PCN Paramedic inBirmingham inBirmingham PUBLISHED FRI 3 JAN 2025

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.