Paramedic

Southend East Primary Care Network; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A primary care network in Southend-on-Sea is seeking a paramedic to join their Integrated Neighbourhood Team. This role focuses on providing home visits and clinical assessments for elderly patients, aiming to enhance patient access to healthcare and prevent hospital admissions. Strong clinical assessment skills and experience with home visits are essential. Join a diverse team dedicated to improving health inequalities.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing clinical assessments for elderly patients.
• Ability to triage and assess clinical needs effectively.
• Familiarity with community health services and PCN operations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and plan weekly visits to Care Homes for ward rounds.
• Attend patients as per requests from member surgeries in home visits.
• Utilise FrEDA for patient detail management.
• Integrate services with the Population Health Management team.
• Carry out QOF reviews for homebound patients.

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Home visiting experience

Knowledge of geriatric care

Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams

Job description

Overview

Southend East PCN is looking for a paramedic to work on their Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) strategy. Our project focuses on the elderly & frail patients and the health inequalities around being housebound but is subject to change, should NHS England agreed cohorts change. The role will support patient access to healthcare by providing home visits to these patients, and completing a full review – for both clinical and social needs, and will be able to refer on to the wider MDT. The aim of the project is to keep this cohort out of hospital.

Triaging patients within the PCN site – Norton Place. This would involve clinical work within Norton Place.

Responsibilities

• Conducting and planning weekly visits to PCN-aligned Care Homes to carry out ward rounds
• Work through a home visit list for patients that have been requested to be seen by the member surgeries, attending the patients and assessing them based on what the GP surgery has requested
• Utilising the FrEDA (Frailty, End of Life & Dementia Assessment) to full effect to make sure patient details are easier to find for other healthcare providers
• Working closely with the Population Health Management team within the alliance to make sure the PCN fully integrates with other service providers in our INT
• Carry out QOF reviews for the surgeries for patients unable to get to the surgery

About Southend East PCN

Southend East PCN is located at Norton Place in Shoebury, along Ness Road. We have our own PCN building which is extremely active and is in use by our 5 member practices in the local area. We cover approx 37,000 patients and offer a range of appointments from our wide range of staff, fully utilising the ARRS budget. Our team consists of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, social prescribers, health trainers, paramedics, physiotherapists and assistant practitioners. We have 2 clinical directors who are partners in two local surgeries, and an operations manager to provide support wherever needed. We have a strong digital presence and have employed a Digital Transformational Lead, to help our PCN network with other businesses and mature over time.