Job Description
About us
Streatham PCN has 6 practice members, and serves a population of over 49,000 patients. We have 7 clinical pharmacists, 8 care coordinators, 4 SPLW and 2 HWBC employed under the ARRS, and are now looking to add the skills of a community paramedic, to improve the way we manage our housebound population. We are an approved educational hub, and provide opportunities for all members of the practice and PCN teams to develop their skills and roles in delivering care to patients.
PCN - Community Paramedic
Streatham Primary Care Network
Job summary
The main aim of the role is to support the triage and assessment of patients presenting urgently to practices, and to deliver a home visiting service for housebound patients, which could include delivery of routine clinical care e.g. LTC checks.
The paramedic will provide a rigorous and holistic assessment of patients presenting with unscheduled care needs as a first contact practitioner, and will treat, diagnose, discharge and refer patients safely based on assessment findings and patients own beliefs and expectations.
Main duties of the job
Please check the Job Description and Person Specification under Supporting Documents for more details.
About us
Streatham PCN has 6 practice members, and serves a population of over 49,000 patients. We have 7 clinical pharmacists, 8 care coordinators, 4 SPLW and 2 HWBC employed under the ARRS, and are now looking to add the skills of a community paramedic, to improve the way we manage our housebound population. We are an approved educational hub, and provide opportunities for all members of the practice and PCN teams to develop their skills and roles in delivering care to patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Community Paramedic will work within the multidisciplinary structure (GPs, Nurses/HCAs, Clinical Pharmacists and admin team) within the allocated practice site, delivering a mixture of practice based clinics for assessing and treating patients with urgent needs and home visits to assess the urgent needs of housebound patients requiring care as well as routine visits to manage their LTC reviews/planned care needs, where these are not being provided by community services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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Experience
Essential
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Desirable
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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
Streatham Hill Group Practice, on behalf of Streatham Primary Care Network
Address
Streatham Hill Group Practice, 6 Leigham Court Road, SW16 2PG
For questions about the job, contact:
Viliam Holicka, [email protected]
Salary
up to £66,921.00 inclusive of ILW, for full time
Working pattern
Full or part-time, minimum 18.75 hours per week
Job location
Any practice within Streatham Primary Care Network
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 19 - 37.5 per week
Salary: £66,921.00 per year
Benefits:
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 31/05/2023
Reference ID: S-PCNParamedic2023