Practice Paramedic in Felixstowe

Haven Health and Howard House surgery in Felixstowe have multi-disciplinary teams who are serious about health care and achieving the best for all their patients but who like to work in a supportive and fun atmosphere. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and flexible Practice Paramedic to work in the community treating both Haven Health and Howard House patients. Suitable candidates must be able to work flexibly, autonomously and proactively in the community supporting both our housebound and care home patients. The vacancy is for approx. 15 hrs a week; however, flexibility is crucial to accommodate training, holidays and occasional sickness. Within easy access of Ipswich (20 minutes). We have established teams with a strong focus on customer service and communication. We would love to hear from candidates with GP surgery experience.

Main duties of the job

• The main duties will be treating both housebound and care home patients across 2 surgeries.
• Leading on the various vaccination campaigns.
• Completing referrals where applicable.
• Working closely with GPs and debriefing following home visits.

The home visiting team consists of 2 other paramedics and a community HCA.

About us

Suffolk Primary Care (SPC) is a forward-thinking partnership of GP surgeries across Suffolk. Our collaborative approach enables doctors and staff to share resources, ensuring the continued delivery of high-quality healthcare. We are committed to equal employment opportunities and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.

Benefits of Working within SPC

• Defined benefits scheme
• Life insurance
• Family benefits, including adult dependents & children's pensions
• Ill health benefits
• Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme: Fully comprehensive insurance, servicing, tyres & breakdown cover
• Up to £2,000 annual SPC contribution (subject to conditions)
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Health service discounts, including a complimentary Blue Light Card for new starters
• Minimum 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) for full-time employees, with enhancements for long service
• Enhanced maternity & paternity terms
• Salary sacrifice schemes for technology, homewares (Currys, John Lewis, Decathlon), cycling, and gym memberships

At SPC, we invest in our staff's professional growth and well-being, fostering a positive work environment that benefits both our team and the communities we serve.

Job responsibilities

• To provide a high-quality, cost-effective service to the patients of Haven Health and Howard House GP surgeries; diagnosing and prescribing treatments and medication while working within defined procedures and protocols as laid down by the GPs.
• To work as part of a clinical team, with paramedics, GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants across both practices.
• To be responsible for seeing patients across multiple practice sites, care homes and for visiting patients in their place of residence, who present with a wide range of minor illness, urgent and same day requests for treatment and chronic disease management; providing care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.
• The post holder will need to demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills. There will be the need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all medical notes are written contemporaneously and succinctly.
• Induct and arrange training for existing team members and new employees where applicable.
• Arrange flu and immunisations for all care home and housebound patients.
• Provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment at first point of contact by attending to patients according to their needs in the patients' homes/Care homes.
• Act as an autonomous clinician, with the support and guidance from the GPs.
• Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate).
• Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug and non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan.
• Accurately triage and prioritise patients, including in emergency situations, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including past medical and drug history.
• Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.
• Telephone triage as appropriate for clinics and home visits and care home ward rounds and provide access to GPs as necessary.
• Evaluate clinical information from examination and history taking and initiate appropriate treatment and/or referral, including admission to hospital if required.
• Signpost appropriately to other services in the identified healthcare pathway and to refer patients to appropriate care settings, within locally agreed healthcare pathways.
• Maintain accurate and systematic documentation of patient interactions and clinical care provided, including adverse events.
• Advise and support members of the public on healthy lifestyles, health promotion and disease prevention.
• Provide clinical advice to other members of the team where appropriate.
• Work in the clinic setting using AskmyGP as required.
• Any other duties within the scope of the post holder as requested by the management team.

Person Specification

• Qualifications: Registered Paramedic, Systmone Trained.
• Experience: Ideally with previous experience of working in primary care. Although this does not preclude those having worked in secondary care.
• 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.