Paramedic Practitioner

Integrated Care System; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

An Integrated Care System in Barnsley is seeking an autonomous paramedic practitioner to provide comprehensive clinical assessment services to patients while developing personalized health plans. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and clinical assessment skills and the ability to mentor other practitioners. Responsibilities include formulating management plans, supporting patients in self-management, and collaborating with healthcare teams.

Qualifications

• Must function autonomously as a paramedic practitioner.
• Experience in performing comprehensive clinical assessments.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive clinical assessment service to patients.
• Develop integrated health and social care plans.
• Support and work alongside the wider clinical team.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical assessment

Self-management support

Patient care

Job description

To facilitate the provision of healthcare information, self-care/health promotion advice, and where applicable, refer to the appropriate service for further care to meet the needs of the patient/carer.

To function as an autonomous paramedic practitioner providing a comprehensive clinical assessment service to patients/carers/families, resulting in safe, appropriate clinical decisions.

To support and work alongside the wider clinical team dealing with acute/on-the-day patients. This role will involve assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of these patients who present with undiagnosed conditions, using face-to-face, telephone, video, and home visits.

Develop an evidence-based, personalised, integrated health and social care plan in partnership with the individual, carers, relatives, and healthcare professionals, based on a full assessment of medical, nursing, and social care needs.

Main duties of the job

• Formulate management plans ensuring signposting to relevant follow-up
• Improve clinical outcomes for patients by enabling them to function independently, increasing their ability to self-manage, remain in their own home/community, and reduce hospitalisation.
• Facilitate understanding and concordance of medicine management with individuals and carers, integrating both drug and non-drug-based treatment methods into the clinical management plan.
• Provide information and advice to patients and carers on medication regimes, side effects, and interactions.
• Using enhanced communication/behavioral change skills, undertake a range of health promotion activities and support self-management.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records.
• Discuss patients' continuing care with GP / ANP / Practice nurse if required.
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care.
• Record accurate data in patient records to an agreed standard.
• Collaborate with other members of the Primary Health Care Team, including doctors, nurses, and other AHPs, accepting referrals and referring to them for specialist care.
• Direct referral to and liaison with consultants and other professional agencies.
• Ensure a high standard of clinical practice, based on current best practices, with ongoing training and knowledge updates.

About us

Barnsley Primary Care Network:

Barnsley has established a super Primary Care Network (PCN) of over 250,000 patients, including all GP practices across Barnsley. This is supported by six Neighbourhood Networks, enabling us to focus on specific local needs while maintaining integration at a borough-wide level.

Job responsibilities

OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure the clinical environment complies with health and safety and infection control policies, reporting incidents to the service lead.
• Monitor and maintain supplies of materials and equipment.
• Report all accidents, incidents, and complaints related to patient care.
• Work according to organizational policies and procedures.
• Manage own clinical workload, responding effectively to patient needs and ensuring access to services.
• Mentor and provide clinical supervision to other practitioners and advisors to develop and maintain skills.
• Work across primary, secondary, and social care services.
• Support delivery of quality indicators and promote continual service improvement within a clinical governance framework.
• Monitor and evaluate practice through audits, research, and development activities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A disclosure check will be required to verify any criminal convictions.

Salary up to £48,565.33 depending on experience.