Paramedic

The Health Education England Paramedic (Specialist in Primary & Urgent Care) Core Capabilities Framework describes the knowledge, skills and behaviours that must be acquired, developed and demonstrated in order to safely and effectively manage patients in Primary Care.

Paramedic Specialist in Primary and Urgent Care Core Capabilities Framework.pdf (hee.nhs.uk)

 

Paramedics can support population health management through on-the-day demand and access with hear and treat telephone triage; treatment of minor ailments and injuries; and medicines supply via patient group directions. They can also undertake home visits and support the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Service.

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Entry requirements-

To become a paramedic you need to complete a degree in Paramedic Science, approved by the Health and Care Professions Council or a paramedic apprenticeship. To complete a degree you may need 2 to 3 A levels, or equivalent and 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C)

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Career progression –

You could become a team leader, a specialist paramedic or an emergency care practitioner.

You could also move into operations management, education and training or research, or train to work in other areas of healthcare, for example nursing.

  Paramedic goals

• manage urgent and unscheduled care to allow GPs to work with medical complexity
• reduce conveyance rate to hospital