Job summary
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Hours: 30 hours per week, worked over 4 days (job share considered)
Salary: Dependent on Experience
Place of work: Practices in Great Yarmouth and Northern Villages PCN - Park Surgery, East Norfolk Medical Practice and Coastal Partnership.

As a paramedic in a primary care setting, you will work as part of the Collaborative Home Visiting Service (CHVS) team to provide holistic care for individuals. You will assess, diagnose and manage the care of patients. This might include referring and signposting them to other allied health professionals.

Main duties of the job

• The role is for a paramedic to support primary care as part of a CHVS team that operates during the working day, Monday to Friday.
• The paramedic will work as part of the CHVS team but with close collaborative working with other members of the Multidisciplinary Team and support from GPs.
• To work within the community, as an autonomous, accountable paramedic, visiting housebound and residential care home patients.
• To provide holistic care for individuals including assessment, diagnosis, and management.
• To refer and/or signpost patients in their own home or care home to other allied health professionals.
• The post holder will use advanced clinical and communication skills to provide education to patients, promote self-care and empower them to make informed choices about their treatment.
• Care occasionally may need to be provided in other settings as required.

About us
Norfolk Primary Care Ltd is a Community Interest Company. It was established to:

• Support and strengthen primary care and to promote and assist practices to improve quality by working with and on behalf of primary care in Norfolk.
• Help with challenges identified by practices workload, GP recruitment, sharing best practice.
• Recognise the changing nature of primary care and assist to ensure that the right level of service is provided to address the needs of the local population.
• Provide benefit to patients of primary care, the clinicians and administrators who work in it and practice organisations in Norfolk.
• Work within health systems to provide patient care in innovative and solution-focused ways.
• We offer successful candidates a supportive working environment, competitive salary, excellent working conditions and the benefits of the NHS pension scheme. Other benefits include access to NHS discounts and discounted First Bus travel.

If you are interested in working in an organisation committed to a culture of professionalism, growth, integrity, positivity and kindness then we would love to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

• Assessing and treating patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems in their own place of residence.
• Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings/reports.
• Assess, triage and treat patients, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary healthcare team or organise admission if required.
• Have knowledge of Long-Term Condition management.
• Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.
• Advise patients on maintaining health and refer to allied services when a health promotion need is identified.
• Support anticipatory care plans when required.
• Communicate at all levels within the multidisciplinary team ensuring an effective service is delivered.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous healthcare records appropriate to the consultation.
• Ensure evidenced-based care is delivered at the highest standards ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care.
• Work within local policies and procedures.
• Where the post holder is an independent prescriber: to prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework.
• Enhance own performance through Continuous Professional Development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service.
• Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development to meet the needs of the service.
• Participate in the audit process, evaluation and implementing plans and practice change to meet patient need.
• Actively participate in mentoring and supervision, plus practice derived CPD opportunities.
• Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the team and work colleagues.
• Take responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and work with other team members to ensure they are protected.

Essential skills and abilities

• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrable patient assessment skills.
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously within own scope of practice, understanding when to refer to GPs.
• UK Driving Licence and own vehicle.

Essential qualifications

• Registered paramedic with 5 years post registration experience
• Active and relevant professional registration with HCPC.
• Evidence of relevant CPD.

Desirable qualifications

• Non-medical prescriber qualification.

Essential experience

• Knowledge of general practice related medical conditions, treatments and pharmacology.
• Knowledge of maintaining confidentiality and implementing data protection legislation requirements.
• Knowledge of safeguarding principles.
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable experience

• Ability to use SystmOne clinical system.

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: Norfolk Primary Care C.I.C.
Address: 3rd Floor, Reed House, Peachman Way, Broadland Business Park, Norwich, NR7 0WF, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://norfolkprimarycare.com/

For questions about the job, contact:
HR Administrator Raquel Gameiro, recruitment@norfolkprimarycare.com

Closing date: 08 November 2026
Date posted: 20 October 2026
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: E0179-2003

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