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Primary Care Network - Fixed Term Senior Clinical Pharmacist
Greenwich Health Ltd
North East England
GBP 50,451 - 58,478 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary The post holder will be employed by Greenwich Health, the GP Federation in Greenwich.
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Primary Care Network - Fixed Term Senior Clinical Pharmacist
Greenwich Health Ltd
North East England
GBP 50,451 - 58,478 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary The post holder will be employed by Greenwich Health, the GP Federation in Greenwich.
8 day(s) ago
Bank Healthcare Assistant
Greenwich Health Ltd
North East England
GBP 24,475 - 27,985 per year
Exercise Therapist
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1 month(s) ago
Bank Healthcare Assistant
Greenwich Health Ltd
North East England
GBP 24,475 - 27,985 per year
Exercise Therapist
Job summary This is the perfect opportunity to be part of a diverse team providing assessment, diagnostics, diagnosis, treatment, advice, and referrals.
1 month(s) ago
Primary Care Network Paramedic
Greenwich Health Ltd
North East England
GBP 53,500 - 60,216 per year
Paramedic
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1 month(s) ago
Primary Care Network Paramedic
Greenwich Health Ltd
North East England
GBP 53,500 - 60,216 per year
Paramedic
Job summary The post holder will be employed by Greenwich Health, the GP Federation in Greenwich.
1 month(s) ago
Primary Care Network - Fixed Term Senior Clinical Pharmacist
Greenwich Health Ltd View all jobs
Posted 8 day(s) ago
Reference: 2426266
Job summary
The post holder will be employed by Greenwich Health, the GP Federation in Greenwich. Greenwich has 7 primary care networks (PCNS) with list sizes of between 30-80,000 patients. The Post holder will work for Greenwich West PCN, across the Primary Care Network.
Your normal hours of work will be between 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Please note, this role is advertised as a fixed term position for a 12 month period.
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role
Proactively manage patients with co-morbidities
Provide support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. Support the repeat prescriptions system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practices
Provide leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will preferably be an independent prescriber (not essential) and has experience of working in primary care. Will need to be able to:
- Hold patient facing reviews and provide medicine support
- Manage medicines in discharges from hospital
- Hold long-term conditions clinics
- Provide patient telephone support
- Be a centre of medicines information for practice staff
- support and adhere to repeat prescribing processes
- Support medicines safety and local/national guidelines
About us
About us
Greenwich Health is the GP Federation for the Greenwich Borough and have a not-for-profit ethos. This means we reinvest all of our surplus into developing our staff, our organisation and to support our GP Practices in being sustainable for the future. We are committed to providing quality of care to our patients whilst building resilience for General Practice and providing services and programmes of work to deliver care at scale to the Greenwich Population.
Why work for Greenwich Health?
- We are local organisation owned by our local GP Practices we care what happens in Greenwich and want to make a difference to our patients and our partners.
- We offer competitive remuneration as well as other benefits including:
o Occupational sickness pay entitlement
o Counselling services
o Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
o Cycle to Work Scheme
o Private Healthcare Membership - Benenden Healthcare
- We have a track record for developing individuals in their careers
- Through our partnerships in our local healthcare environment, we can develop shared posts for example, with the hospital trust and our GP practices.
-You will have ongoing support and mentorship.
- We have developed a working culture which harnesses openness and togetherness which has resulted in high staff retention rates.
Details
Date posted
14 October 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£50,451 to £58,478.10 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Flexible working
Reference number
U0055-26-0123
Job locations
25 John Wilson Street
London
SE18 6PZ
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role.
Proactively manage patients with co-morbidities in the area of chronic disease management within the practice.
The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescriptions system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practices.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.
Your normal hours of work will be between 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
Individual Responsibilities
The post holder is expected to:
Adhere to organisation policies and procedures and relevant legislation including the requirements of any professional bodies.
Maintain satisfactory personal performances and professional standards and to achieve agreed objectives for their role.
Attend mandatory training as identified by the organisation.
Participate in a Performance Appraisal Scheme and to contribute to their own development and the development of any staff they are responsible for appraising.
Responsible to have professional indemnity suitable for the range of work undertaking.
Responsible to have authorisation for making changes to prescribing records within the practice. This may be by written agreement or GP signature for specific audits.
Working Relationships:
Patients and carers where appropriate
GPs, nurses and other practice staff including practice pharmacists
GP prescribing leads
CCG pharmacists and medicines management team
Secondary Care and interface Pharmacists
Community Nurses and other allied health professionals
Community Pharmacists and support staff
The post holder is expected to work as a flexible member of the PCN providing support to other team members when necessary and to take an active role in the development and embedding of the PCNs culture, values and reputation as providers of high quality services.
Health & Safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Reporting potential risks identified
Equality and Diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feeling priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional Development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the PCN as part of this employment, such training to include:
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skill and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
Training may need to be undertaken outside of normal practice hours, and off site.
The PCN have invested in support from an organisation called Soar Beyond. Soar Beyond specialise in supporting the creation of teams of pharmacists across a network of practices. It is supported by a web platform called SMART which assesses pharmacist competency levels in a range of different disease areas and is backed up by training programmes to develop the individual where there might be gaps that the individual and the PCN would like to be filled. Currently the team is working towards competency in Diabetes management and the PCN is implementing a pharmacist led Diabetes pathway to be used across practices.
Quality and Governance:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the PCN, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy, act appropriately and in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Patient facing Clinical Medication Review
Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multimorbidity and poly-pharmacy and implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests
Patient facing medicines support
Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice.
Management of medicines at discharge from hospital
To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes manage these changes without referral to a GP.
Perform a clinical medication review, produce a post discharge medicines care plan including dose titration and booking of follow up tests and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge.
Work in partnership with hospital colleagues (e.g. care of the elderly doctors and clinical pharmacists) to proactively manage patients at high risk of medicine related problems before they are discharged to ensure continuity of care.
Patient facing Long term condition
Manage own case load and run long-term condition clinics where responsible for prescribing as an independent prescriber (if suitably qualified)
Review the on-going need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation).
Telephone medicines support
Provide a telephone help line for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines.
Medicine information to practice staff and patients
Answers medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams (e.g. community pharmacy) and patients with queries about medicines. Suggesting and recommending solutions.
Providing follow up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes.
Unplanned hospital admissions
Devise and implement practice searches to identify cohorts of patients most likely to be at risk of an unplanned admission and readmissions from medicines.
Telephone triage
Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of time e.g. pathology test results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long term condition reviews etc.
Repeat prescribing
Produce and implement a practice repeat prescribing policy. Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates; make necessary changes as an independent prescriber, and ensure patients are booked in for necessary monitoring tests where required.
Information management
Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making.
Medicines safety
Identify national and local policy and guidance that affects patient safety through the use of medicines, including MHRA alerts, product withdrawals and emerging evidence form clinical trials.
Manage the process of implementing changes to medicines and guidance for practitioners.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role.
Proactively manage patients with co-morbidities in the area of chronic disease management within the practice.
The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescriptions system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practices.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.
Your normal hours of work will be between 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
Individual Responsibilities
The post holder is expected to:
Adhere to organisation policies and procedures and relevant legislation including the requirements of any professional bodies.
Maintain satisfactory personal performances and professional standards and to achieve agreed objectives for their role.
Attend mandatory training as identified by the organisation.
Participate in a Performance Appraisal Scheme and to contribute to their own development and the development of any staff they are responsible for appraising.
Responsible to have professional indemnity suitable for the range of work undertaking.
Responsible to have authorisation for making changes to prescribing records within the practice. This may be by written agreement or GP signature for specific audits.
Working Relationships:
Patients and carers where appropriate
GPs, nurses and other practice staff including practice pharmacists
GP prescribing leads
CCG pharmacists and medicines management team
Secondary Care and interface Pharmacists
Community Nurses and other allied health professionals
Community Pharmacists and support staff
The post holder is expected to work as a flexible member of the PCN providing support to other team members when necessary and to take an active role in the development and embedding of the PCNs culture, values and reputation as providers of high quality services.
Health & Safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Reporting potential risks identified
Equality and Diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feeling priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional Development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the PCN as part of this employment, such training to include:
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skill and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
Training may need to be undertaken outside of normal practice hours, and off site.
The PCN have invested in support from an organisation called Soar Beyond. Soar Beyond specialise in supporting the creation of teams of pharmacists across a network of practices. It is supported by a web platform called SMART which assesses pharmacist competency levels in a range of different disease areas and is backed up by training programmes to develop the individual where there might be gaps that the individual and the PCN would like to be filled. Currently the team is working towards competency in Diabetes management and the PCN is implementing a pharmacist led Diabetes pathway to be used across practices.
Quality and Governance:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the PCN, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy, act appropriately and in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Patient facing Clinical Medication Review
Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multimorbidity and poly-pharmacy and implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests
Patient facing medicines support
Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice.
Management of medicines at discharge from hospital
To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes manage these changes without referral to a GP.
Perform a clinical medication review, produce a post discharge medicines care plan including dose titration and booking of follow up tests and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge.
Work in partnership with hospital colleagues (e.g. care of the elderly doctors and clinical pharmacists) to proactively manage patients at high risk of medicine related problems before they are discharged to ensure continuity of care.
Patient facing Long term condition
Manage own case load and run long-term condition clinics where responsible for prescribing as an independent prescriber (if suitably qualified)
Review the on-going need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation).
Telephone medicines support
Provide a telephone help line for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines.
Medicine information to practice staff and patients
Answers medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams (e.g. community pharmacy) and patients with queries about medicines. Suggesting and recommending solutions.
Providing follow up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes.
Unplanned hospital admissions
Devise and implement practice searches to identify cohorts of patients most likely to be at risk of an unplanned admission and readmissions from medicines.
Telephone triage
Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of time e.g. pathology test results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long term condition reviews etc.
Repeat prescribing
Produce and implement a practice repeat prescribing policy. Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates; make necessary changes as an independent prescriber, and ensure patients are booked in for necessary monitoring tests where required.
Information management
Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making.
Medicines safety
Identify national and local policy and guidance that affects patient safety through the use of medicines, including MHRA alerts, product withdrawals and emerging evidence form clinical trials.
Manage the process of implementing changes to medicines and guidance for practitioners.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Masters degree in Pharmacy
- - Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
Desirable
- Independent Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- - Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience
- - In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- - An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
Professional Registration
Essential
- - Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- - Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- - Member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Other
Essential
- - Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences
- - Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- - Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Masters degree in Pharmacy
- - Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
Desirable
- Independent Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- - Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience
- - In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- - An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
Professional Registration
Essential
- - Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- - Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- - Member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Other
Essential
- - Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences
- - Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- - Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
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).
Additional information
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).
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Employer name
Greenwich Health Ltd
Address
25 John Wilson Street
London
SE18 6PZ
United Kingdom
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Greenwich Health Ltd
Address
25 John Wilson Street
London
SE18 6PZ
United Kingdom
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Reference: 2357289
Job summary
This is the perfect opportunity to be part of a diverse team providing assessment, diagnostics, diagnosis, treatment, advice, and referrals.
As a UTC HCA you will be considered a key person in day-to-day clinical tasks within the department, without you the UTC would not function efficiently.
You will be working as part of a team within your sphere of competency in adiverse, multi-skilled teamthat includes GPs, Advanced Practitioners, Physician Associates, Paediatric ANPs, Emergency Practitioners and Live Well Coaches.
On each shift you will be expected to work with the shift lead. Together you will perform ECGs, Venepuncture and Cannulation, Urinalysis, Plaster of Paris, Dressings, department audits and a range of other tasks.
With links to both VTS and Greenwich University, you will have access to a range of CPD courses and opportunities to progress your career. We work closely with the ICS, ICB, Local Trust and various other local shareholders to provide opportunities tolearn, innovate and contribute new ideas.
It will also be a requirement to support the services Out of Hours Home Visiting service. This will require you to have a valid driving license in order to drive our company Out of Hours Service cars with the treating clinician to the patients home.
Main duties of the job
This is a genuine opportunity to be a part of something new and exciting in South-East London, with a real opportunity for personal growth and to influence Urgent Care in your area. We are looking forfull and part timeHCAs on apermanent salaried basis.The service is 365 days per year, 7 days a week meaning shifts are available 24/7.
Your duties will include:
- To work with shift leadership
- Effectively carry out clinical tasks, providing safe and efficient care.
- To perform diagnostics including ECGs, bloods, and urinalysis.
- To perform clinical skills including Plaster of Paris and Dressing application.
- To provide reassurance to patients, families, and carers.
- Follow diagnostic pathways.
- Effective communication with a range of inter-professional teams.
- Contribute to specific care guidelines and standards supporting the care of patients across the health economy.
- To implement Health and Safety and Risk Management appropriate to area of work
- To deliver aspects of the Clinical Governance Agenda, following the direction of the Clinical Leadership.
- Contribute to and manage various elements of auditing in the UTC.
- Provide immediate life support.
This role is open to those seeking bank or salaried positions, on a part time or full time basis
About us
Greenwich Health is the GP Federation for the Greenwich Borough. This means we reinvest all our surplus into developing our staff, our organisation and to support our GP Practices in being sustainable for the future. We are committed to providing quality of care to our patients whilst building resilience for General Practice and providing services and programmes of work to deliver care at scale to the Greenwich Population. This role will be part of an exciting opportunity to work with leading specialists in the creation of an innovative new Urgent Treatment Centre.
Why work for Greenwich Health?
- We are local organisation owned by our local GP Practices we care what happens in Greenwich and want to make a difference to our patients and our partners
- We offer competitive benefits including:
o NHS Pension
o Occupational sickness pay entitlement
o Counselling services
o Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
o Cycle to Work Scheme
o Benenden Healthcare
- We have a track record for developing individuals in their careers.
- Through our partnerships in our local healthcare environment, we can develop shared posts for example, with the hospital trust and our GP practices.
- We are linked to the local VTS and have support from Greenwich University to develop specific learning and development pathways.
- You will have ongoing support and mentorship.
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Details
Date posted
22 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,475 to £27,985 a year
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Flexible working
Reference number
U0055-26-0111
Job locations
25 John Wilson Street
London
SE18 6PZ
United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Nhs Trust
Stadium Road
London
SE18 4QH
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is the perfect opportunity to be part of a diverse team providing assessment, diagnostics, diagnosis, treatment, advice, and referrals.
As a UTC HCA you will be considered a key person in day-to-day clinical tasks within the department, without you the UTC would not function efficiently.
You will be working as part of a team within your sphere of competency in adiverse, multi-skilled teamthat includes GPs, Advanced Practitioners, Physician Associates, Paediatric ANPs, Emergency Practitioners and Live Well Coaches.
On each shift you will be expected to work with the shift lead. Together you will perform ECGs, Venepuncture and Cannulation, Urinalysis, Plaster of Paris, Dressings, department audits and a range of other tasks.
With links to both VTS and Greenwich University, you will have access to a range of CPD courses and opportunities to progress your career. We work closely with the ICS, ICB, Local Trust and various other local shareholders to provide opportunities tolearn, innovate and contribute new ideas.
It will also be a requirement to support the services Out of Hours Home Visiting service. This will require you to have a valid driving license in order to drive our company Out of Hours Service cars with the treating clinician to the patients home.
This is a genuine opportunity to be a part of something new and exciting in South-East London, with a real opportunity for personal growth and to influence Urgent Care in your area. We are looking forfull and part timeHCAs on apermanent salaried basis.The service is 365 days per year, 7 days a week which means that shifts are available 24/7.
- Up-to-date Basic Life Support Certification in Adult and Paediatric
- Up to date Mandatory Statutory Training
- Team player, able to follow instruction and guidance from clinical seniors
- Can demonstrate the Organisational values.
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Ability to handle/manage difficult situations
- Excellent communication skills
- Be able to use tools such as NEWS scores in the assessment of patients
Principal duties and responsibilities
- To work with shift leadership
- Effectively carry out clinical tasks, providing safe and efficient care.
- To perform diagnostics including ECGs, bloods, and urinalysis.
- To perform clinical skills including Plaster of Paris and Dressing application.
- To provide reassurance to patients, families, and carers.
- Follow diagnostic pathways.
- Effective communication with a range of inter-professional teams.
- Contribute to specific care guidelines and standards supporting the care of patients across the health economy.
- To implement Health and Safety and Risk Management appropriate to area of work
- To deliver aspects of the Clinical Governance Agenda, following the direction of the Clinical Leadership.
- Contribute to and manage various elements of auditing in the UTC.
- Provide immediate life support.
Communication and Relationship Skills
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills when working with the internal team as well as external partners, particularly our practices and the hospital trust.
- Able to identify and take into consideration barriers to understanding and employs appropriate methods to ensure effective communication particularly where barriers are clinical in nature.
- Provide emotional support to patients and carers
- Be aware of the procedures to follow if concerned regarding the protection of children.
- Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others.
- Hold good relationship building skills to develop strong relationships with key individuals within practices and the local healthcare system
Analytical and Judgmental Skills
- Implement care plans as prescribed.
- Be responsible for monitoring health, safety and security of self, the team and others and promote best practice in the clinical area.
- Identify clinical issues and incidents within the service that reduce the quality of care within the specialist service bringing any issues to the attention of the management team.
- Take part in activities to counter these to ensure the delivery of safe and effective care.
- Ensure that high standards of care are given and maintained and act when standards are not being met.
Planning and Organisational Skills
- Plan, organise and prioritise own daily workload.
- Recognise, prevent, and diffuse potential areas of conflict and where required take a key role in the management of the outcome.
- To exercise good personal time management, punctuality, and consistent reliable attendance.
Physical Skills
- Demonstrate competence in the use of all clinical equipment used in the overall care of patients within the scope of service.
- Demonstrate competence in diagnostic skills such as ECGs and venepuncture/cannulation.
- Demonstrate clinical treatment skills such as Plaster of Paris and Dressings.
- Have competent computer / keyboard skills including ability to utilise software programmes required to provide the service.
Out of Hours Service Support
- Monitor the referrals of patients into the out of hours home visiting service on our CLEO clinical system
- Liaise with the assigned treating clinician to plan in the visit to the patient in line with service KPI requirements.
- Ensure the secure handling of drugs and clinical equipment recording usage appropriately.
- Complete vehicle logs, reporting any discrepancies to the lead driver
- Report any vehicle issues to the lead driver for investigation and resolution.
- Support the treating clinician with chaperoning
- Support the treating clinicians if they need support
Patient/Client Care
- Establish effective communication with patients and carers / relatives.
- Ensure that appropriate action is taken to protect vulnerable patients and that they can access/receive the appropriate care.
- Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others.
- Promote peoples equality, diversity, and rights.
- Identify clinical issues and incidents within the service that reduce the quality of care bringing any issues to the attention of the Clinical Lead.
- Take part in activities to counter these to ensure the delivery of safe and effective care.
- The post holder is responsible for always ensuring the safety of patients and promoting a safety culture through the effective management of risk.
Previous experience in emergency care or an urgent care treatment environment are essential
Please note that the successful candidate will be required to self-fund an Enhanced DBS check, unless they already hold a valid Enhanced DBS certificate issued within the last three months. The successful candidate must also be willing to complete all mandatory pre-employment checks, onboarding requirements, and training prior to commencing employment.
Please note that this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date if a high volume of applications is received.
Job description Job responsibilities This is the perfect opportunity to be part of a diverse team providing assessment, diagnostics, diagnosis, treatment, advice, and referrals. As a UTC HCA you will be considered a key person in day-to-day clinical tasks within the department, without you the UTC would not function efficiently. You will be working as part of a team within your sphere of competency in adiverse, multi-skilled teamthat includes GPs, Advanced Practitioners, Physician Associates, Paediatric ANPs, Emergency Practitioners and Live Well Coaches. On each shift you will be expected to work with the shift lead. Together you will perform ECGs, Venepuncture and Cannulation, Urinalysis, Plaster of Paris, Dressings, department audits and a range of other tasks. With links to both VTS and Greenwich University, you will have access to a range of CPD courses and opportunities to progress your career. We work closely with the ICS, ICB, Local Trust and various other local shareholders to provide opportunities tolearn, innovate and contribute new ideas. It will also be a requirement to support the services Out of Hours Home Visiting service. This will require you to have a valid driving license in order to drive our company Out of Hours Service cars with the treating clinician to the patients home.This is a genuine opportunity to be a part of something new and exciting in South-East London, with a real opportunity for personal growth and to influence Urgent Care in your area. We are looking forfull and part timeHCAs on apermanent salaried basis.The service is 365 days per year, 7 days a week which means that shifts are available 24/7.- Up-to-date Basic Life Support Certification in Adult and Paediatric - Up to date Mandatory Statutory Training- Team player, able to follow instruction and guidance from clinical seniors - Can demonstrate the Organisational values. - Ability to work well under pressure - Ability to handle/manage difficult situations- Excellent communication skills- Be able to use tools such as NEWS scores in the assessment of patientsPrincipal duties and responsibilities- To work with shift leadership - Effectively carry out clinical tasks, providing safe and efficient care. - To perform diagnostics including ECGs, bloods, and urinalysis. - To perform clinical skills including Plaster of Paris and Dressing application. - To provide reassurance to patients, families, and carers. - Follow diagnostic pathways. - Effective communication with a range of inter-professional teams. - Contribute to specific care guidelines and standards supporting the care of patients across the health economy. - To implement Health and Safety and Risk Management appropriate to area of work- To deliver aspects of the Clinical Governance Agenda, following the direction of the Clinical Leadership.- Contribute to and manage various elements of auditing in the UTC. - Provide immediate life support. Communication and Relationship Skills- Demonstrate excellent communication skills when working with the internal team as well as external partners, particularly our practices and the hospital trust.- Able to identify and take into consideration barriers to understanding and employs appropriate methods to ensure effective communication particularly where barriers are clinical in nature. - Provide emotional support to patients and carers- Be aware of the procedures to follow if concerned regarding the protection of children.- Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others.- Hold good relationship building skills to develop strong relationships with key individuals within practices and the local healthcare systemAnalytical and Judgmental Skills- Implement care plans as prescribed. - Be responsible for monitoring health, safety and security of self, the team and others and promote best practice in the clinical area. - Identify clinical issues and incidents within the service that reduce the quality of care within the specialist service bringing any issues to the attention of the management team. - Take part in activities to counter these to ensure the delivery of safe and effective care. - Ensure that high standards of care are given and maintained and act when standards are not being met. Planning and Organisational Skills- Plan, organise and prioritise own daily workload. - Recognise, prevent, and diffuse potential areas of conflict and where required take a key role in the management of the outcome. - To exercise good personal time management, punctuality, and consistent reliable attendance. Physical Skills- Demonstrate competence in the use of all clinical equipment used in the overall care of patients within the scope of service. - Demonstrate competence in diagnostic skills such as ECGs and venepuncture/cannulation. - Demonstrate clinical treatment skills such as Plaster of Paris and Dressings.- Have competent computer / keyboard skills including ability to utilise software programmes required to provide the service.Out of Hours Service Support- Monitor the referrals of patients into the out of hours home visiting service on our CLEO clinical system- Liaise with the assigned treating clinician to plan in the visit to the patient in line with service KPI requirements.- Ensure the secure handling of drugs and clinical equipment recording usage appropriately.- Complete vehicle logs, reporting any discrepancies to the lead driver- Report any vehicle issues to the lead driver for investigation and resolution.- Support the treating clinician with chaperoning- Support the treating clinicians if they need supportPatient/Client Care- Establish effective communication with patients and carers / relatives. - Ensure that appropriate action is taken to protect vulnerable patients and that they can access/receive the appropriate care. - Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others. - Promote peoples equality, diversity, and rights. - Identify clinical issues and incidents within the service that reduce the quality of care bringing any issues to the attention of the Clinical Lead. - Take part in activities to counter these to ensure the delivery of safe and effective care. - The post holder is responsible for always ensuring the safety of patients and promoting a safety culture through the effective management of risk.Previous experience in emergency care or an urgent care treatment environment are essentialPlease note that the successful candidate will be required to self-fund an Enhanced DBS check, unless they already hold a valid Enhanced DBS certificate issued within the last three months. The successful candidate must also be willing to complete all mandatory pre-employment checks, onboarding requirements, and training prior to commencing employment. Please note that this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date if a high volume of applications is received.
Person Specification
Communication Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal and customer service skills
- Good written presentation skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
Personal Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
- Ability to work under pressure and to prioritise own workload
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
Experience
Desirable
- Previous Experience of delivering Health checks
- ED or UTC experience
- Baseline Observation measurements
- Plaster of Paris
- Dressing application
- Venepuncture and Cannulation
Qualifications
Essential
- Full UK Driving License
- You will not be required to use your own car, company cars on site will be used by the successful candidate
Desirable
- NVQ Health and social care
Person Specification Communication Skills Essential Good interpersonal and customer service skills Good written presentation skills Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders Personal Skills Essential Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative Ability to work under pressure and to prioritise own workload Ability to maintain confidentiality Experience Desirable Previous Experience of delivering Health checks ED or UTC experience Baseline Observation measurements Plaster of Paris Dressing application Venepuncture and Cannulation Qualifications Essential Full UK Driving License You will not be required to use your own car, company cars on site will be used by the successful candidate Desirable NVQ Health and social care
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Greenwich Health Ltd
Address
25 John Wilson Street
London
SE18 6PZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.greenwich-health.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Employer name
Greenwich Health Ltd
Address
25 John Wilson Street
London
SE18 6PZ
United Kingdom
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https://www.greenwich-health.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Job summary
The post holder will be employed by Greenwich Health, the GP Federation in Greenwich. Greenwich has 7 primary care networks (PCNS) with list sizes of between 30-80,000 patients. The Post holder will work for Valentine Primary Care Network.
Paramedic Practitioners (PPs) - are paramedics who have undergone additional education and training to equip them with greater patient assessment and management skills.They are able to diagnose a wide range of conditions and are skilled to treat many minor injuries and illnesses .PPs are also able to signpost care referring patients to specialists in the community such as GPs, community nurses or social care professionals. The PPwill demonstrate critical thinking and is a caring, compassionate and committed, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. They will communicate and work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.
Main duties of the job
Assessing patients and treating minor illness in the practices daily walk in clinic
Using specialist equipment including nebulisers and ECG machines and reading ECGs
Undertake routine assessments of patients with acute health problems and/or long term conditions in their home working in collaboration with the duty GP where necessary
Providing advice and treatment in collaboration with the duty GP where necessary to manage acute symptoms or long term conditions within their own home in order to avoid unnecessary visits to hospital
Where a prescribing qualification is held, prescribing medications in line with personal clinical competence and local guidelines
Take a holistic approach to patient care, bringing together medical, social and psychological needs
Encouraging patients to take responsibility for managing their own care and treatment where it is safe and appropriate to do so and providing health education
Referring patients to alternative health and/or social services
undertake any other additional duties appropriate to the post as requested by the Partners or the Practice Manager
About us
Greenwich Health is the GP Federation for the Greenwich Borough and have a not-for-profit ethos. This means we reinvest all of our surplus into developing our staff, our organisation and to support our GP Practices in being sustainable for the future. We are committed to providing quality of care to our patients whilst building resilience for General Practice and providing services and programmes of work to deliver care at scale to the Greenwich Population.
Why work for Greenwich Health?
- We are local organisation owned by our local GP Practices we care what happens in Greenwich and want to make a difference to our patients and our partners.
- We offer competitive remuneration as well as other benefits including:
o Occupational sickness pay entitlement
o Counselling services
o Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
o Cycle to Work Scheme
o Private Healthcare Membership - Benenden Healthcare
- We have a track record for developing individuals in their careers
- Through our partnerships in our local healthcare environment, we can develop shared posts for example, with the hospital trust and our GP practices.
-You will have ongoing support and mentorship.
- We have developed a working culture which harnesses openness and togetherness which has resulted in high staff retention rates.
Details
Date posted
22 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£53,500 to £60,216 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
U0055-26-0106
Job locations
25 John Wilson Street
London
SE18 6PZ
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Principal Roles And Responsibilities:
Assessing patients and treating minor illness in the practices daily walk in clinic
Using specialist equipment including nebulisers and ECG machines and reading ECGs
Undertake routine assessments of patients with acute health problems and/or long term conditions in their home working in collaboration with the duty GP where necessary
Providing advice and treatment in collaboration with the duty GP where necessary to manage acute symptoms or long term conditions within their own home in order to avoid unnecessary visits to hospital
Where a prescribing qualification is held, prescribing medications in line with personal clinical competence and local guidelines
Take a holistic approach to patient care, bringing together medical, social and psychological needs
Encouraging patients to take responsibility for managing their own care and treatment where it is safe and appropriate to do so and providing health education
Referring patients to alternative health and/or social services
undertake any other additional duties appropriate to the post as requested by the Partners or the Practice Manager
Generic responsibilities for all clinical staff in the Practice
To communicate at all levels within the team ensuring an effective service is delivered.
To 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
Works in accordance with local policies and procedures.
Enhance own performance through Continuous Professional Development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service.
To achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development in order to meet the needs of the service.
To participate in the audit process, evaluation and implementing plans and practice change in order to meet patient need.
Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the team and work colleagues including asking colleagues for advice or support when working at the limit of personal knowledge and/or competence.
Personal/Professional Development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
Communication:
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with other team members
Communicate effectively with patients and carers
Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Contribution to the Implementation of Services:
The post-holder will:
Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
Participate in audit where appropriate.
We are happy to offer this as a full time, 40 hour per week position. However, flexibility can be considered for the successful candidate if needed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Principal Roles And Responsibilities:
Assessing patients and treating minor illness in the practices daily walk in clinic
Using specialist equipment including nebulisers and ECG machines and reading ECGs
Undertake routine assessments of patients with acute health problems and/or long term conditions in their home working in collaboration with the duty GP where necessary
Providing advice and treatment in collaboration with the duty GP where necessary to manage acute symptoms or long term conditions within their own home in order to avoid unnecessary visits to hospital
Where a prescribing qualification is held, prescribing medications in line with personal clinical competence and local guidelines
Take a holistic approach to patient care, bringing together medical, social and psychological needs
Encouraging patients to take responsibility for managing their own care and treatment where it is safe and appropriate to do so and providing health education
Referring patients to alternative health and/or social services
undertake any other additional duties appropriate to the post as requested by the Partners or the Practice Manager
Generic responsibilities for all clinical staff in the Practice
To communicate at all levels within the team ensuring an effective service is delivered.
To 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
Works in accordance with local policies and procedures.
Enhance own performance through Continuous Professional Development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service.
To achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development in order to meet the needs of the service.
To participate in the audit process, evaluation and implementing plans and practice change in order to meet patient need.
Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the team and work colleagues including asking colleagues for advice or support when working at the limit of personal knowledge and/or competence.
Personal/Professional Development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
Communication:
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with other team members
Communicate effectively with patients and carers
Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Contribution to the Implementation of Services:
The post-holder will:
Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
Participate in audit where appropriate.
We are happy to offer this as a full time, 40 hour per week position. However, flexibility can be considered for the successful candidate if needed.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- A caring personality
- Good communication skills
- The ability to make swift decisions under pressure and remain calm
- Resilience
- Stamina
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Paramedic registered with the HCPC
- Full driving licence
Desirable
- Independent prescriber certification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post registration experience
- Solo experiencing the urgent care setting or in rapid response vehicle
Desirable
- Experience in telephone consultation and triaging
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- A caring personality
- Good communication skills
- The ability to make swift decisions under pressure and remain calm
- Resilience
- Stamina
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Paramedic registered with the HCPC
- Full driving licence
Desirable
- Independent prescriber certification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post registration experience
- Solo experiencing the urgent care setting or in rapid response vehicle
Desirable
- Experience in telephone consultation and triaging
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).
Additional information
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
Greenwich Health Ltd
Address
25 John Wilson Street
London
SE18 6PZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Greenwich Health Ltd
Address
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London
SE18 6PZ
United Kingdom
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