Job overview

Hounslow PCNs are looking for a first contact paramedic to join Hounslow Health PCN and to work in collaboration with the PCN Lead Paramedic and other PCN Paramedics across Hounslow. Our growing multi-disciplinary PCN teams working across the five PCNs in Hounslow: Brentworth, Chiswick, Feltham & Bedfont, Great West Road and Hounslow Health. 

Hounslow is a diverse outer London Borough of approximately 324,000 registered patients. Within Feltham and Bedfont the PCN Paramedic service supports 13 GP Practices. The Hounslow Consortium brings together the borough's five Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to work collaboratively for the benefit of patients and their practices. 

We are seeking individuals who are passionate about improving care for patients living in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation, tackling health inequalities and increasing access to high quality multi-disciplinary general practice.

Main duties of the job

The role will give you a solid grounding in Primary Care, working in collaboration with your PCN Lead Paramedic and across Hounslow Health PCN, including alongside other ARRS roles.

Our Paramedics will work as a team to shape and deliver the future care for our patients who receive their care at home, working in collaboration with urgent and integrated community services who are leaders in admission avoidance and optimising patients’ lives within the community. The collective aim is to maximise our impact on the health and well-being of our local population.

You will have the opportunity to be involved in service improvement, implementing initiatives and directives locally with the support and supervision of your clinical leads within the PCN. 

As a Paramedic you will be expected to contribute to the everyday operations of the PCN working in collaboration with the PCN team to delivery high quality patient care.

You must have access to your own transport, as this role will require travelling both to visit patients in their homes but also to a number of PCN practices and colleagues across Hounslow. 

Please refer to the job description and personal specification for full details of the role. 

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m. 

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.