PCN ParamedicinBirmingham inBirminghamPUBLISHED FRI 3 JAN 2025

Depending on experience PERMANENT
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORTBLOOD PRESSUREFAMILYHCPCINTRAVENOUSMULTI-DISCIPLINARYPARAMEDIC

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Opportunity to make a real difference, The role allows you to directly impact the health and well-being of over 30,000 patients in the Birmingham area, enhancing primary care services.

Collaborative work environment, As part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT), you'll work closely with GPs and various healthcare professionals, fostering teamwork and shared learning.

Focus on preventive care, The job emphasizes anticipatory care plans and health checks, promoting patient self-management and proactive health measures.

Diverse skill application, The role involves a wide range of responsibilities, including performing health checks, collecting specimens, and advising on wellness, offering a varied daily experience.

Professional development opportunities, The position encourages continuous learning and skill enhancement through advanced education and training, supporting career growth.

Community engagement, The role involves signposting patients to social prescribing services and community resources, deepening the connection with local health initiatives.

Addressing health inequalities, You will have the chance to focus on local priorities and population health management, directly contributing to reducing health disparities in the community.

Swan Medical Centre is seeking a proactive and motivated Paramedic to join the Bordesley East Primary Care Network (PCN) in Birmingham, which serves over 30,000 patients across five GP practices. This role is pivotal in enhancing patient care by working collaboratively with healthcare professionals to ensure patients receive timely and appropriate services. The Paramedic will engage in various responsibilities, including advising patients on healthcare, conducting specialized health checks, performing investigatory procedures, and supporting anticipatory care plans. Additionally, the role involves effective communication with multidisciplinary teams and maintaining accurate health records.

Candidates should possess a degree in Paramedic Science or an equivalent qualification, relevant professional registration, and a valid driving license. Desired competencies include knowledge of NICE guidelines, advanced clinical practice, and strong interpersonal skills to build effective relationships with both patients and healthcare stakeholders. This position presents a unique opportunity to significantly impact primary care services and address health inequalities within the community.

Opportunity to make a real difference, The role allows you to directly impact the health and well-being of over 30,000 patients in the Birmingham area, enhancing primary care services.

Collaborative work environment, As part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT), you'll work closely with GPs and various healthcare professionals, fostering teamwork and shared learning.

Focus on preventive care, The job emphasizes anticipatory care plans and health checks, promoting patient self-management and proactive health measures.

Diverse skill application, The role involves a wide range of responsibilities, including performing health checks, collecting specimens, and advising on wellness, offering a varied daily experience.

Professional development opportunities, The position encourages continuous learning and skill enhancement through advanced education and training, supporting career growth.

Community engagement, The role involves signposting patients to social prescribing services and community resources, deepening the connection with local health initiatives.

Addressing health inequalities, You will have the chance to focus on local priorities and population health management, directly contributing to reducing health disparities in the community.

Bordesley East Primary Care Network (PCN) would like to recruit a forward thinking and enthusiastic Paramedic to support the practices in expanding services available to our patients.

The PCN is made up of 5 member GP practices serving over 30,000 patients. We offer services ranging from Social Prescribing, Physiotherapists, Care Coordinators and Clinical Pharmacists to make a range of services more accessible to our patients.

This is a very exciting opportunity to get involved inmaking a real differencewithin primary care and supporting our patients.

The role will support practices and patients in receiving the right care the first time around.

Main focus of the job

This role will focus on but will not be limited to:

1. Supporting the PCN to look after the patient population.

2. Working closely with GPs and other primary care professionals within the PCN.

3. With support focusing on the delivery of a PCN model to reflect local priorities, health inequalities and population health management.

The role of a PCN Paramedic is to

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within Bordesley East PCN.

Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to the organisations social prescribing service and, where appropriate, other community or voluntary services

Be able to:

Perform specialist health checks and reviews within their scope of practice and in line with local and national guidance

Perform investigatory procedures as required and undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs and other samples within their scope of practice and within line of local and national guidance

Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans and lead certain services (e.g., monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients)

Provide an alternative model to urgent and same day GP home visit for the practice

Communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the MDT, attending and contributing to meetings as required

Maintain accurate and contemporaneous health records appropriate to the consultation, ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient healthcare and registration with the organisation

Communicate effectively with patients and where appropriate family members and their carers, where applicable, complex and sensitive information regarding their health needs, results, findings and treatment choices.

About us
Qualifications
Degree in Paramedic Science or equivalent.
Have completed or currently engaged on MSc level Advanced Clinical Practice education
Professional registration with HCPC and no current issues under investigation
Driving Licence
Mentoring
CoP Dip. Primary & Urgent Care Exam
Minor illness in Adults and Children
Advanced Life Support
Advanced Paediatric Life Support
Palliative Care
Knowledge
Can demonstrate a broad base of competencies and skills
Knowledge of NICE guidelines
Understanding of legal and ethical issues/responsibilities relating to clinical practice.
Understanding of the Serious Incident Framework
Knowledge of own professional accountability and autonomous practice
Knowledge of the implementation of Care Quality
Evidence of working across organisational boundaries within health and social care.
Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
Build effective relationships with a range of stakeholders which are based on openness, honesty trust and confidence.

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