Job summary
We are seeking a proactive and confident Paramedic Practitioner to work autonomously within our clinical team, providing high quality assessments, clinical decision making, and management of a range of presentations. The role offers 4-6 sessions per week and you will play a key role in same day urgent care, acute presentations, home visits, and supporting the wider team with your advanced clinical skills.
This role is ideal for an experienced paramedic looking to develop further within a primary care environment, with access to ongoing support, CPD opportunities, and regular clinical supervision.
Main duties of the job
- Assess, diagnose, treat, and evaluate patients presenting with acute, urgent, and minor illness.
- Provide home visits when required and support the surgerys sameday/urgent care workflow.
- Triage patients appropriately, ensuring safe and effective prioritisation.
- Use advanced clinical decision making skills to provide evidence based care.
- Work collaboratively with GPs, ANPs, pharmacists, nurses, and the wider MDT.
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical records in line with practice policies.
- Support patients in managing long term conditions (within scope of competence).
- Escalate or refer to GPs or secondary care when required.
- Contribute to practice audits, quality improvement, and service development.
About us
The Cambridge Practice was established in 2018 following the
merger of Southlea Surgery and Victoria Surgery in Aldershot, and has been part
of the Aldershot Primary Care Network since 2019.
We are a fully accredited NHS GP Training Practice, with a
long history of supporting the education and development of future GPs. We
provide a high quality training environment for GP registrars and a range of
healthcare students, including nursing, advanced clinical practice, paramedic,
and physician associate students. As a training practice, we are regularly
reviewed to ensure high standards of patient care and efficient practice
management.
Our main site is based within Aldershot Centre for Health,
colocated with other healthcare providers, promoting collaborative working. We
also operate a branch surgery located to the south of Aldershot, approximately
three miles from the main site.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CoreResponsibilities
Clinical Assessment & First Point of Contact - Work alongside the wider multidisciplinary team as a firstcontact clinician for patients presenting with undiagnosed or undifferentiated conditions.
- Use advanced skills in historytaking, physical examination, critical thinking and clinical decisionmaking to reach a safe working diagnosis and create an appropriate management plan.
- Provide timely assessment, treatment and diagnosis for patients attending the Practice.
Clinical Autonomy & DecisionMaking - Make independent, accountable clinical decisions within scope of practice.
- Determine when patients can be safely treated and discharged or when referral to other services is necessary.
- Request diagnostic tests to support clinical judgement.
Prescribing & Medicines Management - Generate EPS or FP10 prescriptions within your professional boundaries and in line with local and national prescribing guidelines.
- Apply evidencebased practice to ensure safe, effective, and appropriate medication decisions.
Professional Standards & Governance - Maintain high standards of clinical practice in accordance with HCPC, Department of Health and College of Paramedics guidance.
- Contribute to strong working relationships across the Practice to promote collaborative, patientfocused care.
- Support the implementation of new clinical pathways, service improvements and practicewide initiatives.
Quality, Safety & Service Improvement - Contribute to the achievement of quality targets and the delivery of safe, effective patient care.
- Support the development of new services and improvements to current services.
- Assist with enhanced services obligations where needed.
- Take part in handling patient complaints when requested and support shared learning from incidents, near misses, and feedback.
Training, Development & Governance - Complete all mandatory training, induction modules and ongoing CPD requirements.
- Actively contribute to clinical governance, audits, and quality improvement activities.
- Engage in annual appraisals, regular reviews of objectives and continuous development discussions.
- Provide visible, positive clinical leadership that encourages professionalism, compassion and effective teamwork.
- Participate in service redesign and training activities to continually develop the role.
Public Health & Operational Responsibilities - Support public health initiatives - e.g., flu vaccination clinics through advice or direct care.
- Maintain a clean, safe and efficient working environment at all times
Additional Responsibilities - Support delivery of QOF, IIF targets, incentive schemes, QIPP initiatives and other quality or efficiency programmes.
- Undertake additional tasks appropriate to the role and level of responsibility, ensuring work is completed in an effective and timely manner.
- Duties may evolve over time to meet service needs but will remain consistent with the role profile and level of responsibility.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CoreResponsibilities
Clinical Assessment & First Point of Contact - Work alongside the wider multidisciplinary team as a firstcontact clinician for patients presenting with undiagnosed or undifferentiated conditions.
- Use advanced skills in historytaking, physical examination, critical thinking and clinical decisionmaking to reach a safe working diagnosis and create an appropriate management plan.
- Provide timely assessment, treatment and diagnosis for patients attending the Practice.
Clinical Autonomy & DecisionMaking - Make independent, accountable clinical decisions within scope of practice.
- Determine when patients can be safely treated and discharged or when referral to other services is necessary.
- Request diagnostic tests to support clinical judgement.
Prescribing & Medicines Management - Generate EPS or FP10 prescriptions within your professional boundaries and in line with local and national prescribing guidelines.
- Apply evidencebased practice to ensure safe, effective, and appropriate medication decisions.
Professional Standards & Governance - Maintain high standards of clinical practice in accordance with HCPC, Department of Health and College of Paramedics guidance.
- Contribute to strong working relationships across the Practice to promote collaborative, patientfocused care.
- Support the implementation of new clinical pathways, service improvements and practicewide initiatives.
Quality, Safety & Service Improvement - Contribute to the achievement of quality targets and the delivery of safe, effective patient care.
- Support the development of new services and improvements to current services.
- Assist with enhanced services obligations where needed.
- Take part in handling patient complaints when requested and support shared learning from incidents, near misses, and feedback.
Training, Development & Governance - Complete all mandatory training, induction modules and ongoing CPD requirements.
- Actively contribute to clinical governance, audits, and quality improvement activities.
- Engage in annual appraisals, regular reviews of objectives and continuous development discussions.
- Provide visible, positive clinical leadership that encourages professionalism, compassion and effective teamwork.
- Participate in service redesign and training activities to continually develop the role.
Public Health & Operational Responsibilities - Support public health initiatives - e.g., flu vaccination clinics through advice or direct care.
- Maintain a clean, safe and efficient working environment at all times
Additional Responsibilities - Support delivery of QOF, IIF targets, incentive schemes, QIPP initiatives and other quality or efficiency programmes.
- Undertake additional tasks appropriate to the role and level of responsibility, ensuring work is completed in an effective and timely manner.
- Duties may evolve over time to meet service needs but will remain consistent with the role profile and level of responsibility.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant postregistration experience, ideally in urgent care, primary care, ambulance service, or a similar clinical environment.
- Proven competence in clinical assessment, triage, and autonomous decisionmaking.
- Ability to work independently while recognising when to seek senior clinical support.
Desirable
- Previous experience working in a GP surgery, urgent care centre, or communitybased service.
- Experience managing minor illness and patients with undifferentiated presentations.
- Familiarity with EMIS Web clinical systems.
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPCregistered Paramedic.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Commitment to patientcentred care and multidisciplinary teamwork.
- Independent Prescribing qualification or willingness to work towards it.
Desirable
- Additional accredited training relevant to primary care (e.g., minor injury, longterm conditions, frailty).
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant postregistration experience, ideally in urgent care, primary care, ambulance service, or a similar clinical environment.
- Proven competence in clinical assessment, triage, and autonomous decisionmaking.
- Ability to work independently while recognising when to seek senior clinical support.
Desirable
- Previous experience working in a GP surgery, urgent care centre, or communitybased service.
- Experience managing minor illness and patients with undifferentiated presentations.
- Familiarity with EMIS Web clinical systems.
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPCregistered Paramedic.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Commitment to patientcentred care and multidisciplinary teamwork.
- Independent Prescribing qualification or willingness to work towards it.
Desirable
- Additional accredited training relevant to primary care (e.g., minor injury, longterm conditions, frailty).
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).
