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Hart Health Partnership is a large Practice in Fleet, Hampshire, serving a list of 28000 patients. We have a diverse multi-disciplinary team with 22 GPs, 11 Nurses, 4 paramedics as well as other allied colleagues such as First Contact Physiotherapists, a Health & Wellbeing Coach, and Pharmacy colleagues.

We are a training practice hosting not only junior doctors and medical students but also nurse undergraduates and we would encourage the post holder to become involved in this as part of the ethos of the practice. We pride ourselves on nurturing and supporting professional development and look forward to welcoming a new team member into our growing Hart Health family.

We both have excellent workforces to which we wish to add a further Paramedic Practitioner to support our Same-Day Urgent access team. You will be working alongside our Paramedic Practitioners and Nurse Practitioner in a hub model of collaborative working. Appointments will be a mix of phone calls and face to face, as well as taking professional calls from outside agencies.

Applicant must have the following:

• Degree in Paramedicine or equivalent qualification
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a paramedic
• Independent Prescribing qualification (V300)
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Working towards or attained Level 7 (Msc) capability in clinical practice
• Experience working in a primary care, urgent care, or general practice setting

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITES

The following are the core responsibilities of the Paramedic Practitioner. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

• Consulting with patients either F2F, by phone or by econsult
• Supporting the duty doctor with medical complexity
• Supporting reception with care navigation
• Good communication with the team and patient
• Good use of IT systems- EMIS/Docmail/econsult/AccuRx
• Special interests welcome and will be nurtured eg joint injections, minor surgery, training & leadership
• To participate in extended access
• Support mentoring and supervision of students/colleagues/other health professionals as appropriate within skill set.

Applicants need to have completed their two-year ‘Consolidation of Learning’ period as a “newly qualified paramedic” and have a further three years’ experience as a AFC Band 6 (or equivalent) paramedic. In addition, they need to be working towards developing academic Level 7 capability in paramedic areas of practice and, within six months of commencement of reimbursement for that individual, have completed and been signed off formally within the clinical competencies of the FCP Roadmap.

Job Type: 30 hours per week