Job summary
Reading Holybrook Primary Care Network has exciting opportunities for
hardworking and enthusiastic Paramedic Practitioners to join our PCN.
Please note, you may be required to travel between sites.
Salary will be based on experience and skills according to the PCNs
Competency Framework. Salary ranges are from £38,000-55,000 WTE (depending on
experience).
A full-time candidate will work 37.5 per week. Monday to Friday
between 0800-1830 (including a one-hour unpaid break daily)- however part time
opportunities will also be considered.
Main duties of the job
Our PCN role(s) will offer you the opportunity to build on your experience of working effectively within a multi-disciplinary, healthcare team, as you will work alongside fellow professionals within the PCN in support of one another.
We are therefore looking for dynamic, primary-care focused colleagues to join our team.
The main duties include:
- managing acute and chronic conditions, providing subject matter expert advice
- identify and support patients at risk of developing long term conditions
- provide advanced specialist clinical care in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and NSF.
About us
Reading Holybrook Primary Care Network, based in South Reading is a small, innovative PCN of 3 practices, with one of our member practices being renowned for their excellent teaching reputation. The practices are as follows:
- Milman Road and Kennet Surgery
- Broad Street Health Centre
- Abbey Medical Centre
We have progressed well with the national recruitment agenda and have already recruited clinical pharmacists, social prescribers, paramedics, physicians associates, and advanced clinicians. We have a training programme for staff that is second to none, and our ethos is for all staff to work to the top of their licence.
Health and wellbeing is also important to us and we offer employee assistance via our HR provider organisation.
NHS Pension available.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
colleagues are required to provide primary care focused holistic care in
accordance with the General Practice Contract and inline with their scope of
practice.
This
includes helping to manage same day acute illnesses as well as long term
condition management. We expect our clinical team members to support others to always
develop and embed health promotion and wellbeing.
Whilst
clinical team members work autonomously, they have dedicated support and
supervision with scheduled de-brief (and an allocated supervisor). As an Independent
Prescriber, or working towards this, our expectation is that you will adhere to
best practice and guidance, ensuring you able to support patients with
prescribed and over the counter medicines. You will contribute to the practice
achieving local and national targets.
You
will confidently liaise with external agencies to ensure patients are supported
appropriately and support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in
accordance with local and national policies.
Please note we will close this job advert early if sufficient number of candidates apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
colleagues are required to provide primary care focused holistic care in
accordance with the General Practice Contract and inline with their scope of
practice.
This
includes helping to manage same day acute illnesses as well as long term
condition management. We expect our clinical team members to support others to always
develop and embed health promotion and wellbeing.
Whilst
clinical team members work autonomously, they have dedicated support and
supervision with scheduled de-brief (and an allocated supervisor). As an Independent
Prescriber, or working towards this, our expectation is that you will adhere to
best practice and guidance, ensuring you able to support patients with
prescribed and over the counter medicines. You will contribute to the practice
achieving local and national targets.
You
will confidently liaise with external agencies to ensure patients are supported
appropriately and support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in
accordance with local and national policies.
Please note we will close this job advert early if sufficient number of candidates apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Paramedic Science or equivalent.
- Professional registration with HCPC and no current issues under investigation
- CoP Dip. Primary & Urgent Care Exam
- Minor illness adult and child
- Driving Licence
- Level 3 Safeguarding (Children)
Desirable
- Master's Degree or valid credentialling certification required to be considered for Advanced Level Practitioner
- Long term condition speciality (e.g., Diabetes, Asthma, COPD)
- Independent Non-Medical Prescribing
- Mentoring
- Advanced Life Support
- Advanced Paediatric Life Support
- Palliative Care
- Familiarity with EMIS AND Adastra systems
- Experience of conducting audits: examining clinical notes, RCGP Toolkit, meeting national targets (QOF, Prescribing, IIF), interpreting data, feeding back results
Experience
Essential
- Working in primary care managing and running clinics (long term condition management, triage, and access)
- Experience of practice within the four pillars
- Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
- Chaperone procedure
- Requesting and processing test results
- Requesting and processing patient referrals
- Administration of injectables (and vaccinations)
- Long term condition management
- Evidence based practice
- Clinical governance
- Accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
- Understand the requirement of PGDs and associated policies
- Polite, flexible and cooperative
- Motivated forward thinker
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitivity and empathy in distressing situations
Desirable
- Working in a PCN
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
Other Criteria
Essential
- DBS check
- Occupational health clearance
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
- Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Paramedic Science or equivalent.
- Professional registration with HCPC and no current issues under investigation
- CoP Dip. Primary & Urgent Care Exam
- Minor illness adult and child
- Driving Licence
- Level 3 Safeguarding (Children)
Desirable
- Master's Degree or valid credentialling certification required to be considered for Advanced Level Practitioner
- Long term condition speciality (e.g., Diabetes, Asthma, COPD)
- Independent Non-Medical Prescribing
- Mentoring
- Advanced Life Support
- Advanced Paediatric Life Support
- Palliative Care
- Familiarity with EMIS AND Adastra systems
- Experience of conducting audits: examining clinical notes, RCGP Toolkit, meeting national targets (QOF, Prescribing, IIF), interpreting data, feeding back results
Experience
Essential
- Working in primary care managing and running clinics (long term condition management, triage, and access)
- Experience of practice within the four pillars
- Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
- Chaperone procedure
- Requesting and processing test results
- Requesting and processing patient referrals
- Administration of injectables (and vaccinations)
- Long term condition management
- Evidence based practice
- Clinical governance
- Accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
- Understand the requirement of PGDs and associated policies
- Polite, flexible and cooperative
- Motivated forward thinker
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitivity and empathy in distressing situations
Desirable
- Working in a PCN
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
Other Criteria
Essential
- DBS check
- Occupational health clearance
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
- Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
