Job summary
An exciting
opportunity has become available at Hedena Health to join the acute hub team in
a fast growing and innovative practice as a Paramedic or Advanced Practitioner.
We are
seeking enthusiastic and motivated Paramedics to join our well-established,
friendly and supportive team. We aim for the
highest standards of care for our patients and work in a diverse
multi-disciplinary team consisting of GPs, GP trainees, Practice Nurses, Paramedics,
Pharmacists, Social Prescribers, Community Health and Wellbeing Workers and a Mental
Health Nurse. Equally important is our innovative approach to patient care, and
our ethos of team working and personal/career development.
If
youre new to Primary Care or currently working in primary care were keen to
support your personal development through the HEE Advanced Practice Roadmap. If
youre a qualified Advanced Practitioner well continue to support you with
annual study leave, CPD sessions and regular team training. We value the right attitude, personality and your ability
to demonstrate commitment, intelligence and forward thinking. Subject to
funding and eligibility were keen to support staff to become non medical
prescribers. If this is you, then wed love to meet you!
Main duties of the job
The core focus of
this role will be working within the Practices Acute team based at Bury Knowle
Health Centre in Headington. The Acute team focus on treating patients across
the lifespan with acute illnesses ideally on the day and often acting as a
first point of contact for patients to the practice. Alongside the Acute
Hub, theres the opportunity to work within our developing integrated
neighborhood team supporting patients in the community and providing acute and
chronic treatment at home to help prevent hospital admission. Youll need to
provide and maintain a high standard of care to patients and support the Practice
with other tasks as needed. This will include assessment, diagnosis, treatment
and referral of patients depending on their needs.
In
the course of their work, the Practitioner will:
Maintain contemporaneous clinical records for all patient
assessments ensuring timely documentation
Deliver evidence-based and patient-focused care, ensuring the
patients care, dignity, confidentiality and wishes are always respected,
working autonomously within their scope of practice and seeking support when
needed.
Ensure the safety of themselves, colleagues and patients by
staying vigilant about infection prevention and control, following practice
policies.
About us
We
are in an ideal location in Oxford next to the beautiful Bury Knowle Park. We
have a focus on staff wellbeing through initiatives such as an annual Away Day,
staff outings and a Hedena running club. Fresh fruit deliveries and homemade
cakes and goodies are a staple in our staff room and morning coffee is in our
sunny Quad!
As
well as being a well-established training practice, we regularly support
Student Nurses in clinical practice and have helped to train Nursing Associates
in the surgery. From Summer 2024 well also be supporting undergraduate student
Paramedics as a placement provider.
We
work collaboratively with other services in Oxfordshire to develop improved
ways of providing excellent care for our patients. We have been successful in
managing public health initiatives to improve the lives of the communities we
serve and in promoting collaboration with neighboring practices to ensure the
best for our patients.
Benefits
- Parking on site
- 6 weeks annual leave
- Your birthday off as an
additional day's leave
- Study leave
- CPD session
- Team training
Job description
Job responsibilities
The core focus of
this role will be working within the Practices Acute team based at Bury Knowle
Health Centre in Headington. The Acute team focus on treating patients across
the lifespan with acute illnesses ideally on the day and often acting as a
first point of contact for patients to the practice. Alongside the Acute
Hub, theres the opportunity to work within our developing integrated
neighborhood team supporting patients in the community and providing acute and
chronic treatment at home to help prevent hospital admission. Youll need to
provide and maintain a high standard of care to patients and support the Practice
with other tasks as needed. This will include assessment, diagnosis, treatment
and referral of patients depending on their needs.
In
the course of their work, the Practitioner will:
- Maintain contemporaneous clinical records for all patient
assessments ensuring timely documentation
- Deliver evidence-based and patient-focused care, ensuring the
patients care, dignity, confidentiality and wishes are always respected,
working autonomously within their scope of practice and seeking support when
needed.
- Ensure the safety of themselves, colleagues and
patients by staying vigilant about infection prevention and control, following
practice policies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The core focus of
this role will be working within the Practices Acute team based at Bury Knowle
Health Centre in Headington. The Acute team focus on treating patients across
the lifespan with acute illnesses ideally on the day and often acting as a
first point of contact for patients to the practice. Alongside the Acute
Hub, theres the opportunity to work within our developing integrated
neighborhood team supporting patients in the community and providing acute and
chronic treatment at home to help prevent hospital admission. Youll need to
provide and maintain a high standard of care to patients and support the Practice
with other tasks as needed. This will include assessment, diagnosis, treatment
and referral of patients depending on their needs.
In
the course of their work, the Practitioner will:
- Maintain contemporaneous clinical records for all patient
assessments ensuring timely documentation
- Deliver evidence-based and patient-focused care, ensuring the
patients care, dignity, confidentiality and wishes are always respected,
working autonomously within their scope of practice and seeking support when
needed.
- Ensure the safety of themselves, colleagues and
patients by staying vigilant about infection prevention and control, following
practice policies.
Person Specification
Personal qualities
Essential
- - Able to listen, empathise with people and provide person-centred support in a non-judgmental way.
- - Able to get along with people from all backgrounds, respecting lifestyles and diversity.
- - Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities.
- - Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating them to reach their potential.
- - Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide range of people.
- - Able to identify risk and assess/ manage risk when working with individuals.
- - Understanding of when it is necessary to refer people back to other health professionals/ agencies.
- - Able to prioritise and finish work tasks.
- - Able to develop effective working relationships with colleagues within and outside the practice.
- - Personal accountability, emotional resilience and works well under pressure.
- - Ability to analyse and interprets complex/ often incomplete information, preemptand evaluate issues, and recommend an appropriate course of action to address the issues.
- - Able to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team and to one's own initiative.
- - Able to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- - Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development.
- - Experience managing a diverse and constantly changing caseload, prioritising and recognising unwell patient effectively.
- - Experience working Microsoft windows and Microsoft office applications.
- - Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions.
Desirable
- - Experience working with a multi-disciplinary team.
- - Experience working with Primary Care clinical record systems (e.g EMIS).
- - Experience of working within a primary care setting.
Qualifications
Essential
- - Full registration as a Paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)/ NMC.
Desirable
- - Non-medical prescribing qualification.
- - Working towards an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent
- Completion of level 6/7 higher education modules in patient assessment/ management of minor illnesses.
- - Completion of additional primary/ urgent care courses such as the College of Paramedics Diploma in Primary and Urgent Care or Royal College of Surgeons Diploma in Urgent Medical Care.
Person Specification
Personal qualities
Essential
- - Able to listen, empathise with people and provide person-centred support in a non-judgmental way.
- - Able to get along with people from all backgrounds, respecting lifestyles and diversity.
- - Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities.
- - Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating them to reach their potential.
- - Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide range of people.
- - Able to identify risk and assess/ manage risk when working with individuals.
- - Understanding of when it is necessary to refer people back to other health professionals/ agencies.
- - Able to prioritise and finish work tasks.
- - Able to develop effective working relationships with colleagues within and outside the practice.
- - Personal accountability, emotional resilience and works well under pressure.
- - Ability to analyse and interprets complex/ often incomplete information, preemptand evaluate issues, and recommend an appropriate course of action to address the issues.
- - Able to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team and to one's own initiative.
- - Able to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- - Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development.
- - Experience managing a diverse and constantly changing caseload, prioritising and recognising unwell patient effectively.
- - Experience working Microsoft windows and Microsoft office applications.
- - Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions.
Desirable
- - Experience working with a multi-disciplinary team.
- - Experience working with Primary Care clinical record systems (e.g EMIS).
- - Experience of working within a primary care setting.
Qualifications
Essential
- - Full registration as a Paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)/ NMC.
Desirable
- - Non-medical prescribing qualification.
- - Working towards an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent
- Completion of level 6/7 higher education modules in patient assessment/ management of minor illnesses.
- - Completion of additional primary/ urgent care courses such as the College of Paramedics Diploma in Primary and Urgent Care or Royal College of Surgeons Diploma in Urgent Medical 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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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).
