NHQ PCN Paramedic (Maternity Leave Cover) in Birmingham

Please note that the role is for covering maternity leave, but this may lead to a permanent opportunity. The role will provide a specialist Paramedic resource for Health Care Professionals and service users, working in collaboration with other members of the Primary Care Network (PCN) Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). You will be required to work in all GP Practices within the PCN. The role will involve working as an autonomous, accountable Paramedic, in the provision of a holistic approach for individuals including assessment, diagnosis and treatment to deliver quality patient services.

Main duties of the job:

• The post holder will use advanced clinical skills to provide education to patients and service users, promoting self-care and empowering them to make informed choices about their treatment.
• The post holder will assess, diagnose, treat, refer or signpost patients and/or service users who attend the surgery with undifferentiated or undiagnosed conditions relating to minor illness or minor injury.
• The post holder will coordinate telephone triage, taking clinical responsibility for all patients who have requested an urgent appointment.
• The post holder will perform any other clinical and clinical administrative duties where trained and determined safe to do so by the organisation.

About us:

Our Health Partnership was set up by local GPs who are passionate about providing high quality primary care and using their time and skills effectively to benefit patients. We are currently a GP partnership of 29 practices with 38 sites, serving around 280,000 patients in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Shropshire. The partnership offers a shared administrative and management structure, cutting down the time doctors have to spend on admin. It opens up economies of scale to get best value from budgets and can access new funding streams that are only available to large GP organisations. It has the resources to develop innovative services and effective partnerships with local hospitals and care services.

Benefits of joining Our Health Partnership (OHP):

• Bank holidays off
• Staff employee benefits through Vivup
• Octopus electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.

Person Specification:

• FCP Pathway Completion
• BSc in a training programme approved by the College of Paramedics
• Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration able to operate at an advanced level of clinical practice
• Framework for Higher Education Qualification (FHEQ) Level 7 or Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) Level 11
• 5 years post registration
• Driving License and access to a vehicle
• Pre-reg MSc in a training programme approved by the College of Paramedics non-medical prescribing qualification
• Evidence of verification against the paramedic primary care roadmap
• Non-Medical Prescriber
• Membership of the College of Paramedics
• BLS trainer
• Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Communication:

• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to influence and persuade others articulating a balanced view and able to constructively question information
• Ability to negotiate effectively
• Build effective relationships with a range of stakeholders which are based on openness, honesty, trust and confidence
• Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences
• Evidence of success in efficient and effective project and programme management
• Evidence of inspiring and motivating teams with the ability to communicate passionately, effectively and persuasively across a diverse set of stakeholders

Experience:

• Experience in managing a designated caseload using theoretical and practical experience, completing assessments, planning, implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes aligned to care plans
• Working knowledge of the NHS, principles and values
• Ability to write comprehensive clinical notes, implement and evaluate care plans
• Working towards advanced clinical practitioner status
• Mentorship or supervisory skills training
• Be aware of data protection (GDPR) and confidentiality issues particularly within a PCN
• Cognitive behavioural and motivational interviewing approaches/skills
• Minor illness management
• Telephone triage
• Chronic Disease Management

Personal attributes and abilities:

• Strong and inspirational leadership
• Ability to co-ordinate and prioritise workloads able to multi-task as well as be self-disciplined and highly motivated
• Commitment to quality and best practice
• Flexible and adaptable
• Team player
• Willingness to attend meetings when required
• Smart and presentable
• A polite and helpful manner
• Honesty and Integrity
• A mature and responsible attitude to work
• High degree of personal credibility, emotional intelligence, patience and flexibility
• Ability to cope with unpredictable situations
• Confident in facilitating and challenging others
• Demonstrates a flexible approach in order to ensure patient care is delivered

Analysis Skills:

• Ability to analyse and interpret complex/often incomplete information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend an appropriate course of action to address the issues
• Experience of working within a primary care setting
• Evidence of working across organisational boundaries within health and social care
• Independent thinker with good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Experience of clinical audit

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.