Job summary
- Main area
- Paramedic
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 0 weeks (Bank)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Bank)
- Job ref
- 343-6703744-ALL
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Epsom Hopsital
- Town
- Epsom
- Salary
- £29.12 - £46.60 Bank Rates are escalated from Basic-Unsocial
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 07/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Paramedic Band 7 - Bank
Band 7
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Job overview
Surrey Downs Health & Care are looking for a Band 7 Paramedic to be part of the SDHC Home First Epsom UCR team. Community experience is required for this post and it is a short term bank position over Winter however you will be onboarded to Bank so will be able to pick up further shifts following this line of work.
Hours are 37.5 per week in a working pattern of 8:00am to 8:00pm throughout the week - If you are qualified, interested and available please apply today.
Main duties of the job
· To have clinical responsibility for assessment and treatment planning for adults referred from community as well as active case finding within the Emergency Department and Acute Medical Unit as required
· To work autonomously and in collaboration with all members of the Surrey Downs Health and Care team to deliver a safe, comprehensive and effective service including assessment, care planning, implementation of required care and review of care provision and deliver expert, specialist service for older people with complex health and social needs who may be benefit from, or who are under the care of, the @home Service for both new and patients already on the caseload
· Carry out proactive holistic assessments to create care plans to help reduce risk of future hospital admission.
· Demonstrate clinical expertise and act as a professional role model to all colleagues, both internal and external on behalf of SDHC, working as part of an integrated team taking the lead and developing services in line with the needs of the patient
· To ensure that accurate and complete records of care are kept and that your own practice and practice of other team members is compliant with agreed policies, procedures, guidance and legislation in order to deliver effective patient care
See further duties in the JD
Working for our organisation
Surrey Downs Health and Care is an innovative formal partnership consisting of the acute trust Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals, the community service provider Central Surrey Health, the local GP federations covering the Surrey Downs area of 30 practices namely, GP Health Partners, Surrey Medical Network and Dorking Healthcare; and the co-terminus Local Authority Surrey County Council.
Our vision is to create new ways of working across organisational boundaries and transform people’s experiences of care by being a leading provider of integrated health and social care services. We aim to provide a whole system approach to care delivery – with care wrapped around the person not the organisation. Our services are provided by staff from across health and social care, working together as a single team which includes doctors, nurses, therapists, health care assistants, social workers, and reablement assistants.
The partnership is contractually responsible for the delivery of adult community services across Surrey Downs and has developed a range of integrated services supporting local residents to receive joined up care across community and acute care settings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To undertake holistic clinical assessments of patients referred to SDHC@Home to enable prompt assessment, diagnosis and treatment according to agreed policies, protocols and guidelines.
· To contribute towards single assessment and trusted assessment processes.
· To manage a complex caseload requiring specialist skills and interventions. To ensure the coordination of appropriate input from relevant individuals and services taking account of the degree of acuity, illness and disability experienced, the expressed wishes of the patient and carer and the existence of clinical, social and psychological factors for new and patients already on the caseload
· To promote and implement research / evidence based practice and audit clinical outcomes to inform and lead clinical practice and set clinical standards.
· Ensure that accurate and complete records of care are kept and that own practice and practice of other team members is compliant with agreed policies, procedures, guidance and legislation in order to deliver effective patient care.
· Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment / interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.
Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective and plan clinical care accordingly.
· Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including the initiation of effective emergency care
· Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that apply principles of self-care.
· To promote and implement research / evidence based practice and audit clinical outcomes to inform and lead clinical practice and set clinical standards
· Ensure that accurate and complete records of care are kept and that own practice and practice of other team members is compliant with agreed policies, procedures, guidance and legislation in order to deliver effective patient care and that can be shared with colleagues and carers where appropriate.
· To utilise rapid assessment skills to enable a ‘discharge to assess’ model of care within agreed policies and pathways.
· The post holder will be supported to undertake new skills traditionally performed by other professionals e.g. physiotherapy, occupational therapy; according to clinical need and within agreed competence framework. These additional skills may include for example
· The assessment of equipment for independent living
· Cognitive and frailty screening and assessments.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Paramedic Registration with HCPC Relevant post registration study at degree level and relevant CPPD Mentorship course or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Advanced physical assessment or working towards Independent prescriber or working towards Extended clinical Skills or working towards
Experience
Essential criteria
- Multidisciplinary team work Experience in managing the needs of complex patients in relevant care setting, i.e. community or unscheduled care Experience of conflict management Care Planning Experience of mentoring students Experience in supervising, mentoring and appraising staff Experience in contributing towards policy development and review Experience of undertaking clinical audit & evaluation
Desirable criteria
- Working as Rapid responder Working in Emergency Department Working as clinician of the day/lead clinician on duty
Skills
Essential criteria
- Holistic Assessment skills Effective clinical skills Clinical reasoning skills Ability to promote self-care of patients Excellent communication skills Ability to work unsupervised or with minimal supervision Willingness to develop existing skills and learn new skills Ability to demonstrate and use initiative Ability to work under pressure, balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines Appropriate Care planning skills IT skills including keyboard and internet skills Able to use email, carryout research and access e-patient records, access policies and procedures Able to demonstrate evidence based clinical practice Insight into current issues relating to delivery of community/primary care Understanding of the Care Quality Commission and policies Understand current trends in health and social care Demonstrate an understanding of quality and risk
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Put the patient first by being happy, helpful, caring, respectful and patient Always taking opportunities to improve, encouraging excellence Work as one team – communicate, collaborate and share Respect each other by being polite, pleasant and listening
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Commitment to working as part of a team Flexible & Enthusiastic Recognise individual rights in line with legislation, policy and procedures
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Willingness to ask for and take advice Ability to make decisions, using available evidence where necessary Commitment to team work Commitment to high standard of care Commitment to personal and professional development
Desirable criteria
- Car driver
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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
- Alessandro Lubrano
- Job title
- Recruitment
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