Paramedic - HMP YOI Deerbolt in Barnard Castle

To respond to all medical emergencies as they arise within the prison. To support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model. To manage a small clinical caseload. To carry out effective triage of patients presenting with minor ailments. To provide paramedic interventions within scope of practice. To support the development, implementation and maintenance of the National Standards for Health Care in Prisons for the service.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for the assessment, treatment and care of prisoners to reduce inappropriate conveyances and subsequent emergency department admissions, where clinically safe to do so.
• To provide care to prisoners within the establishment in collaboration with the wider Multidisciplinary team.
• To provide urgent clinical care in the Prison in response to patient need.
• Recognise that the local trust may have different protocols and policies for delivery of interventions and medicines from Ambulance and Primary Care providers, and to work within the scope of these protocols.
• To respond appropriately to triage requests for assessments and care and to undertake triage.
• In the absence of the Clinical lead, to take responsibility for the coordination and realignment of staff resources across the team to ensure capacity meets demand.
• Demonstrates analytical and judgemental skills when interpreting and performing acute or complex patient assessments and care planning.

Working for our organisation

Join our team We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team. Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we’ve got a role for you!

• Access to NHS Pension
• Time for you day (additional day off)
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible Working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them. We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.

Person specification

• Registered Practitioner including Level 1 – RGN/RMN, GPHC or HCPC
• Post registration experience working within a relevant clinical setting
• Mentorship / teaching / assessing experience
• Chronic disease management or long-term condition or willingness to undertake

Knowledge

• Awareness of current healthcare issues
• Awareness of clinical governance, risk management and quality agenda
• Awareness of professional and clinical accountability, legal issues, role limitations and boundaries and balancing duty of care and public safety issues
• Sound working knowledge of professional guidance including NICE and quality standards
• Understanding of local and national key documents and their impact on health care delivery in a prison setting
• In depth knowledge of prison needs in relation to primary care, mental health and addiction support and an ability to work across

Skills

• Willing and able to work alone
• Able to demonstrate a history of leading on improvement initiatives
• Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
• Able to manage change
• Good interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of factors affecting health care within a custodial environment
• Ability to analyse problems, gather relevant information and exercise sound judgement in reaching the most appropriate conclusions
• Ability to prioritise workload, work at a fast pace and meet deadlines
• Experienced in applying and implementing systems to manage workload

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.