Paramedic Practitioner
Marden Medical Centre
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Job summary
Marden Medical Centre is a three-partner practice caring for around 7,500 patients in the beautiful Weald of Kent. We are situated at the heart of a thriving and expanding community with excellent schools and rail links to London. We are rated as Outstanding by CQC and have an ethos of patient centred care and involvement in our local community. We are a training practice with a strong focus on personal and professional development and staff wellbeing. Our clinical system is EMIS and we are forward thinking in embracing new technology when it is to the benefit of clinicians and patients. We are proud to work closely with our Patient Participation Group (PPG) and the registered charity, Friends of Marden Medical Centre who both make a valuable contribution to the Medical Centre and the wider community we serve.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will primarily offer paramedic practitioner skills and work collaboratively with GPs, Advanced Paramedic Practitioner and the clinical team within the boundaries of Practice protocols and guidelines.
The post holder, acting within their own professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the Practice within the clinic setting and undertaking home visits for patients who fall within their clinical remit.
You will be supported daily by a supervising GP who you will have constant contact with as required.
Please see attached information pack for full job details.
About us
Marden Medical Centre is a focal point for the local community and was rated as outstanding in our most recent CQC inspection. We provide services to 7,500 patients under a general medical services contract (GMS) including an on-site dispensary.
We work closely with our Patient Participation Group (PPG) and the registered charity, Friends of Marden Medical Centre who both make a valuable contribution to the Medical Centre and the wider community we serve. We are also a part of the Weald Primary Care Network (WPCN) and more widely West Kent Primary Care where one of our GP Partners is currently Vice-Chair. Our team have a particular focus on delivery learning and development for the PCN.
Learning and improving is central to the way we work at Marden Medical Centre. We are proud to be an accredited General Practitioner Training Practice. We provide a training and accreditation environment for GP Registrars, and multidisciplinary training for nursing students, paramedics and clinical pharmacists. As well as two GP Trainers and a GP Training Programme Director, a nurse mentor and paramedic FCP supervisor, our Team includes the Weald PCN in Community Education Facilitator and multidisciplinary education leads, and an educational project lead for Kent and Medway training hub. We encourage active learning and career development in all of our staff and believe that promoting a strong ethos of learning and development improves patient care and staff satisfaction
Date posted
10 May 2023
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
A4129-23-0000
Job locations
Church Green
Marden
Tonbridge
Kent
TN12 9HP
Employer details
Employer name
Marden Medical Centre
Address
Church Green
Marden
Tonbridge
Kent
TN12 9HP
Employer's website
https://www.mardenmedicalcentre.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)