Job Description

About the Role

St James Surgery in Clacton is looking to recruit an advanced clinical practitioner/paramedic to join our multi-disciplinary team, strengthening our acute visiting service.



The post holder must be a non-medical prescriber and capable of managing a wide range of acute presentations seen in primary care. You will have developed the skills and knowledge to allow you to take on an expanded role and scope of practice caring for patients.


The post-holder will:


Provide a high quality visiting service for patients requiring same day clinical assessment within the community Prevent unnecessary hospital admissions Support frail and vulnerable patients Deliver timely autonomous clinical decision making

About the Candidate

The successful candidate will demonstrate flexibility in attitude and behaviour. They will be keen to undertake new ways of working and delivering healthcare, committing to under-taking the professional development required to adapt to changing circumstances.



Qualifications, skills and experience required:


Professional registration with relevant professional body: NMC, HCPC Post-graduate qualification in specific speciality, or equivalent experience Non-medical prescriber Advanced clinical assessment skills Excellent communication skills Ability to perform in stressful and complex situations Sound clinical reasoning and decision making Flexibility

About Us

We are a large, friendly, hardworking surgery with our main surgery located in Clacton and a branch in St Osyth. We are an EMIS Web practice with a patient list size of 15,200 patients.

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.