PCN Paramedic (ECP)

NHS; St. Neots; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in St. Neots is seeking a Paramedic (ECP) to deliver high-quality primary care to patients. The ideal candidate will have experience in emergency care, hold a Masters degree, and possess current registration with the NMC or HCPC. This role involves independent decision-making and providing comprehensive care for various health needs.

Qualifications

• RGM or Paramedic Qualification required.
• Experience in primary care/general practice is essential.
• Undertaken Accredited training in Chronic Disease management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality primary health care interventions.
• Provide complete episodes of care for patients.
• Support service development and policy delivery.

Skills

Emergency care

Clinical assessment

Patient management

Chronic disease management

Education

Masters degree - Advanced practice pathway

Current registration with the NMC or HCPC

Job description

• An innovative, motivated, positiveand proactive Paramedic (ECP) looking for a new challenge?
• Do you thrive in a fast-pacedorganisation with a growing team with great spirit?
• Are you comfortable makingautonomous decisions while providing expert care?

Anopportunity has arisen for an Paramedic (ECP) towork within the PCN team.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of the Paramedic (ECP) is to deliver safe, high quality primary care services to the practice population. Working within the NMC Code of Conduct and professional boundaries, the post holder will deliver primary health care interventions and care.

The post holder will support service development, the safe delivery of policy and procedures, and demonstrate effective professional standards, advocacy and performance.

We provide the potential to develop skills in line with the needs of the business and your personal interests.

About us

LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE is changing the face of primarycare provision in England. We are bold, adventurous and ambitious anddetermined to thrive in uncertain times. We are the largest true partnershipin the NHS and operate from various sites across the East Midlands. We servethe healthcare needs of over 170,000 patients across Northamptonshire,Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire. Joining our team presents an opportunity tobe part of a large organisation that is changing the way primary care isdelivered today.

Living and breathing our values atLakeside Healthcare

Caring & Respect: Simply put we genuinely care aboutpeople: working together for our patients and our teams, our patients come firstin everything we do. We strive to ensure we connect and respond to all needswith compassion, care and respect to improve the lives and wellbeing of thecommunities we serve.

Teamwork & Quality: In all areas of our business wenetwork, collaborate and learn from our Patients, Stakeholders and each anotherto ensure we are always striving to improve, making the right and bestdecisions to provide the best service.

About the Practice/Department/Team

We have astrong team ethos and believe that including those delivering the service indecisions around how the service works are key to the best patient outcomes soactively engage with all parts of the surgery to achieve this.

Job responsibilities

Supporting the overarchingLakeside Healthcare strategy and service delivery, the Paramedic (ECP) provides complete episodes of care for patients with a widevariety and range of presenting problems and health care needs. Thisencompasses the provision of evidence based, high-quality care for patientswhose issues fall within urgent/acute episodes, long-term/chronic conditionsand including health promotion and public health elements.

As a Paramedic (ECP) you will be acting within your professional boundaries, providingcare for patients from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis,treatment, and evaluation of their care with the support of the Supervising orUrgent GP. You will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert carefor patients within the St Neots PCN whilst working autonomously and takingfull accountability for patient encounters.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RGM or Paramedic Qualification
• Current registration with the NMC or HCPC
• Evidence of Continued professional development portfolio
• Masters degree - Advanced practice pathway
• Working at or working towards a masters level or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competencies.
• Mentorship and/or leadership training
• Undertaken Accredited training in Chronic Disease management

Experience

• Experience of providing emergency care for patients and management of patients with complex needs
• Evidence of wide knowledge base and competency in clinical practice
• Experience of case management
• Experience in audit programmes and research studies
• Evidence of service development initiatives within role portfolio
• Experience of Clinical Governance and risk assessment/management processes
• Experience of teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
• Experience of clinical oversight and triage
• Experience in primary care/general practice
• Working with community development initiatives

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.