About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an autonomous, skilled ARRS Paramedic to join our multidisciplinary team at Dordon and Polesworth Group Practice. Operating within a primary care setting, you will provide advanced clinical assessment, triage, treatment, and urgent care.
Your expertise will directly manage undifferentiated presentations, support long-term condition management, and deliver crucial same-day accesssignificantly reducing health inequalities and easing demand on our GP clinical team.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties & Responsibilities
Autonomous Care: Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments, triage, and treat patients presenting with acute, undifferentiated, or chronic conditions within your scope of practice. Home Visits: Lead and manage acute home visits for vulnerable or frail patients, ensuring high-quality lone-working safety protocols are followed. Clinical Decision Making: Make independent, evidence-based clinical decisions, escalating complex cases to MDT colleagues or GPs when necessary. Proactive Care: Contribute to population health initiatives, clinical audits, QOF targets, and frailty management to optimize patient outcomes. Documentation: Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records using practice systems (EMIS).
About us
We are a progressive General Practice with a patient list of 13,500, operating as part of a dynamic five-practice Primary Care Network (PCN) serving over 35,000 patients. By working collaboratively with community services, social care, and the voluntary sector, we provide resilient, integrated, and deeply personalized care to our local population.
Practice Website: Dordon & Polesworth Group Practice (Tel: 01827 892893 / 01827 330321) PCN Website: Rural Warwickshire North PCN
Job description Job responsibilities
Role Overview
We are seeking an autonomous, skilled ARRS Paramedic to join our multidisciplinary team at Dordon and Polesworth Group Practice. Operating within a primary care setting, you will provide advanced clinical assessment, triage, treatment, and urgent care.
Your expertise will directly manage undifferentiated presentations, support long-term condition management, and deliver crucial same-day accesssignificantly reducing health inequalities and easing demand on our GP clinical team.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
Autonomous Care: Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments, triage, and treat patients presenting with acute, undifferentiated, or chronic conditions within your scope of practice. Home Visits: Lead and manage acute home visits for vulnerable or frail patients, ensuring high-quality lone-working safety protocols are followed. Clinical Decision Making: Make independent, evidence-based clinical decisions, escalating complex cases to MDT colleagues or GPs when necessary. Proactive Care: Contribute to population health initiatives, clinical audits, QOF targets, and frailty management to optimize patient outcomes. Documentation: Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records using practice systems (EMIS
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Strong clinical judgment & guidelines knowledge Excellent communication & time management Ability to work well in an MDT Understanding of QOF, frailty models, and local community pathways Availability to work well in an MDT Ability to work Fridays (Compulsory) Flexibility to support practice growth
Qualifications Essential
HCPC Registered Paramedic BSc in Paramedic Science - or equivalent
Desirable
Independent Prescriber - or actively working towards it
Experience Essential
Minimum 2 years post-registration clinical experience Experience in independent triage and diagnostics
Desirable
Prior experience in Primary Care, Urgent Care, or a PCN setting Experience using EMIS clinical software
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Rural Warwickshire North Primary Care Network
Address Dordon & Polesworth Group Practice
162 Long Street
Dordon
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B78 1QA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.dordonsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)