Bank Paramedic

NHS; Lewes; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Bank Paramedic for their Primary Care team in Lewes, UK. This role demands providing personalized emergency care in a challenging yet rewarding environment. Ideal candidates will have extensive paramedic experience, current HCPC registration, and a compassionate approach to patient care. The position offers opportunities for professional development and various employee support services.

Benefits

Employee assistance helpline

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Career development support

Qualifications

• Legal right to work in the UK is required.
• Experience in Accident & Emergency, Primary Care environments or Minor injuries/illness preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding evidence-based care to patients.
• Deliver non-judgemental care and build therapeutic relationships.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient's care.

Skills

Nosocomial care

Compassionate approach

Therapeutic relationship building

Education

Qualified Paramedic with extensive experience

Current professional registration (HCPC)

Proven post-registration ambulance experience

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Bank Paramedic to join our Primary Care team at HMP Lewes, a category B male prison. Lewes prison is based near the centre of the historical town of Lewes, which is just a 5 minute walk away.

Hours

Shifts are 7am-7.30pm working weekdays and weekends.

How will we support you?

Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course

Competency framework

Regional and national career development opportunities

Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs

Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK and, due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main duties of the job

As a Paramedic, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Provide outstanding evidence based case to our patients seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them - focussing on emergency and unplanned care to patients with both primary care and acute care needs.
• Deliver non-judgemental care, building therapeutic relationships and promoting professional boundaries.
• Play an active part in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patient's care following our policies, procedures and always considering safeguarding.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesnt stop there we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

• Qualified Paramedic with extensive experience
• Current professional registration (HCPC)
• Proven post-registration ambulance experience
• Evidence of continued professional development
• A non-judgemental and compassionate approach
• Proven experience in either: Accident & Emergency, Primary Care environments or Minor injuries / illness

Although not essential, ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

Person Specification

• Qualified Paramedic with extensive experience
• Current professional registration (HCPC)
• Proven post-registration ambulance experience
• Evidence of continued professional development
• A non-judgemental and compassionate approach
• Proven experience in either: Accident & Emergency, Primary Care environments or Minor injuries / illness

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.