Paramedic - HMPYOI Deerbolt

NHS; Barnard Castle; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Barnard Castle is seeking a Registered Practitioner to deliver integrated healthcare services in a prison setting. Key responsibilities include conducting assessments, managing clinical care and working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. This position requires strong interpersonal and analytical skills, alongside significant healthcare credentials and experience. Competitive benefits include NHS pension and flexible working options.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension

Annual leave on your Birthday

Refer a friend scheme

Training and Development opportunities

Flexible Working

Employee Assistance and Health & Wellbeing programmes

Up to 33 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Must be a registered healthcare practitioner with appropriate qualifications.
• Experience in chronic disease management preferred.
• Ability to work alone and manage change.

Responsibilities

• Provide urgent clinical care across a diverse set of needs.
• Assess and triage prisoner needs effectively.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team for care delivery.

Skills

Leading improvement initiatives

Interpersonal skills

Ability to prioritize workload

Analytical problem-solving

Education

Registered Practitioner including Level 1 - RGN/RMN, GPHC or HCPC

Post registration experience in relevant clinical setting

Mentorship / teaching experience

Job description

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

About us

BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE

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
• Annual leave on your Birthday
• 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

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.

We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values-driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.

Our Mission

Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities

Our Vision

Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people\'s lives, regardless of circumstances.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification. For more information contact Rachel Greaves on [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 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 workloa
• Management of Long Term Conditions

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.