Job summary
At Everest House Surgery, paramedics play a vital role in the delivery of same-day, acute care services. As part of our on-the-day service, they assess and manage patients presenting with acute illnesses or urgent health concerns, always working within their scope of practice and clinical competence.
Paramedics contribute significantly to reducing the demand on GPs by providing timely assessment, treatment, and onward referral when necessary. They also conduct home visits for acutely unwell patients who require urgent care but are unable to attend the surgery, ensuring continuity and accessibility of care for our most vulnerable patients.
Working closely with the GP team and wider multidisciplinary colleagues, our paramedics form an integral part of the urgent care servicehelping to ensure patients receive the right care, at the right time, in the right place.
Main duties of the job
Primarily the role is acute care work in a minor illness setting using your enhanced clinical assessment and treatment skills.
About us
Everest House Surgery is a friendly, busy GP practice in the Adeyfield area of Hemel Hempstead.
We currently have 6 GP Partners, 2 salaried GPs, 1 full time paramedic, 1 ANP and an experienced nursing team alongside an efficient and knowledgeable administrative team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for full information on the duties and responsibilities expected.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for full information on the duties and responsibilities expected.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Educated to degree level in a Paramedic science
Experience
Essential
- The ideal candidate will be capable of clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of minor illness, via face to face appointments, telephone consultations and home visits. If you are confident working autonomously and as part of a team, able to prioritise workload and willing to take responsibility for decision making We want to hear from you! This position will suit someone who is able to use initiative whilst providing exceptional patient care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Educated to degree level in a Paramedic science
Experience
Essential
- The ideal candidate will be capable of clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of minor illness, via face to face appointments, telephone consultations and home visits. If you are confident working autonomously and as part of a team, able to prioritise workload and willing to take responsibility for decision making We want to hear from you! This position will suit someone who is able to use initiative whilst providing exceptional patient care.
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).
Additional information
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).
