We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Paramedic to join our friendly and supportive GP practice team. This is an exciting opportunity to work within primary care, delivering high-quality acute same day care and supporting our dedicated home visiting service as part of a team of three Paramedics.
The successful candidate will play a key role in assessing, treating, and managing patients with urgent but non-emergency clinical needs, helping to improve access to care and support continuity for our patient population.
Main duties of the job
* Provide autonomous clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients presenting with acute same day problems.
* Undertake home visits for housebound and vulnerable patients as part of the practice visiting team.
* Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, reception staff, pharmacists, and the wider multidisciplinary team.
* Manage a varied caseload safely and effectively within scope of practice.
* Support care planning, admission avoidance, and appropriate onward referrals.
* Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records using the practice clinical system.
* Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives within the practice.
About us
Sunbury Health Centre Group Practice is a well-established, forward-thinking training practice providing high-quality care to a growing population of approximately 19,300 patients in a pleasant Surrey location with excellent transport links.
We are proud of our friendly, supportive, and genuinely collaborative team culture, where multidisciplinary working is valued and staff wellbeing is prioritised. Our experienced clinical team includes 6 GP Partners, 6 Salaried GPs, GP Registrars, Prescribing ANPs, Paramedics, Clinical Pharmacists & Practice Nurses. We have a team of HCAs & Phlebotomists alongside a highly skilled and approachable management and administrative team.
As a training practice rated Good in all areas by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), we are committed to continuous learning, innovation, and delivering excellent patient care. We are consistently high QOF achievers and have developed strong working relationships with the local ICB and GP Federation, enabling us to play an active role in delivering services across the wider healthcare community.
We pride ourselves on fostering a positive working environment where clinicians are supported to develop their skills, work autonomously, and contribute meaningfully as part of an integrated primary care team.
Job responsibilities
Key duties and responsibilities
Assess and triage patients, including same daytriage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment or make necessaryreferrals to other members of the practice team
Advise patients on general healthcare andpromote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients toother community or voluntary services.
Participate in all treatment and preventativehealthcare services in the Practice as delegated and agreed by the supervisingGP(s).
Provide direct clinical care to patients usingestablished clinical guidelines.
Consult and refer patients to physicians,medical specialists and other health professionals as indicated.
Interview patients, take medical histories,perform physical examinations, analyse, diagnose and explain medical problemsduring home visits.
Perform specialist health checks and reviews
Perform investigatory procedures as required
Undertake the collection of pathologicalspecimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, etc.
Support the delivery of anticipatory care plansand lead certain community services (e.g. monitoring blood pressure anddiabetes risk of elderly patients living in sheltered housing)
Communicate proactively and effectively with allcolleagues across the multi-disciplinary team, attending and contributing tomeetings as required
Maintain accurate and contemporaneous health records appropriate to the consultation,ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated withpatient health care and registration with the practice
Work with patients in order to supportcompliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments
Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluatetreatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiateddiagnosis, and patients with complex needs
Clinically examine and assess patient needs froma physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical careaccordingly
Prioritise health problems and interveneappropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations,including initiation of effective emergency care
Diagnose and manage both acute and chronicconditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into amanagement plan
Support patients to adopt health promotionstrategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care
Help work on practice QOF domains and someselected chronic disease targets
Quality Requirements
Enhance own performance through continuousprofessional development, keep up to date withcurrent evidence-based practice, and impart own knowledge and skills tocolleagues to meet the needs of the service
Recognise and workwithin own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the HCPCand College of Paramedics
Assess effectivenessof care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formalevaluation
In partnership withother clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health careresponding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
Administrative requirements
Produce accurate, contemporaneous and completerecords of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies andprocedures
Be aware of data protection (GDPR) andconfidentiality issues
Use technology and appropriate software as anaid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care,presenting and communicating information
Review and process data using accurate readcodes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoringand audit processes.
Supervision
The post holder will have access to appropriateclinical supervision and an appropriate named individual in the practice to providegeneral advice and support on a day to day basis.
Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking treatment, patientsentrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation totheir health and other matters. They doso in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect theirprivacy and act appropriately
In the performance of the duties outlined inthis job description, the post-holder may have access to confidentialinformation relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and otherhealthcare workers. They may also haveaccess to information relating to the practice as a businessorganisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded asstrictly confidential
Information relating to patients, carers,colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may onlybe divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies andprocedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal andsensitive data
Health & safety:
The post-holder will assist in promoting andmaintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in thepractice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual,and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This willinclude:
Using personal security systems within theworkplace according to practice guidelines
Identifying the risks involved in workactivities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
Making effective use of training to updateknowledge and skills
Using appropriate infection control procedures,maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
Actively reporting of health and safety hazardsand infection hazards immediately when recognised
Keeping own work areas and general / patientareas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards ofcleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role
Undertaking periodic infection control training(minimum annually)
Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding andpromoting the welfare of children.
Equality and diversity:
The post-holder willsupport the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues
Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and ofthe individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelingspriorities and rights.
The post-holder will participate in any training programmeimplemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training toinclude:
Participation in an annual individualperformance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record ofown personal and/or professional development
Taking responsibility for own development,learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others whoare undertaking similar work
Quality:
Alert other team members to issues of qualityand risk
Assess own performance and take accountabilityfor own actions, either directly or under supervision
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team byreflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improveand enhance the teams performance
Effectively manage own time, workload andresources
The post-holder will:
Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
Discuss with other members of the team how the policies,standards and guidelines will affect own work
Participate in audit where appropriate
Person Specification
Experience
* We are looking for a motivated clinician who:
* Is a qualified Paramedic registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
* Has experience in urgent care, community care, primary care, or emergency medicine.
* Demonstrates excellent communication and clinical decision-making skills.
* Is confident working independently while also valuing teamwork.
* Has a compassionate, patient-centred approach.
* Holds a full UK driving licence.
* Experience working in Primary Care, aware of common chronic and acute illnesses in a GP setting
* Evidence of working across organizational boundaries within health and social care.
* Independent thinker with good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills.
* Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences
Qualifications
* BSc in a training programme approved by the College of Paramedics.
* Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration.
* Able to operate at an advanced level of clinical practice.
* Full UK driving license.
* Pre-reg MSc in a training programme approved by the College of Paramedics.
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.
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