Job summary
Job summary
Cannock Villages Network is looking to employ a keen,
enthusiastic and experienced Paramedic, to join our growing multi-disciplinary
team. We comprise of 11 Practices in and around the Cannock area providing
healthcare to over 61,000 patients. We have great access links and are
conveniently located near junction 11 of the M6 motorway. It will be an
opportunity to work with Allied Health Professionals to enhance the service we
offer to our patients. The PCN is committed to supporting the successful
candidate in a career in general practice with opportunities to enhance your
skills in a primary care setting. You will be encouraged to contribute to the
development of the role and to explore new ways of working to best support the
needs of our patients.
If you are a forward thinking individual who is keen to
develop in this role, we want to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
Paramedic will provide first point of contact care for
patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
Undertake consultation, ensuring patients receive high
quality care, delivered in a timely manner.
Utilising history-taking, physical examinations and clinical
decision-making skills to establish a working diagnosis and management plan in
partnership with the patient (and their carers where applicable).
Review, analysis and action diagnostic test results.
Undertake visits to care homes and housebound patients for
routine and emergency problems.
Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records using the
practice clinic system
Work collaboratively across the Health and Social Care
sectors and in partnership with patients and/or carers, develop effective,
efficient and preventative care plans.
About us
Cannock Villages Primary Care Network, is looking to employ
a keen and experienced Paramedic, to join our growing multi-disciplinary team.
It will be an opportunity to work with Allied Health Professionals to enhance
the service we offer to our patients. The network consists of 11 Practices with
a combined list size of approx. 61k. The PCN has great access links and is
located near junction 11 of the M6 motorway.
Travel Required: Across the Cannock Villages Primary Care
Network Practices:
High Street Surgery
The Nile Practice
Essington Medical Practice
Quinton Practice
Southfield Way Surgery
Norton Canes Health Centre
Norton Canes Practice
Norton Canes Surgery
Red Lion Surgery
Alderwood Surgery
Heath Hayes HC
This role requires motivation and passion, to deliver
excellent friendly service within general practice and will be pivotal to
improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Paramedic will provide first point of contact care for
patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
Undertake consultation, ensuring patients receive high
quality care, delivered in a timely manner.
Utilising history-taking, physical examinations and clinical
decision-making skills to establish a working diagnosis and management plan in
partnership with the patient (and their carers where applicable).
Review, analysis and action diagnostic test results.
Undertake visits to care homes and housebound patients for
routine and emergency problems.
Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records using the
practice clinic system
Work collaboratively with stakeholders across the Health and
Social Care sectors and in partnership with patients and/or carers, develop
effective, efficient and preventative care plans.
Undertake face to face, telephone, virtual and online
consultations for emergency or routine problems, as determined by the
PCN/Practice including management of patients with long-term conditions.
To offer and support patients to adopt health promotion
strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and sign post to appropriate
agencies when required and apply principles of self-care.
Utilise clinical guidelines and promote evidence-based
practice and partake in clinical audits, significant event reviews and other
research and analysis tasks.
Participate in continuing professional development
opportunities and keep up to date with evidence-based knowledge and competence
in all aspects of your role, meeting clinical governance guidelines for
continuing professional development (CPD).
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team caring for a
cohort of patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Paramedic will provide first point of contact care for
patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
Undertake consultation, ensuring patients receive high
quality care, delivered in a timely manner.
Utilising history-taking, physical examinations and clinical
decision-making skills to establish a working diagnosis and management plan in
partnership with the patient (and their carers where applicable).
Review, analysis and action diagnostic test results.
Undertake visits to care homes and housebound patients for
routine and emergency problems.
Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records using the
practice clinic system
Work collaboratively with stakeholders across the Health and
Social Care sectors and in partnership with patients and/or carers, develop
effective, efficient and preventative care plans.
Undertake face to face, telephone, virtual and online
consultations for emergency or routine problems, as determined by the
PCN/Practice including management of patients with long-term conditions.
To offer and support patients to adopt health promotion
strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and sign post to appropriate
agencies when required and apply principles of self-care.
Utilise clinical guidelines and promote evidence-based
practice and partake in clinical audits, significant event reviews and other
research and analysis tasks.
Participate in continuing professional development
opportunities and keep up to date with evidence-based knowledge and competence
in all aspects of your role, meeting clinical governance guidelines for
continuing professional development (CPD).
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team caring for a
cohort of patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications
- Essential
- a) Is educated to degree/diploma level in Paramedicine or
- equivalent experience
- b) Is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
- (HCPC)
- c) Has completed their two-year Consolidation of Learning
- period as a newly qualified paramedic.
- d) Has a further three years experience as a band 6 (or
- equivalent paramedic)
- Essential
- Advanced clinical practice skills
- Clinical examination skills
- Management of patients with common acute medical conditions
- Management of patients with long-term conditions
- Knowledge of NHS
- Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing
- primary care
- Developing care plans with patients and carers
- Able to interpret and act upon clinical results
- Desirable
- a) Able to demonstrate Level 7 capability
Desirable
- Desirable
- Recent experience of working in UK General Practice
- environment
- Management of patients with complex needs
- Experience of preventative medicine and chronic disease
- management
- Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality
- and Outcome Framework (QOF)
- Multi-Disciplinary Team Working
- Essential
- Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team
- Management and Administrative Experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications
- Essential
- a) Is educated to degree/diploma level in Paramedicine or
- equivalent experience
- b) Is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
- (HCPC)
- c) Has completed their two-year Consolidation of Learning
- period as a newly qualified paramedic.
- d) Has a further three years experience as a band 6 (or
- equivalent paramedic)
- Essential
- Advanced clinical practice skills
- Clinical examination skills
- Management of patients with common acute medical conditions
- Management of patients with long-term conditions
- Knowledge of NHS
- Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing
- primary care
- Developing care plans with patients and carers
- Able to interpret and act upon clinical results
- Desirable
- a) Able to demonstrate Level 7 capability
Desirable
- Desirable
- Recent experience of working in UK General Practice
- environment
- Management of patients with complex needs
- Experience of preventative medicine and chronic disease
- management
- Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality
- and Outcome Framework (QOF)
- Multi-Disciplinary Team Working
- Essential
- Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team
- Management and Administrative Experience
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).