Paramedic - Acute Visiting Service

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

The role of the Paramedic is to work within the Primary Care Networks (PCN); Horizon, Whitefield and Prestwich. The role will support the ongoing development of services delivered by the PCN and will be a developing role with the intention of obtaining an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (Primary Care) with Independent and Supplementary prescriber status and qualifying as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP). Options once qualified could then be to progress from the acute visiting service (AVS) into other areas of advancing practice in primary care.

The focus of this role will be developing independent primary and urgent care clinical practice. The successful appointee will initially be conducting same day consultations on home visits. As part of the undertaking of the ACP programme, study time will also be provided to undertake supervision within other areas of primary care, such as in GP practices, in order to obtain the required level of supervision to ensure safe and adequate progression in the ACP role. This will allow exposure to other areas of specific interest within primary care such as womens health, chronic disease management, cancer care etc.

Working hours are during primary care service hours (e.g. 9am-6:30pm Monday-Friday), though there are some meetings which will require attendance outside of these times. This is an ideal role for a paramedic who aspires to advanced clinical practice (ACP). The goal of the PCN will be to evolve the appointee to become a compelling candidate for its internal trainee ACP programme (once assessed to have met the required standard/levels of knowledge, skills and experience by the ACP Service Lead).

About Us

Bury GP Federation (BGPF) is a federation of 23 GP practices within Bury, Greater Manchester, providing a platform for collaboration, knowledge-sharing and co-ordination. Through working at scale, we redirect resources into delivering at-scale support, relieving capacity pressures and enabling local general practice to maintain high standards of care for patients and to keep pace with best practice. We are proud of the services that we run.

Our four core objectives are as follows:

A reliable support organisation providing a range of services for our practices, achieving greater organisational efficiency through collaboration and reducing duplication, maximising the economic advantages of delivering primary care at scale

A respected service provider able to attract investment into primary care to help sustain local general practice, delivering a more expansive range of at scale services available closer to patients homes

A GP led, patient centred partner organisation working collaboratively with our practices and our partners across health and social care to facilitate the enhanced delivery of responsive, high quality and innovative services across Bury and GM

A trusted voice for primary care providing at scale leadership and in partnership with the LMC and PCNs, able to advocate for and support our shareholder practices

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues by:

ü Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with procedures, policies, and current legislation

ü Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

ü Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights

Personal/Professional Development

The post-holder will:

Participate in an annual individual performance review conducted by their line manager

Attend any training programme implemented by BGPF as part of this employment. Training may need to be undertaken outside of normal working hours, and/or off site

Make responsibility for own personal and/or professional development maintaining a record of own learning

Participate in any training programme agreed by BGPF as part of this employment

Setting an Example

Positively and effectively project the BGPFs values, philosophy, activity and outcomes with

all levels and disciplines of staff

Other Useful Information

We are committed to implementing reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities

We are committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment

Bury GP Federation is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Bury GP Federation is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices

The above profile and benefits represent the job requirements. These are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role

The job holder will also be required to carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager

The job requirements may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the GP Federation

Quality and Governance

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the PCN, 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

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication

The post-holder will establish and maintain effective communication pathways at all times with colleagues, management, patients, carers and other health care professionals

Excellent people skills are essential to engaging all levels of contributors and stakeholders in a diplomatic and meaningful way

Patient Confidentiality

The post-holder must at all times respect patient confidentiality and, in particular, the confidentiality of electronically stored personal data in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act

The post-holder should not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role

Health and Safety/Risk Management

The post-holder must comply at all times with the Federations Health and Safety policies, follow agreed safe working procedures and report incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting processes

The post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (1984) and the Access to Health Records Act (1990)

Any Other Duties

This job description constitutes an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will also be required to carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager. The job requirements may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Work within scope of practice/regulatory body restrictions

Desirable

• 5 years post registration experience (flexible for the right candidate)
• Experience with online patient documentation such as EMIS

Qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor's/BSc Paramedic Practice/Science (or currently undertaking BSc top up)
• HCPC Registration in good standing
• Access to own car (with Business Insurance + Valid Driving License)
• HCPC Registration in good standing

Desirable

• Postgraduate education
• Mentoring qualification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Holistic approach to assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and referral of acute presentations
• Outstanding communication skills with patients and colleagues
• Work effectively within an MDT
• Confident in lone working
• Participate in audit process, evaluation and implementing plans and practice change in order to meet patient need
• High levels of integrity
• Demonstrable leadership behaviours
• Promoting positivity
• Ability to manage high pressure situations
• Actively engage and participate in mentorship and supervision

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Bury GP Federation

Address

Bury Business Lodge

Hornby Street

Bury

Lancashire

BL9 5BN

Employer's website

https://www.burygpfederation.com/ (Opens in a new tab)