Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking paramedic to play a major role in supporting the development of collaborative emergency care pathways across London. We are able to offer a full-time Consultant Paramedic with an on call supplement.
The Consultant Paramedics are primarily responsible for the provision ofclinical and management support, alongside contributing to appropriate standards of care and clinical governance across the Trust.
The successful candidate will require excellent communication skills (both verbally and written) and the ability to build effective relationships with service users, colleagues and other professionals.
- HCPC registration,
- Experience in clinical management and leadership,
- Specialist qualification in prehospital care (FIMC, DIMC, Dip RTM etc.)
- Has current general knowledge of the national NHS context, particularly those in relation to the ambulance service,
- Good IT Skills are essential.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant Paramedic will have responsibility for the following functions:
- To provide clinical leadership and support to the wider organisation
- To provide clinical leadership and expertise within all clinical areas associated with the development of a clinical model.
- To provide clinical leadership, mentorship and senior clinical support to clinical staff
- To provide expert input to clinical developments within the Trust.
- To work closely with Stakeholders implementing and delivering on the Model of Care including, but not restricted to; NHS111, IUC and Emergency Care
- Foster an open and transparent culture where people are willing to report and learn from incidents and near misses
- To support the Clinical Directorate in the strategic development of both internal and external educational programmes.
- To provide expert clinical guidance in clinical case reviews
- To be part of the Clinical on call rotas
About us
It is an incredibly exciting time to bea part of the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust. The clinical directorate is responsible for developing the outline of how to continually improve patient care, so that we are ready to respond in the most appropriate way to anyone when they need it the most. The outstanding healthcare that we provide, and the improvements that we are planning, are only possible thanks to the staff who directly deliver, support and implement that care.
We continue to work to improve outcomes and experience for all of our patients; with patient safety underpinning every development and innovation we implement through evidence based decision making. We continue to adopt new ideas in order to deliver our clinical goals, such as expanding drug formularies, evolving clinical practices and developing additional care pathways.
We have contact with around 4 million patients each year and we must continue to promote wellbeing and help prevent people falling ill in the first place.
The Clinical Audit and Research department are collaborating with Higher Education Institutes to look at the population health of people whofrequently callthe emergency ambulance service, which will contribute to looking at the wider determinants of health care in London.
We are also expanding clinicaltechnologyto ensure that our clinicians have access to the most up to date information about prospective patients, prior to them needing care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Other areas of responsibility will include:
- Joint working with multi-disciplinary teams to establish and provide new services for patients with reference to strategy documents produced by the Department of Health, NICE etc.
- Design and provide a patient-centred, seamless, integrated approach consistent with the principles of Clinical Governance by;
- Working at a higher level of practice incorporating emerging Consultant Practitioner competencies in emergency and urgent care and the provision of out-out-of-hospital care;
- Focussing on the delivery and maintenance of clinical excellence;
- Providing an expert consultancy service to patients, carers and colleagues;
- Planning, implementing and evaluating evidence-based care;
- Contributing to the development of the service by taking an active role in generating and disseminating knowledge across the organisation, and the pan-London area;
- Undertaking research in a specialist area that focuses on improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families and carers;
- Facilitating and providing education and training to staff and students;
- Strengthening the paramedic contribution to patients requiring emergency care in all settings and exercising a high level of professional autonomy as benefits an expert practitioner in the field of paramedic care.
Consultant paramedics are strategic leaders who act as role models for paramedics and the healthcare community. Typically, the role of consultant paramedic is underpinned by a philosophical position which places patient centred care at the forefront of their role. Consultant paramedics work autonomously to a high degree, are leaders in the field of paramedic practice, and have the ability to evaluate and critically analyse various forms of data, along with a strong leadership and managerial presence within their area of practice. (College of Paramedics, Post Graduate Curriculum Framework, 2017)
Applicants should familiarise themselves with the new NHS pay progression system introduced from 1 April 2019 as well as the NHS pay deal regarding moves from Annex 5 (previously Annex E) to section 2 unsocial hours provision when considering new posts in the NHS.
If you are considering applying for a vacancy with London Ambulance Services NHS Trust, please be aware it is a legal requirement to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, by the 1st April 2022 for all patient facing roles. If successful, you will be required to provide evidence of vaccination or Medical exemption
Job description
Job responsibilities
Other areas of responsibility will include:
- Joint working with multi-disciplinary teams to establish and provide new services for patients with reference to strategy documents produced by the Department of Health, NICE etc.
- Design and provide a patient-centred, seamless, integrated approach consistent with the principles of Clinical Governance by;
- Working at a higher level of practice incorporating emerging Consultant Practitioner competencies in emergency and urgent care and the provision of out-out-of-hospital care;
- Focussing on the delivery and maintenance of clinical excellence;
- Providing an expert consultancy service to patients, carers and colleagues;
- Planning, implementing and evaluating evidence-based care;
- Contributing to the development of the service by taking an active role in generating and disseminating knowledge across the organisation, and the pan-London area;
- Undertaking research in a specialist area that focuses on improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families and carers;
- Facilitating and providing education and training to staff and students;
- Strengthening the paramedic contribution to patients requiring emergency care in all settings and exercising a high level of professional autonomy as benefits an expert practitioner in the field of paramedic care.
Consultant paramedics are strategic leaders who act as role models for paramedics and the healthcare community. Typically, the role of consultant paramedic is underpinned by a philosophical position which places patient centred care at the forefront of their role. Consultant paramedics work autonomously to a high degree, are leaders in the field of paramedic practice, and have the ability to evaluate and critically analyse various forms of data, along with a strong leadership and managerial presence within their area of practice. (College of Paramedics, Post Graduate Curriculum Framework, 2017)
Applicants should familiarise themselves with the new NHS pay progression system introduced from 1 April 2019 as well as the NHS pay deal regarding moves from Annex 5 (previously Annex E) to section 2 unsocial hours provision when considering new posts in the NHS.
If you are considering applying for a vacancy with London Ambulance Services NHS Trust, please be aware it is a legal requirement to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, by the 1st April 2022 for all patient facing roles. If successful, you will be required to provide evidence of vaccination or Medical exemption
Person Specification
Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
Essential
- A minimum of MSc or equivalent in an appropriate area
- HCPC registered Paramedic
- Extensive recent environment demonstrable experience in the healthcare
- Clear evidence of leadership and development in the pre hospital setting
Desirable
- PhD or equivalent
- Hold a concurrent university appointment within a Paramedic Science field
- A recognised teaching qualification or equivalent demonstrable ability with evidence of teaching in practice and/ or classroom situations
- Mentoring and coaching; minimum of Practice Placement Educator Level 3 (certificate) or significant demonstrable development of mentoring and coaching skills through formal learning and application
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Qualification incorporating extended clinical practice skills (e.g. specialist or advanced practitioner, paramedic practitioner, Critical Care Paramedic)
Experience
Essential
- Expert knowledge of acute community care and able to demonstrate credibility
- Up-to-date portfolio including significant demonstrable relevant and recent CPD activity
- Recent demonstrable experience working as an autonomous practitioner
- Demonstrable experience of providing clinical assessment and advice
- Experience of research in practice
- Experience of teaching and/or mentorship
- Significant experience in presenting the Trusts evidence at inquest and court as well as preparing independent evidence
- Demonstrable experience in clinical investigation
- Experience of working with HCPC
- Experience and knowledge of clinical equipment
- Experience within EOC operations and as providing strategic clinical advice
- Demonstrable and current experience working as a frontline paramedic
Desirable
- Experience of working in other clinical settings
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Assess and examine patients presenting with both acute and chronic conditions
- Be expert in recording and evaluating a medical, social and family history supported by extensive underpinning knowledge as detailed in the College of Paramedics (CoP) and advanced practice frameworks
- Formulate a plausible differential diagnosis supported by extensive underpinning knowledge
- Utilise additional diagnostic adjuncts
- Extended knowledge of 12 lead ECG interpretation
- Negotiate alternative treatment and/ or referral strategies, utilising a range of care pathways and treat and leave approaches based on sound assessment and decision making skills
- Working at an advanced level in resuscitation
- Demonstrate a knowledge of pharmacology to inform practice
- Demonstrate understanding and application of the principles of Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Human Factors in operational and clinical environments
- Demonstrable evidence of ability to provide remote and direct clinical assessment, advice and supervision
- Evidence of ability to use software to support and/ or document clinical advice and support decisions
- Minimise decisions. clinical risk through reasoned and justifiable clinical decision
- Demonstrable evidence of ability to identify when chemical sedation may be required and the preferred methods
- Demonstrable knowledge of the management of pain in the pre- hospital environment
- Demonstrable evidence of ability to provide additional support and therapeutic intervention where required for patients with critical care needs
- Demonstrable evidence of the ability to support clinicians in making complex decisions about patient care
- Evidence of ability to participate in clinical audit on a local and/ or service wide basis
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to participate in primary research and demonstrate knowledge of assessing and evaluating research based evidence
- Evidence of ability to contribute to training events/ courses where specialist clinical knowledge is required
- Evidence of ability to develop educational packages in response to identified clinical needs
- Evidence of ability to provide clinical support or operational command at large scale planned events and serious, protracted, complicated or major incidents as appropriate
Personal Abilities
Essential
- Ability to manage both self and others and use initiative to problem solve based on sound rationale
- Evidence of having provided mentoring and support to other staff
- Demonstrable commitment to personal and career development with maintenance of a personal career development portfolio, including up to date personal development plans
- Evidence of Reliability
- Understanding of, and demonstrable commitment to, encouraging diversity as an employee and as a provider of services to the public
- Active engagement in research activity
Person Specification
Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
Essential
- A minimum of MSc or equivalent in an appropriate area
- HCPC registered Paramedic
- Extensive recent environment demonstrable experience in the healthcare
- Clear evidence of leadership and development in the pre hospital setting
Desirable
- PhD or equivalent
- Hold a concurrent university appointment within a Paramedic Science field
- A recognised teaching qualification or equivalent demonstrable ability with evidence of teaching in practice and/ or classroom situations
- Mentoring and coaching; minimum of Practice Placement Educator Level 3 (certificate) or significant demonstrable development of mentoring and coaching skills through formal learning and application
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Qualification incorporating extended clinical practice skills (e.g. specialist or advanced practitioner, paramedic practitioner, Critical Care Paramedic)
Experience
Essential
- Expert knowledge of acute community care and able to demonstrate credibility
- Up-to-date portfolio including significant demonstrable relevant and recent CPD activity
- Recent demonstrable experience working as an autonomous practitioner
- Demonstrable experience of providing clinical assessment and advice
- Experience of research in practice
- Experience of teaching and/or mentorship
- Significant experience in presenting the Trusts evidence at inquest and court as well as preparing independent evidence
- Demonstrable experience in clinical investigation
- Experience of working with HCPC
- Experience and knowledge of clinical equipment
- Experience within EOC operations and as providing strategic clinical advice
- Demonstrable and current experience working as a frontline paramedic
Desirable
- Experience of working in other clinical settings
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Assess and examine patients presenting with both acute and chronic conditions
- Be expert in recording and evaluating a medical, social and family history supported by extensive underpinning knowledge as detailed in the College of Paramedics (CoP) and advanced practice frameworks
- Formulate a plausible differential diagnosis supported by extensive underpinning knowledge
- Utilise additional diagnostic adjuncts
- Extended knowledge of 12 lead ECG interpretation
- Negotiate alternative treatment and/ or referral strategies, utilising a range of care pathways and treat and leave approaches based on sound assessment and decision making skills
- Working at an advanced level in resuscitation
- Demonstrate a knowledge of pharmacology to inform practice
- Demonstrate understanding and application of the principles of Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Human Factors in operational and clinical environments
- Demonstrable evidence of ability to provide remote and direct clinical assessment, advice and supervision
- Evidence of ability to use software to support and/ or document clinical advice and support decisions
- Minimise decisions. clinical risk through reasoned and justifiable clinical decision
- Demonstrable evidence of ability to identify when chemical sedation may be required and the preferred methods
- Demonstrable knowledge of the management of pain in the pre- hospital environment
- Demonstrable evidence of ability to provide additional support and therapeutic intervention where required for patients with critical care needs
- Demonstrable evidence of the ability to support clinicians in making complex decisions about patient care
- Evidence of ability to participate in clinical audit on a local and/ or service wide basis
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to participate in primary research and demonstrate knowledge of assessing and evaluating research based evidence
- Evidence of ability to contribute to training events/ courses where specialist clinical knowledge is required
- Evidence of ability to develop educational packages in response to identified clinical needs
- Evidence of ability to provide clinical support or operational command at large scale planned events and serious, protracted, complicated or major incidents as appropriate
Personal Abilities
Essential
- Ability to manage both self and others and use initiative to problem solve based on sound rationale
- Evidence of having provided mentoring and support to other staff
- Demonstrable commitment to personal and career development with maintenance of a personal career development portfolio, including up to date personal development plans
- Evidence of Reliability
- Understanding of, and demonstrable commitment to, encouraging diversity as an employee and as a provider of services to the public
- Active engagement in research activity
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).
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).
