses, HCAs and paramedics who are all supported by an experienced and organised admin team.  We are also joined regularly and supported by colleagues from our primary care network.  We use Ardens templates, AccuRx, eConsults, and TPP SystmOne, and offer services including microsuction and womens health services (coil and implant clinics).

Informal enquires welcome.  Please contact the practice manager by email: [email protected]

• Patient list size 13,500
• Competitive salary
• High QOF achiever
• Supportive and established nursing and admin teams to help reduce GP administrative burden
• We use SystemOne as our clinical system and also utilise Accurx and Footfall to support our processes.
• Low home visiting rate
• Part of a pro-active PCN
• CQC good rating 
• Supportive and friendly environment
• Peer support
• 25 days holiday (pro rata) + Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• NHS pension
• Study leave
• Free parking

Previous applicants need not apply.  No agencies please.