Job summary
Sutton is looking to employ Paramedics under the additional roles reimbursement scheme to work directly with its practices, to support the local acute home visiting service and to provide continuity of care to the frail elderly population. They will be accountable to the Primary Care Networks, working in individual PCNs and across PCNs to support the multi-disciplinary teams and relevant services required. These individuals may also work across more than one PCN in some cases where flexibility allows and for the purposes of cross cover and to ensure general practice resilience in Sutton. You'll be joining a great team in a great place, where your commitment will be genuinely valued, your skills respected, and your ambition rewarded. Thank you for taking the time of submitting your application and agreeing to meet with the Clinical Directors for the next stage of the recruitment process.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the provision of care commensurate to the needs of the patient. This may require providing clinical intervention and resuscitation to prevent deterioration, promote recovery or in some cases, liaise with the end of life care team.
To work within the community as an autonomous and accountable Paramedic Practitioner, in the provision of a holistic approach for individuals including assessment, diagnosis and treatment, to deliver quality patient services.
Undertake home visits on behalf of the GP practice or PCN as directed and in accordance with relevant clinical guidelines. To work closely with the team of doctors and allied health care professionals to help manage their patients suffering acute/chronic diseases.
Be prepared to assess, diagnose, treat, refer, signpost or educate patients who attend surgery with an undifferentiated or undiagnosed condition relating to minor illness or injury.
Use advanced clinical skills to provide education to service users, promoting self-care and empower them to make informed choices about their treatment.
Be involved in reducing unnecessary conveyance and hospital admissions, and engage effectively with patients, carers, families and other health and social care agencies when managing often complex situations.
The post holder should have their own vehicle available for home visits with expenses remunerated in line with contractual terms.
About us
Sutton has a population of approximately 200000 residents registered to 21 practices and there are currently 4 Primary Care Networks (PCNs); Carshalton, Cheam & South Sutton, Central Sutton and Wallington PCN; each serving a population of approximately 50000 patients. Primary care networks (PCNs) form a key building block of the NHS long-term plan.Bringing general practices together to work at scale has been a policy priority for some years for a range of reasons, including improving the ability of practices to recruit and retain staff; to manage financial and estates pressures; to provide a wider range of services to patients and to more easily integrate with the wider health and care system. (The Kings Fund, Primary Care Networks Explained, 1.7.19)
Sutton PCN is forward-looking, friendly and focused on providing a wide range of excellent healthcare services to patients in Sutton and the surrounding area. There are also currently 8 PCN Clinical Directors. We merged as we could see the benefits of working together in a larger GP partnership and we are delighted to be realising some of those benefits now. Because of our scale, not only are we more resilient and efficient but we are able to invest in continuous quality improvement, enhanced care, new services and training and developing our workforce. We value the diversity of our colleagues and actively champion an inclusive culture and are committed to helping our colleagues achieve a work/life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Triage, assess and treat patients at home, or in the surgery when directed to do so. Make any necessary referrals in collaboration with the referring or duty clinician to other members of the primary health care team, community or hospital teams or social care team as appropriate.
Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment, interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis on an acute basis within the boundaries of competence, seeking the advice of the referring or duty clinician if outside level of knowledge and scope of practice.
Where appropriate, discuss with the referring or duty clinician doctor the needs of patients presenting with complex health needs or conditions requiring specific treatment, hospital admission or referral.
Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, interpret test results and plan clinical care accordingly.
Follow-up patients in the short term and post discharge / 999 call to ensure continuity of care and assist with reducing unnecessary hospital admission or re-admission.
Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within the boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.
Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary.
Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care where appropriate.
Work as an autonomous practitioner within general practice or in the community setting, caring for patients and families, in accordance with the Health and Care Professions Council Standards and Proficiency, Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics. Ensure that personal and professional clinical standards and development are maintained.
Prescribe/issue medications as appropriate following national policies, patient group directives and local pathways and in accordance with own competence.
Formally and informally impart knowledge and skills to colleagues promoting peer review and best practice within the work environment, ensuring the delivery of a safe and effective service.
Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc. Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs, only accepting to carry out procedures that you are appropriately trained to complete.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Triage, assess and treat patients at home, or in the surgery when directed to do so. Make any necessary referrals in collaboration with the referring or duty clinician to other members of the primary health care team, community or hospital teams or social care team as appropriate.
Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment, interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis on an acute basis within the boundaries of competence, seeking the advice of the referring or duty clinician if outside level of knowledge and scope of practice.
Where appropriate, discuss with the referring or duty clinician doctor the needs of patients presenting with complex health needs or conditions requiring specific treatment, hospital admission or referral.
Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, interpret test results and plan clinical care accordingly.
Follow-up patients in the short term and post discharge / 999 call to ensure continuity of care and assist with reducing unnecessary hospital admission or re-admission.
Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within the boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.
Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary.
Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care where appropriate.
Work as an autonomous practitioner within general practice or in the community setting, caring for patients and families, in accordance with the Health and Care Professions Council Standards and Proficiency, Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics. Ensure that personal and professional clinical standards and development are maintained.
Prescribe/issue medications as appropriate following national policies, patient group directives and local pathways and in accordance with own competence.
Formally and informally impart knowledge and skills to colleagues promoting peer review and best practice within the work environment, ensuring the delivery of a safe and effective service.
Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc. Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs, only accepting to carry out procedures that you are appropriately trained to complete.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 yrs post-qualification experience
- Triage and patient examination skills
- Knowledge of the breadth of common acute and long term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
- Collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
- Facilitating change to improve clinical practice
- Undertaking policy review and clinical audit
- Good knowledge of Emis / Clinical system
- Understanding of clinical governance and quality issues
Desirable
- Working in an urgent care or primary care setting
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Paramedic Science or other relevant and equivalent qualification or training pathway
- Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable
- MSc degree
- Prescribing qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 yrs post-qualification experience
- Triage and patient examination skills
- Knowledge of the breadth of common acute and long term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
- Collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
- Facilitating change to improve clinical practice
- Undertaking policy review and clinical audit
- Good knowledge of Emis / Clinical system
- Understanding of clinical governance and quality issues
Desirable
- Working in an urgent care or primary care setting
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Paramedic Science or other relevant and equivalent qualification or training pathway
- Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable
- MSc degree
- Prescribing qualification
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).
