Advanced Paramedic Practitioner
Posted 5 days 18 hours ago by NHS
Permanent
Full Time
Other
Herefordshire, Hereford, United Kingdom, HR1 1
Job Description
The Advanced Paramedic role will support primarycare to deliver patient services as part of an established practice-based team of paramedics in North and West Herefordshire PCN.
To work within our practices as an autonomous, accountable Paramedic providing holistic care for individuals including clinical assessment, diagnosis, management and treatment.
They will work collaboratively as part of a general practice multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of the PCN priorities for improved health and care across our geographical area.
The role will exist within a team and will be both varied and diverse with clinical support and mentorship provided to allow the successful recruit to flourish. The workload will consist of a mixture of urgent home visit assessments, pro active assessments as part of our well being team and duty day cover with opportunity to then follow up the patients seen.
Interviews are expected to be held on Thursday 13th November 2025
Main duties of the job Key responsibilities will include:
See full JD and specification attached.
About us This beautiful part of the country borders Worcestershire, Shropshire, and Wales. We serve both rural and market town communities, responding to the wide ranging health needs of our population. Our Primary Care Network (PCN) is highly organised and forward looking, with strong, collaborative relationships between practices and community providers.
Our network includes:
Employee benefits
Job responsibilities Applicants should be experienced - minimum 5 years post qualified. Paramedics who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for patients from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and appropriate follow up and evaluation of care.
The role will include working as part of the duty team and playing a vital part in performing urgent assessments predominantly in the patients' home but may be remotely or at the Practice.
The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision making process, with the ability to prioritise and triage the needs of patients, accordingly, instigating appropriate investigations or referrals to colleagues and other care providers.
They will be able to follow local and national guidelines and pathways, working to the latest evidence base, and will practise in a reflective manner, completing significant event analyses and audits to evaluate the effectiveness of the care they provide.
The post holder will work collaboratively as part of the general practice multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of the Primary Care Network priorities for improved health and care across our geographical area. The role will exist within a team and will be both varied and diverse with clinical support and mentorship provided to allow the successful recruit to flourish. The workload will consist of a mixture of urgent home visit assessments, pro active assessments as part of our well being team and duty day cover with opportunity to then follow up the patients seen.
The role is varied and diverse with clinical support and mentorship provided; there will be a strong focus on self development and team engagement. In turn, the post holder will be expected to contribute to the teaching and training of more junior and less experienced colleagues.
Main Responsibilities
T to be an integral part of a Network wide team of clinicians, including GPs, ACPs/ECPs, nurses and paramedics, delivering acute and planned care to the population.
To work within the community, as an autonomous, accountable, Paramedic Practitioner, in the provision of a holistic approach for individuals including assessment, diagnosis and treatment, to deliver high quality patient services.
To assess, investigate, diagnose, treat, refer, or signpost patients/service users who present with undifferentiated or undiagnosed condition relating to minor illness, minor injury, or urgent problems.
The post holder will use advanced clinical skills to provide education to service users, promoting self care and empowering them to make informed choices about their treatment.
The post holder must have access to a vehicle for home visits with mileage expenses remunerated by submission of a monthly mileage form. (Please note it is the post holder's responsibility to ensure that their car insurance is covered for business use).
Diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness and/or minor injury.
Works from the surgery as an autonomous practitioner caring for patients and families.
Triage and treat acutely unwell patients wishing to see a health care professional, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team. Consulting at 15 minutes once competent within the practice clinical system.
Support assessment and care of patients accessing the Practice using telephony or an online consultation platform after training if necessary.
Triage and treat appropriate patients in the practice or on home visits and discuss with patients GP after assessment.
Maybe required to help with avoiding unplanned admissions.
Maybe required to help with care home provision.
Will also review patient documents and pathology results and assist in maintaining patient records where appropriate.
Assist with the annual flu and other immunisation programmes.
Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary.
Undertake assessment for patients within their place of residence including care homes and those attending the surgery, using diagnostic skills, initiation of investigations and feeding back to the patients GP where appropriate.
Prescribe/issue medication as appropriate following policy, patient group directives and local pathways. Independent Prescriber qualifications desirable; where not available, candidates will be supported to undertake this as part of their future development.
To impart knowledge and skills to colleagues, both formally and informally by promoting peer review and best practice within the work environment.
To communicate at all levels within the team ensuring an effective service is delivered.
Ensure evidence based care is delivered at the highest standards ensuring delivery of high quality patient care.
Work with local and national evidence based policies and procedures.
Contribute to teaching and training of colleagues within the Network.
A full Job Description & Person Specification is attached to this advert
Person Specification Personal Qualities and Attributes
To work within our practices as an autonomous, accountable Paramedic providing holistic care for individuals including clinical assessment, diagnosis, management and treatment.
They will work collaboratively as part of a general practice multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of the PCN priorities for improved health and care across our geographical area.
The role will exist within a team and will be both varied and diverse with clinical support and mentorship provided to allow the successful recruit to flourish. The workload will consist of a mixture of urgent home visit assessments, pro active assessments as part of our well being team and duty day cover with opportunity to then follow up the patients seen.
Interviews are expected to be held on Thursday 13th November 2025
Main duties of the job Key responsibilities will include:
- Assessing and treating patients in their own place of residence and those attending surgery.
- Triage and treat patients, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team and MDT and/or organise admission to hospital if required.
- Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence and acknowledges practitioners own limitations.
- Advise patients on maintaining health and wellbeing, and refer to other team members as need arises.
- Communicate at all levels within the multidisciplinary team ensuring effective service is delivered.
- Maintain accurate, contemporaneous healthcare records appropriate to the consultation.
- Ensure evidence based care is delivered at the highest standards ensuring delivery of high quality patient care.
- Work within local policies and procedures.
- Participate in the audit process, evaluation and implementing plans and practice change in order to meet patient need.
- Take responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and work with other team members to ensure they are protected.
See full JD and specification attached.
About us This beautiful part of the country borders Worcestershire, Shropshire, and Wales. We serve both rural and market town communities, responding to the wide ranging health needs of our population. Our Primary Care Network (PCN) is highly organised and forward looking, with strong, collaborative relationships between practices and community providers.
Our network includes:
- Kington Medical Practice
- Ryeland Surgery, Leominster
- Mortimer Medical Practice
- Tenbury Wells Surgery
- Weobley and Staunton on Wye Surgeries
Employee benefits
- Access to a generous NHS pension scheme with 23.78% employer contribution.
- 33 to 38 days annual leave entitlement, including bank holidays, depending on service (pro rata for part time staff).
- Access to an extensive Employee Benefits Programme (Vivup) offering:
- 24/7 access to counselling services
- Salary sacrifice scheme for cars and bikes
- Access to a wide range of discounts from national retailers
- Access to the Blue Light extensive discount scheme.
Job responsibilities Applicants should be experienced - minimum 5 years post qualified. Paramedics who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for patients from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and appropriate follow up and evaluation of care.
The role will include working as part of the duty team and playing a vital part in performing urgent assessments predominantly in the patients' home but may be remotely or at the Practice.
The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision making process, with the ability to prioritise and triage the needs of patients, accordingly, instigating appropriate investigations or referrals to colleagues and other care providers.
They will be able to follow local and national guidelines and pathways, working to the latest evidence base, and will practise in a reflective manner, completing significant event analyses and audits to evaluate the effectiveness of the care they provide.
The post holder will work collaboratively as part of the general practice multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of the Primary Care Network priorities for improved health and care across our geographical area. The role will exist within a team and will be both varied and diverse with clinical support and mentorship provided to allow the successful recruit to flourish. The workload will consist of a mixture of urgent home visit assessments, pro active assessments as part of our well being team and duty day cover with opportunity to then follow up the patients seen.
The role is varied and diverse with clinical support and mentorship provided; there will be a strong focus on self development and team engagement. In turn, the post holder will be expected to contribute to the teaching and training of more junior and less experienced colleagues.
Main Responsibilities
T to be an integral part of a Network wide team of clinicians, including GPs, ACPs/ECPs, nurses and paramedics, delivering acute and planned care to the population.
To work within the community, as an autonomous, accountable, Paramedic Practitioner, in the provision of a holistic approach for individuals including assessment, diagnosis and treatment, to deliver high quality patient services.
To assess, investigate, diagnose, treat, refer, or signpost patients/service users who present with undifferentiated or undiagnosed condition relating to minor illness, minor injury, or urgent problems.
The post holder will use advanced clinical skills to provide education to service users, promoting self care and empowering them to make informed choices about their treatment.
The post holder must have access to a vehicle for home visits with mileage expenses remunerated by submission of a monthly mileage form. (Please note it is the post holder's responsibility to ensure that their car insurance is covered for business use).
Diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness and/or minor injury.
Works from the surgery as an autonomous practitioner caring for patients and families.
Triage and treat acutely unwell patients wishing to see a health care professional, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team. Consulting at 15 minutes once competent within the practice clinical system.
Support assessment and care of patients accessing the Practice using telephony or an online consultation platform after training if necessary.
Triage and treat appropriate patients in the practice or on home visits and discuss with patients GP after assessment.
Maybe required to help with avoiding unplanned admissions.
Maybe required to help with care home provision.
Will also review patient documents and pathology results and assist in maintaining patient records where appropriate.
Assist with the annual flu and other immunisation programmes.
Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary.
Undertake assessment for patients within their place of residence including care homes and those attending the surgery, using diagnostic skills, initiation of investigations and feeding back to the patients GP where appropriate.
Prescribe/issue medication as appropriate following policy, patient group directives and local pathways. Independent Prescriber qualifications desirable; where not available, candidates will be supported to undertake this as part of their future development.
To impart knowledge and skills to colleagues, both formally and informally by promoting peer review and best practice within the work environment.
To communicate at all levels within the team ensuring an effective service is delivered.
Ensure evidence based care is delivered at the highest standards ensuring delivery of high quality patient care.
Work with local and national evidence based policies and procedures.
Contribute to teaching and training of colleagues within the Network.
A full Job Description & Person Specification is attached to this advert
Person Specification Personal Qualities and Attributes
- Reliable, conscientious and flexible approach to work.
- Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from diverse communities.
- To be able to work independently on own initiative.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Understanding of confidentiality and Data Protection.
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