ARRS Paramedic

NHS; Redditch; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Redditch seeks an ARRS Paramedic for a role focused on same-day urgent medical care. The ideal candidate will have a BSc in a program approved by the College of Paramedics and HCPC registration. This position involves autonomous decision-making and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centered care. Benefits include competitive salary, training opportunities, and a focus on work-life balance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

5 weeks pro-rata annual leave

Study/course budget

Reimbursement of professional fees

Qualifications

• Evidence of working across organisational boundaries within health and social care.
• Independent thinker with good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience managing a caseload and planning clinical interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional clinical care to medically urgent patients.
• Conduct assessments and make informed decisions on treatments.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care.

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Decision-making skills

Education

BSc in a program approved by the College of Paramedics

Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)

MSc (pre-reg) in a program approved by the College of Paramedics

Job description

This is an exciting new ARRS Paramedic role, working for the Dow Surgery based in Redditch. The role will be predominatelyfocused on same day, medically urgent patients.

Main duties of the job

Paramedics work autonomously within thepractice using their enhanced clinical assessment and treatment skills, toprovide first point of contact for patients presenting with undifferentiated,undiagnosed problems relating to minor illness or injury, abdominal pains,chest pains and headaches. They are autonomous in making decisions based onassessment, diagnosis and interpretation of test results. They canindependently prescribe appropriate medication, evaluate or refer to other specialistsif necessary. Paramedics in this role will focus solely on medically urgentpatients.

This position is 30 - 37hpw Mon - Fri with Bank Holiday and Saturday flexibility

About us

Our team consists of 4 GP partners, 6 Salaried GPs, 2 pharmacists, 5 Nurses, a HCA and Phlebotomist supported by a fantastic administrative team and PCN ARRS staff. We are passionate about teaching undergraduate students from Birmingham Medical School, FY2 Doctors and GP Trainees.

Why work with us?

We have excellent team morale with manageable, shared working patterns and regular meetings. We offer a competitive salary with full reimbursement of professional fees. We encourage development and training and have monthly educational meetings. 5 weeks pro-rata annual leave and study/course budget.

If you are happy, the patients will be happy. We aim to get the right work-life balance whilst providing high quality patient centred care.

A bit more about us.

- Single site with Staff parking

- List size of 11,800 patients

- Training practice

- Rated Good in all areas by CQC

- We use EMIS Web and Docman

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose/Main responsibilities of role:

The Paramedic will be employed under the ARRS scheme and will provideprofessional and clinical care to ensure the safe, effective, and compliant deliveryof services to all patients. The postholder will work autonomously within thepractice and community using enhanced clinical assessment and treatment skills, providingfirst point of contact for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosedproblems. This includes minor illness or injury, abdominal pain, chest pain, andheadaches. They are health professionals who have the capability to make soundjudgements in the absence of full information and to manage varying degrees ofrisk when there are complex, competing or ambiguous information or uncertainty.

The Paramedic will work within the MDT in the practice, delivering high-quality,evidence-based care.

Key Working Relationships Summary

Clinical Lead: The Paramedic will work alongside the Clinical Lead,upholding clinical compliance, performing audits, and providing guidance.

Service Coordinator / Practice Manager: For operational matters such asrota planning, absence, and appraisals.

Multidisciplinary Team: Including GPs, nurses, and AHPs, workingcollaboratively to support patient care.

Clinical Responsibilities & Key Skills

Assess and triage patients, including same-day triage, and as appropriateprovide definitive treatment or make necessary referrals to other membersof the team.

Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management whereappropriate, including signposting patients to other community or voluntaryservices.

Be able to:

o Perform specialist health checks and reviews

o Perform and interpret ECGs alongside other results as appropriate

o Perform investigatory procedures as required

o Undertake the collection of pathological specimens includingintravenous blood samples, swabs, etc.

o Perform investigatory procedures needed by patients and thoserequested by GPs

Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans.

Provide an alternative model to urgent and same-day home visits for the practice and undertake clinical audits.

Communicate at all levels and other organisations, ensuringeffective, patient-centred service.

Communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across themulti-disciplinary team, attending and contributing to meetings as required.

Collaborate with other members of the team, including doctors, nurses, andother AHPs, accepting referrals and referring to them for specialist care.

Maintain accurate and contemporaneous health records appropriate to theconsultation, ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentationassociated with patient health care and registration with the practice.

Prescribe, issue, and review medications as appropriate, following policy,patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines andlocal care pathways, in accordance with evidence-based practice and withinscope of practice.

Work with patients to support compliance with and adherence toprescribed treatments.

Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-countermedication, medication regimens, side-effects, and interactions.

Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate treatment/interventionsand care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis andpatients with complex needs.

Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological andpsychological perspective and plan clinical care accordingly.

Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patientin complex, urgent, or emergency situations, including initiation of effectiveemergency care.

Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating bothdrug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthylifestyles and apply principles of self-care.

Quality Requirements

Enhance own performance through continuous professional development,keep up to date with current evidence-based practice, and impartknowledge and skills to colleagues to meet the needs of the service.

Be verified against the paramedic primary care roadmap.

Recognise and work within own competence and professional code ofconduct as regulated by the HCPC and College of Paramedics.

Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review,benchmarking, and formal evaluation.

Participate in research and utilise the audit cycle to evaluate the quality ofwork, implementing improvements where required.

Collaborate with other clinical teams on improving the quality of healthcare, responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate.

Administrative Requirements

Produce accurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patientconsultations, consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures.

Be aware of data protection (GDPR) and confidentiality issues

Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management inplanning, implementation, and monitoring of care, presenting andcommunicating information.

Review and process data using accurate read codes to ensure easy andaccurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes

Supervision

The postholder will have access to appropriate clinical supervision and anappropriate named individual in the practice to provide general advice andsupport on a day-to-day basis.

Person Specification

Experience

• Ability to evidence a sound understanding of the NHS principles and values.
• 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.
• 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 strong and inspirational leadership.
• Ability to co-ordinate and prioritise workloads able to multi-task as well as be self-disciplined and highly motivated.
• 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.
• 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 inspiring and motivating teams with the ability to communicate passionately, effectively and persuasively across a diverse set of stakeholders.
• 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 excellently.

Qualifications

• BSc in a program approved by the College of Paramedics.
• Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Completed their two-year Consolidation of Learning period as a newly qualified paramedic and has a further three years experience as a band 6 (or equivalent)
• Able to operate at an advanced level of clinical practice.
• Framework for Higher Education Qualification (FHEQ) Level 7 or SCQF Level 11.
• Experience managing a caseload, planning, implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes.
• Sound understanding of NHS principles and values.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong clinical documentation and IT skills.
• Ability to analyse complex information and recommend appropriate actions.
• Awareness of GDPR and confidentiality requirements
• MSc (pre-reg) in a program approved by the College of Paramedics.
• Full UK driving license.
• Evidence of verification against the paramedic primary care roadmap.
• Experience within a primary care setting.
• Mentorship or supervisory training.
• Working knowledge of GP systems and prescribing data monitoring.

Personal Attributes & 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
• 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

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.