Job summary
- Main area
- Paramedic
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 824-HERTS-6478729
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hemel One Hertfordshire
- Town
- Hertfordshire
- Salary
- £26,405 - £28,976 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Return to Practice Paramedic Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 4
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
Band 4 Return to Practice Paramedic Assistant
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) NHS Trust are the leading provider of community health in the United Kingdom covering 11 London Boroughs and Hertfordshire with over 900
Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) in seven professional groups – Dietitians, Occupational Therapists, Orthoptists, Paramedics, Physiotherapists, Podiatrists and Speech and Language Therapists.
Are you a Paramedic considering return to practice?
CLCH can provide you with full support to update your skills and knowledge so you can return to practice as a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered Paramedic.
During your return to practice period we will employ you as a Band 4 Paramedic Assistant and on successful completion this can lead to a substantive registered practitioner role in one of our supportive teams.
Depending on how long you have been out of practice, the return to practice process can take between one to three months to complete.
We are very proud to have successfully supported AHP returnees at CLCH and happy to provide information about what is involved.
If you have any further queries please feel free to contact Patsy Fung, Chief AHP via email [email protected]
Main duties of the job
CLCH offer to Paramedic returnees:
£800 payment from NHS England to support with childcare, study and travel costs
Employment as a Band 4 Paramedic Assistant whilst undertaking supervised practice
Full support to update skills and knowledge to return on HCPC register
Payment of HCPC registration fees on successful completion of programme
Substantive employment as a registered Paramedic in one of our supportive and valued teams
Enhanced Preceptorship and Practice Development AHP support with a comprehensive induction, education and training programme
CLCH are very proud to offer a comprehensive support package for AHP returnees, please see link: https://youtu.be/oZyMFiEOn24
Resources
HCPC returning to practice PDF
Return to Practice Guide for prospective returners PDF
Return to Practice is open for all HCPC registrants who have been off the register for 2 or more years, or for those who did not register within 5 years of qualification. The HCPC states the following requirement:
|
Time out of practice |
Number of days |
|
2 – 5 years |
30 |
|
5 years or more |
60 |
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
a. Apply clinical reasoning, analysis, assessment and re-assessment skills and patient centred goal setting approach by providing therapeutic treatment programme under the supervision of a Registered Paramedic.
b. Be responsible for a clinical caseload working to agreed therapeutic treatment objectives and assist Registered Paramedic in carrying out individual treatment plans.
c. Provide therapeutic interventions are part of a multi-professional team within an agreed scope of practice by a Registered Paramedic.
d. Deliver, plan and implement an effective and competent therapy programme under the direction and supervision of a Registered Paramedic. supervision of a Registered Paramedic.
Please refer to job description, personal specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised degree as Paramedic with HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Short courses in development of physical skills/child related medical conditions
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience as a Clinical Paramedic: Working with physical difficulties
- Working with parents and carers
- Working within a health environment
- Writing notes
- Administration tasks
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with databases/excel spread sheets
- Experience working with electronic patient records such as systmone/RIO/EMIS
Knoiwledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to work independently under guidance and supervision
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Patsy Fung
- Job title
- Chief AHP
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07766367660
- Additional information
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