Paramedic Practitioner
| Posting date: | 08 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26.00 to £28.00 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £26.00 - £28.00 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2025 |
| Location: | Bognor Regis, PO21 5SB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A2437-25-0002 |
Summary
On a typical day, you will have your own patient appointment list and be responsible for managing your own workload, including appropriately triaging patients. As an autonomous Primary Care Paramedic, you will support the duty team as part of a collaborative environment with GP and Paramedic Practitioner supervision. You will see patients face-to-face or contact them by telephone during minor illness and injury clinics, providing treatment and making necessary referrals to other members of the primary or secondary healthcare teams. You will undertake community visits as an autonomous practitioner, supported by the duty team. This includes supporting the care of complex patients in their own homes, including those in nursing or residential accommodation, as part of a multidisciplinary team. Additional responsibilities include: Attending multidisciplinary, clinical, and staff meetings. Undertaking health reviews (e.g., for patients with learning disabilities or dementia etc), resulting in the production of health action plans. Assisting in the development of advanced care plans for frail or end-of-life patients, in collaboration with care coordinators and other teams. Making direct referrals to primary, secondary, and social care services in line with locally agreed pathways, guidelines, and protocols. Helping or leading projects such as vaccine rollouts in care homes and housebound patients. Taking on lead roles within the surgery e.g., Carers lead. Keeping up-to-date with mandatory training. Working with the surgery team to better patient care e.g., achieving Quality and outcome frameworks are achieved. A willingness to train and learn new skills (supported by the team/supervisor).