Job Description

Job Summary

As a paramedic in a primary care setting, you will work as part of the Home Visiting Service (HVS) team to provide holistic care for individuals. You will assess, diagnose and manage the care of patients. This might include referring and signposting them to other allied health professionals.

Main duties of the job

The role is for a paramedic to support primary care as part of the HVS team that operates during the working day, Monday to Friday.

The paramedic will work as part of the HVS team but with close collaborative working with other members of the Multidisciplinary Team and support from GPs.

To work within the community, as an autonomous, accountable paramedic, visiting housebound and residential care home patients.

To provide holistic care for individuals including assessment, diagnosis, and management.

To refer and/or signpost patients in their own home or care home to other allied health professionals.

The post holder will use advanced clinical and communication skills to provide education to patients, promote self-care and empower them to make informed choices about their treatment.

Care occasionally may need to be provided in other settings as required.

Key requirements

Active and relevant professional registration with HCPC.

Evidence of relevant CPD.

Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.

Registered paramedic with 5 years post registration experience.

Responsibilities

Clinical duties

Assessing and treating patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems in their own place of residence.

Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings/reports.

Assess, triage and treat patients, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary healthcare team or organise admission if required.

Have knowledge of Long-Term Condition management.

Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.

Advise patients on maintaining health and refer to allied services when a health promotion need is identified.

Support anticipatory care plans when required.

Communicate at all levels within the multidisciplinary team ensuring an effective service is delivered.

Maintain accurate, contemporaneous healthcare records appropriate to the consultation.

Ensure evidenced-based care is delivered at the highest standards ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care.

Work within local policies and procedures.

Where the post holder is an independent prescriber: to prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework.

Enhance own performance through Continuous Professional Development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service.

Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development to meet the needs of the service.

Participate in the audit process, evaluation and implementing plans and practice change to meet patient need.

Actively participate in mentoring and supervision, plus practice derived CPD opportunities.

Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the team and work colleagues.

Take responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and work with other team members to ensure they are protected.

Training and personal development

Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with PCN and HCPC requirements.

Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the PCN. It is the individuals' responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments.

Liaison

Work closely with the multi-professional, management and administration teams to ensure the smooth running of the HVS team, reporting any problems encountered to the relevant person and ensuring everyone is aware of the different roles within the team.

Work closely with the wider PCN and Community team.

Engage with the Secondary Care Discharge team to support the safe discharge of patients back to their home environments.

Participate in the education and training of staff and students of all disciplines.

Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development, ensuring CPD requirements are met.

If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, full training will be given.

Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan and educational portfolio.

Meetings

It will be necessary to attend and contribute to various PCN and MDT meetings as requested. The only reason for not attending will be annual, study or sick leave or if a non-working day.

Confidentiality

While seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Equality and diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers, and colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and cur-rent legislation.

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers, and colleagues.

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the PCN, and will:

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.

Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team's performance.

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs.

Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources.

Communication

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members.

Communicate effectively with patients and carers.

Recognise people's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Person Specification

Essential

Excellent communication skills.

Demonstrable patient assessment skills.

Knowledge of general practice related medical conditions, treatments and pharmacology.

Knowledge of maintaining confidentiality and implementing data protection legislation requirements.

Knowledge of safeguarding principles.

Ability to work as a team member and autonomously within own scope of practice, understanding when to refer to GPs.

UK Driving Licence and own vehicle.

Desirable

Non-medical prescriber qualification.

Ability to use SystmOne clinical system.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 37,500.00-45,000.00 per year

Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 25/05/2025