PCN Paramedic

• Assess, diagnose, treat, and manage patients presenting with a range of acute, urgent, and long-term conditions.
• Undertake same-day appointments and home visits across the PCN.
• Work autonomously within agreed clinical protocols, escalating to GPs or senior clinicians where appropriate.
• Identify red flags and refer patients appropriately to secondary care, community services, or emergency services.
• Prescribe medications (where appropriately qualified and authorised) in line with local and national policy.
• Support admission avoidance and proactive patient management.
• Contribute to improved access and continuity of care within the PCN.

• Work as an integral member of the PCN multidisciplinary team (MDT), including GPs, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals.
• Participate in MDT meetings, clinical supervision, and PCN forums as required.
• Communicate effectively with individual member practices regarding patient care and service delivery.

• Deliver services across one of the PCN practice sites, in line with agreed rotas and service models.
• Record all patient activity accurately and contemporaneously on the clinical system - SystmOne.
• Ensure all patient contacts are appropriately coded and recorded to support ARRS reporting and funding assurance.
• Adhere to PCN and practice policies, including lone working, safeguarding, infection control, and zero tolerance.

• Maintain professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Work within the ARRS role scope and PCN governance arrangements.
• Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement activity, and learning events.
• Comply with information governance, safeguarding, and health & safety requirements.
• Participate in incident reporting and reflective learning.

• Maintain ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in line with HCPC requirements.
• Participate in appraisal, supervision, and PCN development programmes.
• Support training and development of colleagues where appropriate.

Essential

• HCPC registered Paramedic
• Eligible for employment under the ARRS scheme
• Relevant post-registration clinical experience
• Ability to work autonomously and make sound clinical decisions
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to work across multiple practice sites
• IT literate with the ability to use GP clinical systems
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Maintain professional competence through Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and share knowledge with PCN colleagues
• Work within own professional scope and code of conduct HCPC and College of Paramedics
• Evaluate care delivery through self and peer review and benchmarking, and audits
• Participate in research and audit cycles to improve service quality
• Collaborate with clinical teams to implement improvements aligned with local and national initiatives

Desirable

• Desirable
• Experience working in primary care or general practice
• Independent prescribing qualification
• Experience of home visiting services
• Experience working within a PCN or MDT setting