NHQ PCN Paramedic; Maternity Leave Cover

Job Summary

Please note that the role is for covering maternity leave, but this may lead to a permanent opportunity.

The role will provide a specialist Paramedic resource for Health Care Professionals and service users, working in collaboration with other members of the Primary Care Network (PCN) Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). You will be required to work in all GP Practices within the PCN. The role will involve working as an autonomous, accountable Paramedic, in the provision of a holistic approach for individuals including assessment, diagnosis and treatment to deliver quality patient services.

The post holder will use advanced clinical skills to provide education to patients and service users, promoting self‑care and empowering them to make informed choices about their treatment.

The post holder will assess, diagnose, treat, refer or signpost patients and/or service users who attend the surgery with undifferentiated or undiagnosed conditions relating to minor illness or minor injury. The post holder will coordinate telephone triage, taking clinical responsibility for all patients who have requested an urgent appointment.

The post holder will perform any other clinical and clinical administrative duties where trained and determined safe to do so by the organisation. This may include assisting with medical reports, safeguarding, and clinic support.

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for further information about this post.

Our Health Partnership was set up by local GPs who are passionate about providing high quality primary care and using their time and skills effectively to benefit patients.

We are currently a GP partnership of 29 practices with 38 sites, serving around 280,000 patients in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Shropshire.

The partnership offers a shared administrative and management structure, cutting down the time doctors have to spend on admin. It opens up economies of scale to get best value from budgets and can access new funding streams that are only available to large GP organisations. It has the resources to develop innovative services and effective partnerships with local hospitals and care services.

• NHS Pension
• Bank holidays off
• Staff employee benefits through Vivup
• Octopus electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.

Date posted: 15 January 2026

Salary:
Depending on experience

Contract:

Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern:
Full-time

Reference number: B

Job locations:

• 1st Floor, 1856 Pershore Road, Birmingham, B30 3AS
• Lordswood Medical Practice, 54 Lordswood Road, Birmingham, B17 9DB
• Ridgacre House Surgery, 83 Ridgacre Road, Quinton, Birmingham, B322TJ

The role will provide a specialist Paramedic resource for Health Care Professionals and service users, working in collaboration with other members of the Primary Care Network (PCN) Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). You will be required to work in all GP Practices within the PCN. The role will involve working as an autonomous, accountable Paramedic, in the provision of a holistic approach for individuals including assessment, diagnosis and treatment to deliver quality patient services.

The post holder will use advanced clinical skills to provide education to patients and service users, promoting self‑care and empowering them to make informed choices about their treatment.

The post holder will assess, diagnose, treat, refer or signpost patients and/or service users who attend the surgery with undifferentiated or undiagnosed conditions relating to minor illness or minor injury. The post holder will coordinate telephone triage, taking clinical responsibility for all patients who have requested an urgent appointment.

Please see the attached Job description for the full details of the role.

• FCP Pathway Completion
• BSc in a training programme approved by the College of Paramedics
• Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration able to operate at an advanced level of clinical practice
• Framework for Higher Education Qualification (FHEQ) Level 7 or Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCOF) Level 11
• 5 years…