HART Senior ParamedicinBridgendinBridgendPUBLISHED WED 9 OCT 2024
Welsh Ambulance NHS TrustrKZtI2XT
In addition to clinical responsibilities, the Senior Paramedic will oversee the clinical leadership and supervision of Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians within the team. They will engage in continuous evaluation of clinical standards and adhere to established frameworks and policies to drive team performance and development. Proficiency in Welsh is desirable, although candidates who speak only English are also encouraged to apply.
Working collaboratively with their respective HART Operations Manager the principle role of the Senior Paramedic is the clinical leadership of a defined group of ambulance clinicians. Undertaking a clinically active role, and ensuring the safe delivery of clinical care from all ambulance clinicians but more specifically from their respective clinical team.
The majority of time spent in Supporting HART Colleagues that are patient facing capacity, the Senior Paramedic will work to an extended scope of paramedic practice. This will involve working at a level over and above that of a paramedic with a skill set suitable of the management of the critically ill and injured. This would include an extended drug formulary and further clinical interventions. Delivering clinical care alongside other frontline ambulance clinicians, the Senior Paramedic will be the lead Paramedic and have responsibility to ensure excellent patient care is delivered at all times.
With the majority of time spent in Supporting HART Colleagues that are patient facing capacity, the Senior Paramedic will work to an extended scope of paramedic practice. This will involve working at a level over and above that of a paramedic with a skill set suitable of the management of the critically ill and injured. This would include an extended drug formulary and further clinical interventions. Delivering clinical care alongside other frontline ambulance clinicians, the Senior Paramedic will be the lead Paramedic and have responsibility to ensure excellent patient care is delivered at all times.
In addition to these patient facing duties the Senior Paramedic will also be required to:
- Lead in the delivery of excellent patient care through the continuous review of their team's clinical standards within agreed frameworks, policies and procedures as part of a structured performance and development review.
- Be responsible for the clinical leadership and clinical supervision of a defined group of Paramedic, Emergency Medical Technicians.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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