First Contact Paramedic (FCP)NHS

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Paramedic to join our friendly and supportive GP practice team to deliver high-quality acute same day care and support with home visits at least one day a week.

The successful candidate will play a key role in assessing, treating, and managing patients with urgent but non-emergency clinical needs, helping to improve access to care and support continuity for our patient population.

Main duties of the job

• Provide autonomous clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients presenting with acute same day problems.
• Undertake home visits for housebound and vulnerable patients.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, reception staff, pharmacists, and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Manage a varied caseload safely and effectively within scope of practice.
• Support care planning, admission avoidance, and appropriate onward referrals.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records using the practice clinical system.
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives within the practice.

Job description

• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
• Providing counselling and health education
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Collecting data for audit purposes
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with working within primary care.

Please see attached job description document for further information.

About us

Holmhurst Medical Centre is an established General Practice serving over 10,500 patients in the Redhill area. We are committed to providing high quality continuing care within the community and aim to provide a wide range of high-quality medical services.

The doctors, nurses, attached health care team and support staff strive to provide the best possible services to our patients.

We are a training practice for doctors, which means that doctors spend time with us (up to 12 months) in order to gain experience.