Job summary
As part of the NHS Long-Term Plan and the strategic direction of NEAS,
an exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced paramedics to develop an
advanced clinical career.
The Trainee First Contact Practitioner (FCP) role is new to NEAS and
will provide an opportunity for clinicians to develop skills and experience
across several healthcare disciplines as part of a Rotational working model. If
you are interested in a new challenge at NEAS, we are inviting applications
from experienced paramedics who are forward thinking, confident, enthusiastic
and have a positive approach to teamwork.
Candidates must be a Registered Paramedic, with a minimum of 5 years
experience post-qualifying and possess the enthusiasm and motivation required
to undertake a demanding yet rewarding role.
Interview dates planned for 20th & 26th July 2023
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
The Trainee First Contact Practitioner (FCP) is an experienced Paramedic who has completed a Higher Educational Institute course in clinical assessment and treatment skills and is able to demonstrate a determination to develop their advanced clinical practice credentials. This is underpinned by BSc level education in a relevant training programme approved by the College of Paramedics. The Trainee FCP must have successfully completed their two-year Consolidation of Learning period as a newly qualified paramedic and have a further three years experience working as a band 6 (or equivalent) paramedic. The Trainee FCP role requires the clinician to work across several areas in a regional rotational model. This will include working into some areas of Primary Care, providing an emergency response to all categories of patients and telephone assessment of patients as part of the NEAS Clinical Advisory Service (CAS). There will be a requirement for every Trainee FCP to complete staged competency training prior to being deployed into the Primary Care aspect of the role and undergo further training within a specified timeframe to develop into the First Contact Practitioner role.
About us
We
employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in
Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square
miles.
Many
people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take
them to hospital, but we do much more!
Paramedic
skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more
treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.
We
have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients
with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.
We
have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions
or terrorist attacks.
Ultimately
patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of
"safe, effective and responsive care for all".
We
value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a
workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from
people from all backgrounds. To
ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold
employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dyslexia Smart Award employer,
Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work
Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across
all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting documents in order to access the full job description for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting documents in order to access the full job description for this role.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to apply research findings and support evidence based practice.
- Understanding of Safeguarding procedures for vulnerable adults,
- children and young people.
Desirable
- Experience of monitoring and auditing of standards of care within the Unscheduled Care Service.
- Have current knowledge of developments within Emergency/Unscheduled Care and the wider healthcare economy.
Qualifications
Essential
- Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration.
- BSc in a training programme approved by the College of Paramedics (e.g.
- Paramedic Science)
- Advanced Clinical Assessment and Management course (min 30 credits/
- Level 6).
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Desirable
- Pre-reg MSc in a training programme approved by the College of Paramedics.
- Independent Prescribing Qualificationor willing to work towards.
- Teaching / Mentoring Qualification
- Current Advanced Life
- Support Course (ALS) /
- Immediate Life Support
- Course (ILS)
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in Emergency/Urgent/Unscheduled Care relevant to the post.
- Experience of working collaboratively with a variety of agencies and
- professionals and across organisational boundaries.
- Experience of successfully working to deadlines and completing tasks.
Desirable
- Experience of working as anautonomous practitioner undertaking complex assessments and management of own caseload.
- Excellent leadership skills, experience in clinical team management
- including performance
- Experience of developing and implementing clinical protocols, clinical pathways and clinical policies.
Key Skills
Essential
- Advanced patient assessment skills
- required for role. (Adult & Child).
- Highly effective organisational skills
- and ability to prioritise personal and
- departmental workload effectively.
Desirable
- Ability to communicate
- complex
- and technical information both
- verbally and in writing to other
- healthcare professionals.
- Information Technology skills
- including use of common
- clinical systems, MS Office
- and email.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to apply research findings and support evidence based practice.
- Understanding of Safeguarding procedures for vulnerable adults,
- children and young people.
Desirable
- Experience of monitoring and auditing of standards of care within the Unscheduled Care Service.
- Have current knowledge of developments within Emergency/Unscheduled Care and the wider healthcare economy.
Qualifications
Essential
- Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration.
- BSc in a training programme approved by the College of Paramedics (e.g.
- Paramedic Science)
- Advanced Clinical Assessment and Management course (min 30 credits/
- Level 6).
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Desirable
- Pre-reg MSc in a training programme approved by the College of Paramedics.
- Independent Prescribing Qualificationor willing to work towards.
- Teaching / Mentoring Qualification
- Current Advanced Life
- Support Course (ALS) /
- Immediate Life Support
- Course (ILS)
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in Emergency/Urgent/Unscheduled Care relevant to the post.
- Experience of working collaboratively with a variety of agencies and
- professionals and across organisational boundaries.
- Experience of successfully working to deadlines and completing tasks.
Desirable
- Experience of working as anautonomous practitioner undertaking complex assessments and management of own caseload.
- Excellent leadership skills, experience in clinical team management
- including performance
- Experience of developing and implementing clinical protocols, clinical pathways and clinical policies.
Key Skills
Essential
- Advanced patient assessment skills
- required for role. (Adult & Child).
- Highly effective organisational skills
- and ability to prioritise personal and
- departmental workload effectively.
Desirable
- Ability to communicate
- complex
- and technical information both
- verbally and in writing to other
- healthcare professionals.
- Information Technology skills
- including use of common
- clinical systems, MS Office
- and email.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ambulance HQ, Bernicia House
Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
Employer's website
https://www.neas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
