Job summary
Specialist
Paramedic in Urgent Care, SP-UC, Specialist Practitioner UC
The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service is developing new roles for Specialist Paramedics in both pre-hospital critical care and pre-hospital
urgent care and in our Emergency Operations Centre. We are seeking a Paramedic
or Nurse qualified as a Specialist Practitioner in Urgent Care or very near
completion to be involved in this small, innovative team.
Applications will be considered from candidates,
A, they are a paramedic with an interest to develop into a SP-UC or even
ACP, who can demonstrate that they are able to study at MSc Level. This would
be subject to individuals experience and education but can be supported in band
6 development post before career progression onto SP-UC or ACP pathway.
B, already qualified ECP / FCP and SP-UC and seeking a challenge within
the Ambulance and Community Service Urgent Care Environment, looking to explore
further career development and progression to an ACP.
C, Portfolios will be assessed, and skills matched to IOW SP-UC and ACP
job descriptions during Interview stage.
The role will combine mixture of Operational Solo working on the Rapid
response Vehicle, day and night shifts, Specialist Desk within Control Hub and
rotations within other community services.
We
encourage you to get in touch or visit prior to interview, please contact Fred
Thompson, Team Leader at IOW Ambulance Service. fred.thompson@nhs.net in the
first instance.
Main duties of the job
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our
values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone
counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of
everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and
multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and
policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the
recruitment process.
Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients
and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.
The successful candidate will undertake their clinical practice in their own specialist field, but be supporting the development of staff, services and clinical pathways across both Ambulance Urgent Care and Community Services. The unique island environment and our integrated organisation allows us to be innovative and to work collaboratively other services. We are a small service, with a small team of specialist paramedics, some of whom are on Advance Clinical Practitioners (ACP) pathways, so this really is an opportunity to shape services and positively impact outcomes for our population.
If you are an already qualified ACP then please enquire and/or apply as this is the future direction of the Urgent Care workforce within the Isle of Wight NHS Trust.
To see some of what the Isle of Wight can offer you, follow this link;
https://youtu.be/rvHK_99p7f8
About us
The Isle of Wight
NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance
health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000
residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a
flexible approach to our service users.
Working for our
Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery,
cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the
opportunity to hire Trusts beach hut in Ryde. We offer flexible working
opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible
working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our
best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is
a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry
journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as
little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from
Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with
beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning
attractions.
Our 2020-2025
strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and
compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps
to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide
CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure
our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job
Purpose
To work as an autonomous practitioner as part
of a multi professional team in the delivery of the care as directed by the
ambulance service.
To manage own caseload in response to unpredictable
patterns of work
To provide care and treatment to patients
presenting with undifferentiated emergency, urgent and unscheduled care
problems, managing patients in, or closer to home, presenting with chronic and
long-term conditions, as well as minor or major illness, and minor or major
injury
To exhibit an advanced breadth and depth of
knowledge combined with critical thinking and expertise in patient assessment,
point of care patient diagnostics and clinical interventions which will be
supported by an extended scope of practice beyond that required for HCPC or NMC
registration.
To develop knowledge and skills in identified
areas of specialist practice and contribute to pan-service education, training,
and research and audit activity.
To work to a defined medical model with the
attitude, skills and knowledge base to deliver holistic care and treatment
within a variety of settings with a broadly defined level of autonomy.
To enhance the patients experience through
their emergency, urgent and unscheduled care journey by providing
emergency/urgent assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
Provide an operational response/clinical treatment to patients who may
have presented through the 999 / 111 systems or through a walk in clinic
setting.
To provide emergency clinical scene management, if first on scene in the
case of multiple casualties, major incidents etc, in accordance with Trust
policy and procedure, until relieved by an appropriate Incident Commander.
To maintain timely communications with the Emergency Operations
Centre/Clinical Hub, using any means available and appropriate during
operational shifts, ensuring that the Emergency Operations Centre/Clinical Hub
is aware of operational availability at all times.
To undertake stand-by duties as directed by the Emergency Operations
Centre/Clinical Hub, in accordance with current policies and escalation
procedures.
Job
Statement
The Specialist Paramedic Urgent Care (SP) will
provide enhanced clinical support and supervision of staff across a range of
clinical settings. Working as an autonomous practitioner within a MDT, the SP
will provide advanced clinical management and co-ordination of complex and
challenging care to patients in clinically demanding situations and
environments. The SP will affect the correct clinical assessment, treatment and
care pathway for a range of patients with emergency and urgent care needs
safely and in line with level of training and competency. This will be in
accordance with Trust policies, procedures and protocols, national guidelines
(e.g. JRCALC), professional body guidelines/codes of conduct and current
legislation at all times.
SPs will be selectively targeted and deployed
as a primary response, co-responder or additional resource as directed by the
communications centre. In addition the post holder will be required to:
Provide leadership and management to more junior clinical staff
including supervision and performance management
Provide leadership to other clinicians on duty ensuring patient needs
are prioritised appropriately
Actively participate in clinical audit
Actively identify, report and act on any clinical risks
Contribute to and apply policies, procedures and guidelines
Identify educational needs of self and others and proactively meet these
needs
Work alongside senior management colleagues and the ambulance clinical
and quality lead to develop and implement innovative ways of working to benefit
the whole heath community
Work as an autonomous practitioner within agreed scope of practice,
knowledge skills and experience using competencies and either non-medical
prescribing or patient group directives (PGDs)to work towards quality care for
everyone every time.
Note: This job description is not
intended to be exhaustive and other duties may be required in accordance with
operational need within the ambulance service that are applicable to the post holder.
Duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances,
and in discussion with the post holder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job
Purpose
To work as an autonomous practitioner as part
of a multi professional team in the delivery of the care as directed by the
ambulance service.
To manage own caseload in response to unpredictable
patterns of work
To provide care and treatment to patients
presenting with undifferentiated emergency, urgent and unscheduled care
problems, managing patients in, or closer to home, presenting with chronic and
long-term conditions, as well as minor or major illness, and minor or major
injury
To exhibit an advanced breadth and depth of
knowledge combined with critical thinking and expertise in patient assessment,
point of care patient diagnostics and clinical interventions which will be
supported by an extended scope of practice beyond that required for HCPC or NMC
registration.
To develop knowledge and skills in identified
areas of specialist practice and contribute to pan-service education, training,
and research and audit activity.
To work to a defined medical model with the
attitude, skills and knowledge base to deliver holistic care and treatment
within a variety of settings with a broadly defined level of autonomy.
To enhance the patients experience through
their emergency, urgent and unscheduled care journey by providing
emergency/urgent assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
Provide an operational response/clinical treatment to patients who may
have presented through the 999 / 111 systems or through a walk in clinic
setting.
To provide emergency clinical scene management, if first on scene in the
case of multiple casualties, major incidents etc, in accordance with Trust
policy and procedure, until relieved by an appropriate Incident Commander.
To maintain timely communications with the Emergency Operations
Centre/Clinical Hub, using any means available and appropriate during
operational shifts, ensuring that the Emergency Operations Centre/Clinical Hub
is aware of operational availability at all times.
To undertake stand-by duties as directed by the Emergency Operations
Centre/Clinical Hub, in accordance with current policies and escalation
procedures.
Job
Statement
The Specialist Paramedic Urgent Care (SP) will
provide enhanced clinical support and supervision of staff across a range of
clinical settings. Working as an autonomous practitioner within a MDT, the SP
will provide advanced clinical management and co-ordination of complex and
challenging care to patients in clinically demanding situations and
environments. The SP will affect the correct clinical assessment, treatment and
care pathway for a range of patients with emergency and urgent care needs
safely and in line with level of training and competency. This will be in
accordance with Trust policies, procedures and protocols, national guidelines
(e.g. JRCALC), professional body guidelines/codes of conduct and current
legislation at all times.
SPs will be selectively targeted and deployed
as a primary response, co-responder or additional resource as directed by the
communications centre. In addition the post holder will be required to:
Provide leadership and management to more junior clinical staff
including supervision and performance management
Provide leadership to other clinicians on duty ensuring patient needs
are prioritised appropriately
Actively participate in clinical audit
Actively identify, report and act on any clinical risks
Contribute to and apply policies, procedures and guidelines
Identify educational needs of self and others and proactively meet these
needs
Work alongside senior management colleagues and the ambulance clinical
and quality lead to develop and implement innovative ways of working to benefit
the whole heath community
Work as an autonomous practitioner within agreed scope of practice,
knowledge skills and experience using competencies and either non-medical
prescribing or patient group directives (PGDs)to work towards quality care for
everyone every time.
Note: This job description is not
intended to be exhaustive and other duties may be required in accordance with
operational need within the ambulance service that are applicable to the post holder.
Duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances,
and in discussion with the post holder.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered paramedic or NMC registration
- 2 years post NQP sign off
- Undertaking modules applicable to obtaining Post Graduate Certificate/Diploma and potentially Masters as an advanced practitioner
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- Successful obtainment of Post Graduate Diploma and willingness to continue to MSc level if required to develop the role.
- Non-medical prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Significant pre-hospital experience in both the emergency and primary care setting,
- working as an autonomous practitioner assessing, diagnosing, treating and discharging the full range of patient ages and presentations both injury and illness.
- Ability to evidence current CPD relevant to the role
- Actively support and participate in audit, clinical governance and supervision to reflect and improve own practice and enhance the impact of the role to benefit patients
Physical Skills
Essential
- Able to manage full rotating shifts including nights and weekends
- Physically capable of undertaking the role and responsibilities associated with it eg manual handling/lifting, IV cannulation, wound care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered paramedic or NMC registration
- 2 years post NQP sign off
- Undertaking modules applicable to obtaining Post Graduate Certificate/Diploma and potentially Masters as an advanced practitioner
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- Successful obtainment of Post Graduate Diploma and willingness to continue to MSc level if required to develop the role.
- Non-medical prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Significant pre-hospital experience in both the emergency and primary care setting,
- working as an autonomous practitioner assessing, diagnosing, treating and discharging the full range of patient ages and presentations both injury and illness.
- Ability to evidence current CPD relevant to the role
- Actively support and participate in audit, clinical governance and supervision to reflect and improve own practice and enhance the impact of the role to benefit patients
Physical Skills
Essential
- Able to manage full rotating shifts including nights and weekends
- Physically capable of undertaking the role and responsibilities associated with it eg manual handling/lifting, IV cannulation, wound 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.
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).
