Paramedic - Worcester City PCN

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Acute Visiting Service (home visiting) and Care Home team on a temporary basis within Worcester City PCN.

The successful candidate will work under the clinical supervision of the GPs, visiting patients in their homes to assess a variety of health conditions. Working together, the GP and Paramedic will devise a plan to meet the immediate care needs, and also plan to address any longer-term care requirements. Paramedics assist greatly in developing effective relationships between patients requiring regular care and the practice. Ideally candidates should be looking for a role where they can work as part of a team.

Main duties of the job

• The ability to assess the situation both from an immediate need perspective, such as doing observations that aid the GP in deciding treatment options but also considering if some of our other services may help the patient in the longer term.

• The role will provide a Paramedic resource for GPs working in collaboration with other members of the Multidisciplinary Team.

• To assess, record initial observations within their competency and feedback to a GP following a visit request.

• The post holder will use their proven clinical skills to provide education to service users, promoting self-care and empower them to make informed choices about their treatment.

• To work within the locality, as Paramedic visiting patients at the request of a GP in their home environment to record observations regarding the effectiveness of how their long-term conditions are managed.

• To assess, record initial observations within their competency and feedback to a GP following a visit request.

• The post holder must own a vehicle for home visits with expenses remunerated.

About us

Vertis Health (formerly SW Healthcare) is a fast-growing provider of community-based healthcare services to NHS patients within South Worcestershire. The organisation utilises the excellent clinical expertise that already resides within the local NHS environment and harnesses it with efficient administration pathways to provide patients with more convenient and accessible services. We hope that by doing this we will not only deliver pathway improvements to patients but also go some way to relieving the growing volume pressures that are being experienced within local hospitals and GP practices.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

• To undertake assessment for patients within the community and those attending the surgery, using diagnostic skills and initiation of investigations where appropriate.

• Patients with problems needing referral to secondary care should be discussed with the registered GP before making such referral.

• Ensure clinical practice is safe, effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.

• Advise patients on general health care, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary

• Works from the surgery and within the locality as a paramedic operating within boundaries of competence caring for patients and families.

• Works in accordance with the Health Professions Council Standards of Conduct to ensure that personal and professional clinical standards are maintained.

• Carry out planned consultations to record observations, create agreed care plans, provide sign posting to other services that may help and advice how to improve general health outcomes with patients who have long term conditions in which you have undertaken training and demonstrated competency.

• To impart knowledge and skills formally and informally to colleagues promoting peer review and best practice within the work environment.

• 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 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.

Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures

Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc. Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs

Administration and professional responsibilities

• Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team

• Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes

• Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date, with accurate details recorded and amended

• Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting any problems to the practice administrator

• Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice

• Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports and audit

• Attend and participate in practice meetings as required

• Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms

Training and personal development

• Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments.

• Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate

• Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development.

• If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, full training will be given.

• Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan

Liaison

• As well as the nursing team, there is a need to work closely with reception, office to ensure the smooth running of the practice, reporting any problems encountered to the relevant person and ensuring everyone is aware of the different roles within the nursing team

• There is also the need to establish and maintain good liaison with other surgeries and agencies, including secondary care

Meetings

It will be necessary to attend and contribute to various practice meetings as requested. The only reason for not attending will be annual, study or sick leave.

For the full job description please see attached

Location(s)

Henwick Halt Medical Centre
1 Ingles Drive
Worcester
WR2 5HL

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience working in the NHS, including within General Practice

• Advanced clinical practice skills and clinical examination skills

• Management of patients with common acute medical conditions

• Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF)

• Experience of working with patients across a range of settings

Desirable

• Recent experience of working in an outreach service or with rough sleepers

• Experience of preventative medicine

• Experience of trauma informed care

• Experience of mental health, substance misuse management

• Experience of wound care

• Experience in managing conditions which affect rough sleeping and homeless populations

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary, working to tight and often changing deadlines.

• Ability to analyse complex issues and make decisions where information is conflicting, incomplete and drawn from multiple sources.

• Ability to communicate passionately, effectively, and persuasively across a diverse set of stakeholders; and able to create processes and structures to facilitate effective communication both internally and externally

• Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team

• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of a service

Desirable

• UK Driving Licence

• Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Paramedic HCPC (minimum 5 year post registration)

• Current and valid certification

• Evidence of continuing Professional Development

• A prescribing qualification

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of current national and London-wide agendas particularly the Long Term Plan.

• Knowledge of the local system and plans for developing an integrated care system.

• Knowledge of the role of Primary Care in the wider system and the potential role of federations within this.

Desirable

• Understanding of corporate, clinical and information governance and systems for managing particularly clinical governance.

• Management of patients with long-term conditions

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).