Job summary
Modality Partnership Hull Division has a full-time vacancy for a Paramedic Practitioner. The postholder will be a high performing
Paramedic Practitioner working at Alexandra Health Care Centre providing enhanced clinical assessment and treatment
skills for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems
relating to minor illness or injury, abdominal pains, chest pains and headaches
and any other conditions that they are competent to assess.
This job is
suitable for individuals who are career driven and have a passion for working in
an agile manner, implementing solutions, delivering key organisational priorities
and who are committed to make real changes to the health care services provided
within Primary Care to improve patient care.
The job is not
suitable to people who are not resilient to working in a fast-paced environment,
working flexibly in line with ever changing demands in Primary Care and the wider
NHS.
As an employee with
us you can benefit from
Enrolment to the NHS pension scheme
Annual leave minimum 27 days, plus 8 days bank holiday pro rata
Employee discounts and benefits scheme
Employee assistance programme EAP
Education and career pathways
If you are interested in learning
more, please read on.
The Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this
vacancy at any time during the advertising period.
Main duties of the job
The role is an all-rounded,
hands-on clinical role; the postholder will need to confidently evidence and
utilise key skills such as effective communication, and assessment and triage
skills to be able to assess, diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate
interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs. The postholder will work in collaboration
with local divisions (including Divisional Boards) and the National Modality Business
Support Team to deliver innovative ways of working to meet the strategic aims
of the organisation.
The role is not
a regular 9am-5pm job and is not a back-office advisory and support role; the
job requires innovation, flexibility and commitment and the postholder will be
required to work resourcefully as part of the team to ensure tasks are
completed.
About us
We are one of
the largest GP super-partnerships in the UK, serving over 450,000 patients and
with a workforce of 1500+. We are unique,
we are always looking at ways to improve our delivery of services through the
implementation of new and innovative solutions that we can scale across the
organisation. Your job is to work directly with key stakeholders to help us to
harmonise ways of working and improve working practices to improve patient and
staff satisfaction. This is a role that will equip you with a portfolio of clinical
assessment and case management skills to make sustainable changes within
Primary Care. We are seeking dedicated postholders to join our team and who can display our CARE values: Commitment, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.
All employees are
welcomed to enrol in our employee benefits scheme and NHS pension scheme. We
are committed to developing our people through education and career pathways
and who align to our organisational values of CARE.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to
the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core
responsibilities of this role.
You will love
this job if you have a passion for making real changes to patient care, and are
driven to find and implement solutions to improve the day to day working
environment. You will learn more because you will improve the way we work from
the ground up whist working closely with leadership teams to influence service
improvement.
You will not
enjoy this job if you are seeking a job that purely focuses on acute only care
as long term condition support is required, you prefer the status quo and are
comfortable with more traditional ways of working.
If you feel
this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to
the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join
our growing team of likeminded people.
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will
be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage
individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be
undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory,
and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory
requirement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to
the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core
responsibilities of this role.
You will love
this job if you have a passion for making real changes to patient care, and are
driven to find and implement solutions to improve the day to day working
environment. You will learn more because you will improve the way we work from
the ground up whist working closely with leadership teams to influence service
improvement.
You will not
enjoy this job if you are seeking a job that purely focuses on acute only care
as long term condition support is required, you prefer the status quo and are
comfortable with more traditional ways of working.
If you feel
this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to
the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join
our growing team of likeminded people.
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will
be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage
individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be
undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory,
and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory
requirement.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment to Continuous Professional Development
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Effective time management skills to balance work and education requirements
- Self-directed practitioner.
- Highly motivated.
- Flexibility.
- Enthusiasm.
- Team player.
- Ability to work across boundaries.
Knowledge
Essential
- Registered paramedic
- Recognised degree qualification in autonomous practice
- Mentor/teaching qualification
- Clinical supervision training and experience
- Advanced clinical practice skills in acute presentation of minor ailments.
- Management of patients with complex needs.
- Accountability of own role and other roles in a primary care service.
- Local and national health policy.
- Wider health economy.
- Clinical governance issues in primary care.
- Patient group directions and associated policy.
Skills
Essential
- Relevant experience in a healthcare setting as a Paramedic Practitioner.
- Preferably experience in a general practice setting.
- Clinical leadership skills.
- Advanced clinical practice skills.
- Management of patients with complex needs.
- Communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Communication of difficult messages to patients and families.
- Negotiation and conflict management skills.
- Change management.
- Resource management.
- Clinical examination skills.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment to Continuous Professional Development
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Effective time management skills to balance work and education requirements
- Self-directed practitioner.
- Highly motivated.
- Flexibility.
- Enthusiasm.
- Team player.
- Ability to work across boundaries.
Knowledge
Essential
- Registered paramedic
- Recognised degree qualification in autonomous practice
- Mentor/teaching qualification
- Clinical supervision training and experience
- Advanced clinical practice skills in acute presentation of minor ailments.
- Management of patients with complex needs.
- Accountability of own role and other roles in a primary care service.
- Local and national health policy.
- Wider health economy.
- Clinical governance issues in primary care.
- Patient group directions and associated policy.
Skills
Essential
- Relevant experience in a healthcare setting as a Paramedic Practitioner.
- Preferably experience in a general practice setting.
- Clinical leadership skills.
- Advanced clinical practice skills.
- Management of patients with complex needs.
- Communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Communication of difficult messages to patients and families.
- Negotiation and conflict management skills.
- Change management.
- Resource management.
- Clinical examination skills.
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).
