Paramedic

About us

Streatham PCN has 6 practice members, and serves a population of over 49,000 patients. We have 7 clinical pharmacists, 8 care coordinators, 4 SPLW and 2 HWBC employed under the ARRS, and are now looking to add the skills of a community paramedic, to improve the way we manage our housebound population. We are an approved educational hub, and provide opportunities for all members of the practice and PCN teams to develop their skills and roles in delivering care to patients.

PCN - Community Paramedic

Streatham Primary Care Network

Job summary

The main aim of the role is to support the triage and assessment of patients presenting urgently to practices, and to deliver a home visiting service for housebound patients, which could include delivery of routine clinical care e.g. LTC checks.

The paramedic will provide a rigorous and holistic assessment of patients presenting with unscheduled care needs as a first contact practitioner, and will treat, diagnose, discharge and refer patients safely based on assessment findings and patients own beliefs and expectations.

Main duties of the job

Please check the Job Description and Person Specification under Supporting Documents for more details.

About us

Streatham PCN has 6 practice members, and serves a population of over 49,000 patients. We have 7 clinical pharmacists, 8 care coordinators, 4 SPLW and 2 HWBC employed under the ARRS, and are now looking to add the skills of a community paramedic, to improve the way we manage our housebound population. We are an approved educational hub, and provide opportunities for all members of the practice and PCN teams to develop their skills and roles in delivering care to patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Community Paramedic will work within the multidisciplinary structure (GPs, Nurses/HCAs, Clinical Pharmacists and admin team) within the allocated practice site, delivering a mixture of practice based clinics for assessing and treating patients with urgent needs and home visits to assess the urgent needs of housebound patients requiring care as well as routine visits to manage their LTC reviews/planned care needs, where these are not being provided by community services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

· See JD

Experience

Essential

· See JD

Desirable

· See JD

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

Streatham Hill Group Practice, on behalf of Streatham Primary Care Network

Address

Streatham Hill Group Practice, 6 Leigham Court Road, SW16 2PG

For questions about the job, contact:

Viliam Holicka, viliam.holicka@nhs.net

Salary

up to £66,921.00 inclusive of ILW, for full time

Working pattern

Full or part-time, minimum 18.75 hours per week

Job location

Any practice within Streatham Primary Care Network

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 19 - 37.5 per week

Salary: £66,921.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexitime

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 31/05/2023
Reference ID: S-PCNParamedic2023