Job summary
- Are you a paramedic or a nurse looking for an opportunity to take your career in a exciting new direction?
- Do you have the ability to prioritise your workload effectively and efficiently?
- Do you have experience in clinical triage and delivering care in community settings?
If you answered yes, we've got the perfect role for you!
We are looking for proactive clinicians to join our urgent response service, providing urgent care to unwell patients in their own home or care homes within 2 hours of a healthcare professional referral.
The multi-disciplinary team consists of multiple professionals from different clinical settings.
The team works across Medway supporting our primary care, community services and the ambulance trust in keeping patients safe and well at home.
The successful applicant will have experience of clinical triage and delivering care in community settings
Main duties of the job
If you are up to the challenge we are looking forward to hearing from you!
- This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you'll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
- We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
- We'll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
- You'll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
So what are you waiting for?
We can't wait to hear from you, and look forward to receiving your application.
About us
So what else?
- This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you'll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
- We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
- We'll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
- You'll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
Would you like to work flexibly?In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The small print
- Informal visits can be arranged on request.
- We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
- MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job purpose
- To work as part of the multi-disciplinary urgent response service to support unwell patients in domiciliary and care homes.
- The service operates from 0700-1900hrs 7 days a week and the post holders are required to work 12 hour shifts.
- The post holder will rotate between clinical triage function and face-to-face patient consultations.
- To undertake clinical triage for health care professional referrals into the urgent response service.
- To undertake face-to-face assessment, diagnosis and treatment for community patients presenting as unwell to prevent hospital admission where appropriate and keep patients safe within their own homes.
- To work as a member of a multidisciplinary team providing clinical care for patients within research and evidence-based guidelines. The team comprises of advanced clinical practitioners, paramedics, phlebotomists, therapists, care managers and social care providers.
- To support the clinical leads in managing cost-effective and efficient practice and actively seek to prevent hospital admissions where appropriate.
Please see JD attached
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job purpose
- To work as part of the multi-disciplinary urgent response service to support unwell patients in domiciliary and care homes.
- The service operates from 0700-1900hrs 7 days a week and the post holders are required to work 12 hour shifts.
- The post holder will rotate between clinical triage function and face-to-face patient consultations.
- To undertake clinical triage for health care professional referrals into the urgent response service.
- To undertake face-to-face assessment, diagnosis and treatment for community patients presenting as unwell to prevent hospital admission where appropriate and keep patients safe within their own homes.
- To work as a member of a multidisciplinary team providing clinical care for patients within research and evidence-based guidelines. The team comprises of advanced clinical practitioners, paramedics, phlebotomists, therapists, care managers and social care providers.
- To support the clinical leads in managing cost-effective and efficient practice and actively seek to prevent hospital admissions where appropriate.
Please see JD attached
Person Specification
MCH Values
Essential
- Caring and compassionate, delivering quality and value, working in partnership
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold current registration as a Paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council or as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Desirable
- Preparation of Mentors/ENB 998 or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in undertaking urgent care in community settings and clinical triage.
Desirable
- Understanding of community setting for care and functioning of integrated working.
Special knowledge / expertise
Essential
- Qualification in Minor Illness Management, Enhanced Clinical Assessment or willingness to undertake.
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of working with enhanced Patient Group Directives.
Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment
Essential
- Evidence of undertaking regular training and continuous personal/professional development.
- Demonstrate ability to practice at an advanced level.
- Demonstrate ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
Practical / intellectual skills
Essential
- A sound knowledge of Clinical Governance and risk management.
Person Specification
MCH Values
Essential
- Caring and compassionate, delivering quality and value, working in partnership
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold current registration as a Paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council or as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Desirable
- Preparation of Mentors/ENB 998 or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in undertaking urgent care in community settings and clinical triage.
Desirable
- Understanding of community setting for care and functioning of integrated working.
Special knowledge / expertise
Essential
- Qualification in Minor Illness Management, Enhanced Clinical Assessment or willingness to undertake.
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of working with enhanced Patient Group Directives.
Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment
Essential
- Evidence of undertaking regular training and continuous personal/professional development.
- Demonstrate ability to practice at an advanced level.
- Demonstrate ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
Practical / intellectual skills
Essential
- A sound knowledge of Clinical Governance and risk management.
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.
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).
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.
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).
