PCN Paramedic in London inLondon PUBLISHED FRI 6 JUN 2025 Jump to job information section

Paramedics work autonomously within the community at an advanced level of practice, using their enhanced clinical assessment and treatment skills, to provide first point of contact for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems relating to minor illness or injury, abdominal pains, chest pains and headaches. They are health professionals who practice at an advanced level having the capability to make sound judgements in the absence of full information and to manage varying degrees of risk when there are complex, competing or ambiguous information or uncertainty.

Please note the Essential Qualifications section of the person specification before applying, as this describes the national entry requirements of the paramedic role within primary care. This includes candidates having completed Stage One of the FCP Roadmap prior to joining and being registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).

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• assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment or make necessary referrals to other members of the PCN team
• advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to other community or voluntary services.
• be able to:

1. perform specialist health checks and reviews
2. perform and interpret ECGs; alongside other results as appropriate
3. perform investigatory procedures as required
4. undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, etc.
5. perform investigatory procedures needed by patients and those requested by GPs and the wider PCN

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Responsibilities include

• support the delivery of anticipatory care plans and lead certain community services (e.g. monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients living in sheltered housing)
• provide an alternative model to urgent and same day home visits for the PCN and undertake clinical audits
• communicate at all levels across PCNs and other organisations, ensuring effective, patient-centred service

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