Practice Paramedic

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Undertake planned and urgent

home visits for housebound, frail and acutely unwell patients.

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Assess and manage patients

presenting with minor illness within your competence and agreed scope of

practice.

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Provide timely assessment of

falls, deterioration, confusion and reduced mobility, using structured

observations and clinical judgement.

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Support safe admission avoidance

through assessment, treatment, safety-netting, follow-up and coordination with

community services.

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Contribute to Comprehensive

Geriatric Assessments and proactive care planning for people living with

frailty or complex needs.

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Support care homes and respond

appropriately to urgent clinical requests.

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Participate in neighbourhood

multidisciplinary team working with community, social-care and voluntary-sector

colleagues.

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Contribute to advance-care

planning and ReSPECT discussions within your competence and local governance

arrangements.

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Recognise safeguarding

concerns, including neglect, self-neglect and unsafe home environments, and act

in line with local procedures.

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Maintain clear, contemporaneous

clinical records and escalate promptly when a patients needs fall outside your

competence.

Clinical care

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Assess undifferentiated

patients through focused history, examination and observations; formulate and

document a safe management plan.

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Recognise deterioration and red

flags, using tools such as NEWS2 where appropriate, and escalate promptly to

the most suitable service.

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Provide evidence-based

treatment, advice, follow-up and safety-netting within agreed competence and

prescribing authority.

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Verify expected deaths where

trained, competent and authorised under local policy.

Frailty and neighbourhood care

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Identify frail or complex

patients who may benefit from proactive support and contribute to holistic

assessment and anticipatory care planning.

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Coordinate person-centred care

across the three Downs Way Medical Practice sites and with PCN, community,

care-home, social-care and voluntary-sector colleagues to support independence

and avoid unnecessary admission.

Professional practice

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Work within HCPC standards,

Downs Way Medical Practice and PCN policies and agreed competencies,

recognising limits and seeking support appropriately.

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Prioritise a varied workload

safely and maintain clear, contemporaneous records, confidentiality and

information governance.

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Maintain training and CPD and

contribute to safeguarding, audit, quality improvement and team learning.

Downs Way Medical Practice delivers care

across Istead Rise, Shorne and Summerhouse and works closely with Garden City

Primary Care Network and neighbourhood partners. We are committed to safe,

compassionate and joined-up care, with a strong focus on prevention, continuity

and supporting people to remain independent.

As an ARRS team member, you will be

welcomed into a supportive practice and PCN learning environment with access to

clinical supervision, regular case discussion and development opportunities. We

value respectful teamwork, open communication, professional curiosity and a

willingness to learn.

Qualifications

Experience