Location
Southend on Sea
Department
Southend West Central PCN
Advertising Salary
£49,200pa
Function
Allied Health Professionals
Careers Site Advertising End Date
16 Mar 2025
Vacancy
8956
About the Role

GP Healthcare Alliance (GPHA) has an exciting opportunity for a hardworking and enthusiastic paramedic to join our PCN, based at Southend West Central PCN. This role is offered on a full-time basis, for 37.5 hours per week.

The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the decision-making process. They will work collaboratively with the healthcare team to meet the needs of the patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures. The post holder will provide a holistic and clinical service, with support and supervision of GPs, implementing agreed management plans and following approved protocols as appropriate.

The post holder will triage, take a comprehensive history, examine, diagnose, and treat/refer or a range of minor injuries/illnesses/infections as required. Care may be delivered in several settings including within patient’s home, nursing, care home, telephone consultations, outreach events or potentially within a designated clinic within one of the GP practices.

Please see the attached job description for further information.

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 qualifications, skills and experience: 

  • Degree in Paramedicine or equivalent experience.
  • Acquired 5 years of post-registration experience, including.
  • Two-year ‘Consolidation of Learning’ period as a ‘newly qualified paramedic.’
  • Three years’ experience as a band 6 (or equivalent) paramedic. 
  • Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration. 
  • Able to operate at an advanced level of clinical practice. 
  • Framework for Higher Education Qualification (FHEQ) Level 7.
  • Experience in managing a designated caseload using theoretical and practical experience, completing assessments, planning, implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes aligned to care plans. 
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft and GP practice and prescribing data monitoring systems.
  • Ability to write comprehensive clinical notes, implement and evaluate care plans.
  • Be able to travel to various settings across the network.
  • Ability to evidence a sound understanding of the NHS principles and values.
  • Ability to analyse and interpret complex/ often incomplete information, pre-empt, and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to influence and persuade others articulating a balanced view and able to constructively question information.

About Us

Southend West Central PCN is a collaboration of five GP practices serving approximately 33,500 patients from the Westcliff-on-Sea and Leigh-on-Sea areas. 

Our vision is to work in partnership with our colleagues and patients to provide the best primary care services in the community. Our team includes a variety of different professionals who can offer peer support and shared learning. We encourage our team members to share ideas and offer suggestions for how our services can be delivered to improve our patient care across our local population.

For more information about us as a PCN, please visit our website: West Central Primary Care Network (westcentralpcn.nhs.uk)

All our PCN staff are employed by GP Healthcare Alliance (GPHA).  GPHA values staff and can offer:

  • NHS pension.
  • A supportive and friendly working environment.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • 38 days annual leave per year, including bank holidays (pro rata).
  • Peer support and mentoring.
  • Support with training and development in line with your personal development plans.
  • Reimbursement for parking and travel expenses for attending meetings/off site sessions.

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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