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PCN Paramedic

Primary Care Careers

The closing date is 31 October 2024

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Job summary

Deben Health Group has an exciting opportunity for a hardworking & enthusiastic PCN prescribing nurse practitioner/ paramedic, on a full or part time basis. This new role would join an established PCN team of patient coordinators, mental health, pharmacy hub & first contact physiotherapists. You will be required to travel across the sites within the Deben Health Group PCN which is made up of 4 practices.

Main duties of the job

  • Assess & triage patients, including same day triage.
  • Advise patients on general health and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to the PCNs social prescribing service, and where appropriate, other community or voluntary services.
  • Perform and interpret ECGs.
  • Perform investigatory procedures, specialist health checks and QOF investigations as required within their scope of practice and in line with local and national guidance.
  • Undertake the collection of pathological specimens.
  • Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans & lead certain community services.
  • Provide an alternative model to urgent and same day GP home visit for the network & clinical audits.
  • Communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the multi-disciplinary team, attending and contributing to meetings as required.
  • Support the PCN care-home population by providing medical services (ward rounds, urgent care visits where necessary).

About us

We believe we are stronger together! Deben Health Group started many years ago as a strategy meeting of managers and clinicians, striving to improve health services amongst our community. Today, this collaboration of four general practices are coming together to form a primary care network of providers. Enabling our team of doctors, nurses and associate professionals, to work together seeking continuous improvement by strengthening our relationship with other key, health and wellbeing providers available to our population. Our mission: Through preventative and personalised care we are transforming the way healthcare is delivered. We aim to maintain this team based approach, using technology and innovation wherever possible. Enhancing effective ways of improving communication, self-management and health outcomes across our organisation. Responsive to the issues that are important to you, we remain committed to treating our workforce and all our patients with the highest quality of care and respect we believe you deserve. Our benefits include:

  • NHS pension
  • Free onsite parking
  • Tea & coffee provided

Date posted

18 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience up to Band 7

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

7747_1

Job locations

Chapel Lane

Woodbridge

Suffolk

IP13 0SB


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Have current HCPC registration and have post-registration experience, ideally with some being in primary care.
  • Clinical skills qualifications or evidence of equivalent experience.
  • Minimum of 2 years (or equivalent) post qualification experience as a newly qualified paramedic.
  • 3 years experience or equivalent as a band 6 or equivalent paramedic.

Experience

Essential

  • Advanced clinical practice skills.
  • Be able to effectively assess, plan, treat and refer patients.
  • Be able to evaluate patient care confidently.
  • Experience in the management of long term conditions.
  • To exhibit excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
  • Have the ability to make clear decisions with confidence and communicate these effectively.

Desirable

  • Experience in 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)
  • Recent experience of working in UK general practice environment.
  • 2 years experience or equivalent of working as an emergency care practitioner in one of the following: General Practice, WIC/MIU, GP OOHs or A&E.
  • 5 years post registration experience or equivalent of which 2 years will have been spent in primary care, A&E unscheduled care or related field.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Have current HCPC registration and have post-registration experience, ideally with some being in primary care.
  • Clinical skills qualifications or evidence of equivalent experience.
  • Minimum of 2 years (or equivalent) post qualification experience as a newly qualified paramedic.
  • 3 years experience or equivalent as a band 6 or equivalent paramedic.

Experience

Essential

  • Advanced clinical practice skills.
  • Be able to effectively assess, plan, treat and refer patients.
  • Be able to evaluate patient care confidently.
  • Experience in the management of long term conditions.
  • To exhibit excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
  • Have the ability to make clear decisions with confidence and communicate these effectively.

Desirable

  • Experience in 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)
  • Recent experience of working in UK general practice environment.
  • 2 years experience or equivalent of working as an emergency care practitioner in one of the following: General Practice, WIC/MIU, GP OOHs or A&E.
  • 5 years post registration experience or equivalent of which 2 years will have been spent in primary care, A&E unscheduled care or related field.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Chapel Lane

Woodbridge

Suffolk

IP13 0SB


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Chapel Lane

Woodbridge

Suffolk

IP13 0SB


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Deben Health Group (DHG) South PCN

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Date posted

18 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience up to Band 7

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

7747_1

Job locations

Chapel Lane

Woodbridge

Suffolk

IP13 0SB


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