Part time Paramedic/Advanced Practitioner

Hedena Health Ltd; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing health practice in Oxford seeks a Paramedic or Advanced Practitioner to join its dynamic acute hub team. The focus will be on delivering high-quality patient care and supporting personal development. Ideal candidates should have HCPC registration and a commitment to health equity. The role includes responsibilities like patient assessment, maintaining clinical records, and working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team. This position offers professional development opportunities and a friendly working environment.

Benefits

6 weeks annual leave

Birthday off as additional leave

Study leave

CPD sessions

Team training

Qualifications

• Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development.
• Experience working in primary care settings.
• Meets DBS reference standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide and maintain high standards of patient care.
• Deliver evidence-based and patient-focused care.
• Maintain clinical records for all patient assessments.

Skills

Ability to empathize and listen

Effective communication skills

Ability to manage risk

Commitment to health equity

Teamwork and initiative

Analytical skills

Education

Full registration as a Paramedic with HCPC/NMC

Completion of level 6/7 higher education modules

Tools

Microsoft Office applications

Primary care clinical record systems (EMIS)

Job description

An excitingopportunity has become available at Hedena Health to join the acute hub team ina fast growing and innovative practice as a Paramedic or Advanced Practitioner.

We areseeking enthusiastic and motivated Paramedics to join our well-established,friendly and supportive team. We aim for thehighest standards of care for our patients and work in a diversemulti-disciplinary team consisting of GPs, GP trainees, Practice Nurses, Paramedics,Pharmacists, Social Prescribers, Community Health and Wellbeing Workers and a MentalHealth Nurse. Equally important is our innovative approach to patient care, andour ethos of team working and personal/career development.

Ifyoure new to Primary Care or currently working in primary care were keen tosupport your personal development through the HEE Advanced Practice Roadmap. Ifyoure a qualified Advanced Practitioner well continue to support you withannual study leave, CPD sessions and regular team training. We value the right attitude, personality and your abilityto demonstrate commitment, intelligence and forward thinking. Subject tofunding and eligibility were keen to support staff to become non medicalprescribers. If this is you, then wed love to meet you!

Main duties of the job

The core focus ofthis role will be working within the Practices Acute team based at Bury KnowleHealth Centre in Headington. The Acute team focus on treating patients acrossthe lifespan with acute illnesses ideally on the day and often acting as afirst point of contact for patients to the practice.

Alongside the AcuteHub, theres the opportunity to work within our developing integratedneighborhood team supporting patients in the community and providing acute andchronic treatment at home to help prevent hospital admission.

Youll need toprovide and maintain a high standard of care to patients and support the Practicewith other tasks as needed. This will include assessment, diagnosis, treatmentand referral of patients depending on their needs.

Inthe course of their work, the Practitioner will: - Maintain contemporaneous clinical records for all patientassessments ensuring timely documentation. - Deliver evidence-based and patient-focused care, ensuring thepatients care, dignity, confidentiality and wishes are always respected,working autonomously within their scope of practice and seeking support whenneeded. - Ensure the safety of themselves, colleagues and patients bystaying vigilant about infection prevention and control, following practicepolicies.

About us

Weare in an ideal location in Oxford next to the beautiful Bury Knowle Park. Wehave a focus on staff wellbeing through initiatives such as an annual Away Day,staff outings and a Hedena running club. Fresh fruit deliveries and homemadecakes and goodies are a staple in our staff room and morning coffee is in oursunny Quad!

Aswell as being a well-established training practice, we regularly supportStudent Nurses in clinical practice and have helped to train Nursing Associatesin the surgery. From Summer 2024 well also be supporting undergraduate studentParamedics as a placement provider.

Wework collaboratively with other services in Oxfordshire to develop improvedways of providing excellent care for our patients. We have been successful inmanaging public health initiatives to improve the lives of the communities weserve and in promoting collaboration with neighboring practices to ensure thebest for our patients.

• 6 weeks annual leave
• Your birthday off as anadditional day's leave
• Study leave
• CPD session
• Team training

Job responsibilities

The core focus ofthis role will be working within the Practices Acute team based at Bury KnowleHealth Centre in Headington. The Acute team focus on treating patients acrossthe lifespan with acute illnesses ideally on the day and often acting as afirst point of contact for patients to the practice.

Alongside the AcuteHub, theres the opportunity to work within our developing integratedneighborhood team supporting patients in the community and providing acute andchronic treatment at home to help prevent hospital admission.

Youll need toprovide and maintain a high standard of care to patients and support the Practicewith other tasks as needed. This will include assessment, diagnosis, treatmentand referral of patients depending on their needs.

Inthe course of their work, the Practitioner will:

• Maintain contemporaneous clinical records for all patientassessments ensuring timely documentation
• Deliver evidence-based and patient-focused care, ensuring thepatients care, dignity, confidentiality and wishes are always respected,working autonomously within their scope of practice and seeking support whenneeded.
• Ensure the safety of themselves, colleagues andpatients by staying vigilant about infection prevention and control, followingpractice policies.

Person Specification

• - Able to listen, empathise with people and provide person-centred support in a non-judgmental way.
• - Able to get along with people from all backgrounds, respecting lifestyles and diversity.
• - Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities.
• - Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating them to reach their potential.
• - Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide range of people.
• - Able to identify risk and assess/ manage risk when working with individuals.
• - Understanding of when it is necessary to refer people back to other health professionals/ agencies.
• - Able to prioritise and finish work tasks.
• - Able to develop effective working relationships with colleagues within and outside the practice.
• - Personal accountability, emotional resilience and works well under pressure.
• - Ability to analyse and interprets complex/ often incomplete information, preemptand evaluate issues, and recommend an appropriate course of action to address the issues.
• - Able to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team and to one's own initiative.
• - Able to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.
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Experience

• - Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development.
• - Experience managing a diverse and constantly changing caseload, prioritising and recognising unwell patient effectively.
• - Experience working Microsoft windows and Microsoft office applications.
• - Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions.
• - Experience working with a multi-disciplinary team.
• - Experience working with Primary Care clinical record systems (e.g EMIS).
• - Experience of working within a primary care setting.

Qualifications

• - Full registration as a Paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)/ NMC.
• - Working towards an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent
• Completion of level 6/7 higher education modules in patient assessment/ management of minor illnesses.
• - Completion of additional primary/ urgent care courses such as the College of Paramedics Diploma in Primary and Urgent Care or Royal College of Surgeons Diploma in Urgent Medical Care.

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.