Paramedic – Home Visiting Experience in Gravesend

Paramedic - Home Visiting Experience
£22-£28 per hour | 20 Hours per Week

We have an exciting Paramedic opportunity available at Oakfield Health Centre, Gravesend.

We are a young, dynamic practice with a very positive and vibrant culture. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and compassionate Paramedic with experience in home visiting, who has a positive and optimistic attitude and will complement our existing clinical team.
Experience of undertaking home visits and assessing and managing patients in their own homes is essential. An independent prescribing qualification would be preferable but is not essential.

What we offer:

• 20 hours per week.
• Attractive salary of £22-£28 per hour.
• 6 weeks annual leave.
• A healthy work-life balance.
• Health and wellbeing programme.
• On-site parking.
• A career-building role that promotes professional growth and development.

Oakfield Health Centre Profile

• A healthy work-life balance is key to everything we do.
• 9,997 patients and expanding, modern single-site surgery.
• Our clinical skill mix consists of General Practitioners, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Physician Associates, Orthopaedic Practitioner, Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants.
• EMIS Web clinical system, telephone triage and computerised decision support.
• In-house phlebotomy, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and event recording services.
• We are a genuinely friendly, democratic and collegiate practice with a flat decision-making structure and strong governance framework.
• Regular programmed Complex Case, Learning Opportunities, Complaints and CQC meetings.
• We actively encourage clinicians to develop extended interests. Our team includes clinicians with extensive local, regional and national roles as Appraisers, Trainers, BMJ Research Editors and MHRA Expert Advisors. Our view on professional development is that 'more is more'.

About the Role

As a Paramedic at Oakfield Health Centre, you will have the opportunity to work within a supportive and forward-thinking primary care team.

You will play an important role in providing high-quality patient care, including undertaking home visits, assessing patients in their own homes, clinical decision-making and supporting the management of acute and urgent presentations.

We are looking for someone who is confident working autonomously, has excellent clinical assessment skills and can work collaboratively with our wider multidisciplinary team.

Home visiting experience is essential. An independent prescribing qualification would be advantageous but is not essential.

You will relish the opportunity for professional growth in a calm, reflective and supportive environment, contributing to our friendly and informal practice culture.

Our most recent Salaried GP has been awarded a Stroke Fellowship for the South East and also co-ordinates Community Education for Practices serving 50,000 patients.

Please include answers to the following questions:

• Do you have experience working as a Paramedic in primary care?
• Do you have experience undertaking home visits? Please briefly describe your experience.
• Are you an independent prescriber? (Desirable but not essential.)
• Can you commit to 20 hours per week?
• Do you have any special requirements regarding your working time pattern? (Please see our surgery opening and closing times.)
• Do you have any restrictions or individual limitations within your scope of practice?
• Do you require sponsorship?
• What is your current salary?

Disclaimer: The details provided in this job advertisement are for informational purposes only and do not constitute terms and conditions of employment. They should not be construed as forming part of any contract of employment or an offer to enter into a contract. All offers of employment are subject to the completion of satisfactory background and employer checks and the fulfilment of all specified pre-employment conditions.

Oakfield Health Centre Windsor Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5BW