Advanced Paramedic Practitioner
Jesmond Health Partnership
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Job summary
We are actively recruiting for our first 3 Advanced Paramedic Practitioners who will be key to the setting up of a new service we are introducing in North Gosforth.
Working closely with doctors in all 5 of our GP practices, APPs will provide additional, quick response home visits for patients who need to be seen in person, but are unable to visit a surgery. The service will give equal access to primary care for all patients in our area.
This role is at the heart of the aims of Primary Care Networks – to proactively increase general health and well-being and tackle inequalities.
Main duties of the job
As an Advanced Paramedic Practitioner, you will be seeing individuals with new presentations and undiagnosed problems. Based on patient history, clinical assessment, and a comprehensive physical and functional examination, using your expert knowledge and clinical judgement, you will be able to identify the potential diagnosis. You will also be able to assess, plan and implement programmes of care, in liaison with colleagues, to support the individual.
The successful candidates will be skilled communicators with patients and carers, as well as forging close working relationships with other members of the multidisciplinary team. As an autonomous practitioner, you will manage your own time and workload effectively, while delivering consistent, high-quality care.
An active and relevant professional registration with experience in your relevant field and transferrable skills are essential. You will be a registered HCPC Paramedic practicing at Advanced Practitioner level or as an Emergency Care Practitioner, holding or working towards a relevant Masters degree in Advanced Clinical Practice.
About us
About North Gosforth Primary Care Network (NG PCN)
NG PCN look after the health and social care of around 35,000 residents, predominantly in the North Gosforth area of Newcastle.
Formed in 2019, we work with 5 GP practices to provide consistent, high-quality, multi-disciplinary services to meet the needs of our patients. The practices in the network are Brunton Park Health Centre, Broadway Medical Centre, Gosforth Memorial Medical Centre, Regent Medical Centre and Park Medical Centre.
NGPCN is a dynamic and forward thinking organisation leading on and developing a number of exciting, new initiatives to improve patient care. Our core practices include teaching and training practices, and we actively promote service innovation and personal development.
Date posted
20 January 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A2301-22-4934
Job locations
17 Osborne Rd
Jesmond
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE2 2AH
Princes Road
Brunton Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE3 5NF
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job title: Advanced Paramedic Practitioner
Reports to: PCN Clinical Director
Hours: 37.5 hours Monday to Friday
Location:NG PCN
Band:Agenda for Change Band 7 (£40,057-£45,839 per annum)
Job summary:
The role will provide a Specialist / Advanced Paramedic resource for health care professionals and service users, working in collaboration with other members of the Multidisciplinary Team.
To work within the community, as an autonomous, accountable, Specialist / Advanced Paramedic, in the provision of a holistic approach for individuals including assessment, management and treatment, to deliver high quality patient services.
To assess, manage, treat, refer and/or signpost patients/service users who at-tend surgery with undifferentiated or undiagnosed condition relating to minor illness or minor injury.
The post holder will use advanced clinical skills to provide education to service users, promoting self-care and empower them to make informed choices about their treatment.
Job responsibilities:
Managing and treating patients presenting with minor illness.
Triage and treat patients wishing to see a health care professional, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team.
Some patients with problems needing referral to secondary care may need to be discussed with the registered GP before making such referral.
Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.
Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary.
Work from the surgery and within communities as an autonomous practitioner caring for patients and families.
Work as an autonomous practitioner, in accordance with the Health and Care Professions Council. Ensure that personal and professional clinical standards are maintained.
Undertake assessment for patients within the community and those attending the surgery, using diagnostic skills and initiation of investigations where appropriate.
Prescribe/issue medications as appropriate following policy, patient group directives NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways.
Formally and informally impart knowledge and skills to colleagues promoting peer review and best practice within the work environment.
Communicate at all levels within the team ensuring an effective service is delivered.
Maintain accurate, contemporaneous healthcare records appropriate to the consultation.
Ensure evidenced-based care is delivered at the highest standards ensuring de-livery of high-quality patient care.
Work within local policies and procedures.
Enhance own performance through Continuous Professional Development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service.
Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development in order to meet the needs of the service.
Participate in the audit process, evaluation and implementing plans and practice change in order to meet patient need.
Actively participate in mentoring and supervision, plus practice-derived CPD opportunities.
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 needed by patients and those requested by the GPs.
Administration and professional responsibilities:
Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.
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 team where appropriate.
Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development, ensuring PREP requirements are met.
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:
Work closely with the multi-professional, management and administration teams 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 team.
There is also the need to establish and maintain good liaison with other surgeries and agencies, including secondary and social care.
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 and act appropriately.
In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
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 cur-rent legislation.
· Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
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.
Reflective practice and portfolio building.
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.
· Recognise 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job title: Advanced Paramedic Practitioner
Reports to: PCN Clinical Director
Hours: 37.5 hours Monday to Friday
Location:NG PCN
Band:Agenda for Change Band 7 (£40,057-£45,839 per annum)
Job summary:
The role will provide a Specialist / Advanced Paramedic resource for health care professionals and service users, working in collaboration with other members of the Multidisciplinary Team.
To work within the community, as an autonomous, accountable, Specialist / Advanced Paramedic, in the provision of a holistic approach for individuals including assessment, management and treatment, to deliver high quality patient services.
To assess, manage, treat, refer and/or signpost patients/service users who at-tend surgery with undifferentiated or undiagnosed condition relating to minor illness or minor injury.
The post holder will use advanced clinical skills to provide education to service users, promoting self-care and empower them to make informed choices about their treatment.
Job responsibilities:
Managing and treating patients presenting with minor illness.
Triage and treat patients wishing to see a health care professional, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team.
Some patients with problems needing referral to secondary care may need to be discussed with the registered GP before making such referral.
Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.
Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary.
Work from the surgery and within communities as an autonomous practitioner caring for patients and families.
Work as an autonomous practitioner, in accordance with the Health and Care Professions Council. Ensure that personal and professional clinical standards are maintained.
Undertake assessment for patients within the community and those attending the surgery, using diagnostic skills and initiation of investigations where appropriate.
Prescribe/issue medications as appropriate following policy, patient group directives NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways.
Formally and informally impart knowledge and skills to colleagues promoting peer review and best practice within the work environment.
Communicate at all levels within the team ensuring an effective service is delivered.
Maintain accurate, contemporaneous healthcare records appropriate to the consultation.
Ensure evidenced-based care is delivered at the highest standards ensuring de-livery of high-quality patient care.
Work within local policies and procedures.
Enhance own performance through Continuous Professional Development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service.
Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development in order to meet the needs of the service.
Participate in the audit process, evaluation and implementing plans and practice change in order to meet patient need.
Actively participate in mentoring and supervision, plus practice-derived CPD opportunities.
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 needed by patients and those requested by the GPs.
Administration and professional responsibilities:
Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.
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 team where appropriate.
Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development, ensuring PREP requirements are met.
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:
Work closely with the multi-professional, management and administration teams 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 team.
There is also the need to establish and maintain good liaison with other surgeries and agencies, including secondary and social care.
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 and act appropriately.
In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
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 cur-rent legislation.
· Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
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.
Reflective practice and portfolio building.
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.
· Recognise 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.
Person Specification
What our service users expect of the post holder:
Essential
- Strong clinical decision maker
- Demonstrates excellent leadership, organisational, time management and motivational skills
- Advocate to service users
- Ability to identify training needs of self
- Ability to request relevant investigations and interpret findings
- Ability to apply critical thinking/independent judgement to identify solutions to variable problems
- Ability to organise and delegate appropriately
Desirable
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a wide range of approaches to the management of the patient caseload, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning, specialist knowledge and experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered EC or Paramedic, or other relevant 1st Degree Masters degree in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent Active and relevant professional registration Evidence of relevant CPD Advanced Life Support Provider
Desirable
- Advanced Life Support Instructor Teaching and Assessing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in relevant field
- Relevant transferable skills
- Ability to demonstrate advanced clinical skills e.g. history taking, physical assessments and clerking of patients presenting with undifferentiated diagnoses
- Evidence of innovative practice developments and significant achievements gained
- Proven record to initiate and manage service development
- Effective networking with colleagues at all levels, experience or working across professional and organisational boundaries
- Ability to demonstrate commitment to high quality patient care
Desirable
- Evidence of prior experience of change management within the health care setting
- Evidence of published work in relevant field
- Competent in venepuncture, cannulation and ABGs
- Evidence of sound management and leadership experience within specialism
Person Specification
What our service users expect of the post holder:
Essential
- Strong clinical decision maker
- Demonstrates excellent leadership, organisational, time management and motivational skills
- Advocate to service users
- Ability to identify training needs of self
- Ability to request relevant investigations and interpret findings
- Ability to apply critical thinking/independent judgement to identify solutions to variable problems
- Ability to organise and delegate appropriately
Desirable
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a wide range of approaches to the management of the patient caseload, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning, specialist knowledge and experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered EC or Paramedic, or other relevant 1st Degree Masters degree in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent Active and relevant professional registration Evidence of relevant CPD Advanced Life Support Provider
Desirable
- Advanced Life Support Instructor Teaching and Assessing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in relevant field
- Relevant transferable skills
- Ability to demonstrate advanced clinical skills e.g. history taking, physical assessments and clerking of patients presenting with undifferentiated diagnoses
- Evidence of innovative practice developments and significant achievements gained
- Proven record to initiate and manage service development
- Effective networking with colleagues at all levels, experience or working across professional and organisational boundaries
- Ability to demonstrate commitment to high quality patient care
Desirable
- Evidence of prior experience of change management within the health care setting
- Evidence of published work in relevant field
- Competent in venepuncture, cannulation and ABGs
- Evidence of sound management and leadership experience within specialism
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
Jesmond Health Partnership
Address
17 Osborne Rd
Jesmond
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE2 2AH
Employer's website
https://jesmondhealthpartnership.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Jesmond Health Partnership
Address
17 Osborne Rd
Jesmond
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE2 2AH
Employer's website
https://jesmondhealthpartnership.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
For questions about the job, contact:
Date posted
20 January 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A2301-22-4934
Job locations
17 Osborne Rd
Jesmond
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE2 2AH
Princes Road
Brunton Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE3 5NF
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