Job summary
The Specialist Paramedic Mental Health (SPMH) will work on the Mental Health Response Vehicles (MHRVs), rotate into the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) to provide support to patients over the phone and to crews on scene where necessary, and undertake rotation into partner organisations including primary care, crisis teams and third sector providers to continue their own development and support with closer working relationships. Paramedics operate at the Specialist Paramedic level, providing enhanced clinical support and supervision of staff across a range of incidents within the pre-hospital environment.
Working with a greater autonomy, the post holder will provide enhanced clinical management and coordinate the care of patients with complex and challenging healthcare needs, responding to patients with acute or critical illness, serious injury or major trauma in emotive and demanding situations or environments. The Specialist Paramedic Mental Health will support patients experiencing mental health crisis when they need a response (either telephone or face to face from the ambulance service).
Vacancy locations:
- Middlewood
- Maltby
- Hoyland
- South Yorkshire reserve post
- Leeds Central
- West Yorkshire reserve post
- Hull West
- Humber & North Yorkshire reserve post
Main duties of the job
Patient Care
The post holder will safely and effectively manage patient care, ensuring they;o Provide a Trust-wide specialist source of experience and knowledge around mental health issues and crisiso Undertake an enhanced assessment of patients with complex health needs, ensuring that care is planned to best meet these needs in the pre-hospital settingoExercise your own clinical judgement to assess, diagnose, treat, refer and/or discharge patients with undifferentiated injury and/or illnesso Apply enhanced knowledge, make balanced and pragmatic decisions relating to end of life care and futility of resuscitation; placing the patient's best interests and wishes at the heart of such decisions
Communication and Relationship Responsibilities
o Develop working relationships with colleagues, peers and operational/clinical managers across all directorates and divisions within the Trust as appropriate to undertake the roleo Develop working relationships with external organisations in order to access support for patients and to positively promote the Trust and the role of Paramedicso The post holder will be required on a regular basis to communicate with people who may be experiencing significant distress and in situations which are complex, and highly charged
About us
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.Benefits:o Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)o 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.o Contributory Pension.o NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.o Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes.o Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.o Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.o Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Leadership, Management, Training and Supervision Responsibilities
The post holder will support the development of self and others by; Providing mentorship and support to any clinician or non clinician as required Supporting the delivery of training and development activities across the organisation within their area of expertise and capability Demonstrating clinical leadership through role modelling professional behaviours that influence the provision of high clinical standards and promote exemplary behaviours in others Developing and maintaining a personal professional portfolio to underpin, and evidence their professional scope of practice and continuing professional development, as required by the Trust and professional regulatory body Maintaining fitness to practice in line with the requirements of the professional regulatory bod
Planning and Organisational Responsibilities
Manage the care requirements of the situation; assessing and triaging patients and advising and directing the public accordinglyActing as a point of contact for the MHRV whilst on shiftWorking in EOC, acting as a central point of clinical support, providing remote clinical advice and decision-support to clinicians across the Trust, in relation to urgent and emergency care; working to defined SOPs and guidelines Whilst working on placement in MH trusts to at all times act with in accordance with YAS values and via any honorary contacts in place with the values of partner organisations
Training requirementsThe PMH/SPMHs will be required to complete a PGDip qualification for the role. This will be delivered through an Emergency Care Practitioner Apprenticeship programme for Mental Health at Sheffield Hallam University and the qualification will result in a PGDip in Specialist Practice. The post title will be Paramedic Mental Health during training, and then Specialist Paramedic Mental Health once training is completed and the individual has passed the CASP process as a level 7 specialist practitioner.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Leadership, Management, Training and Supervision Responsibilities
The post holder will support the development of self and others by; Providing mentorship and support to any clinician or non clinician as required Supporting the delivery of training and development activities across the organisation within their area of expertise and capability Demonstrating clinical leadership through role modelling professional behaviours that influence the provision of high clinical standards and promote exemplary behaviours in others Developing and maintaining a personal professional portfolio to underpin, and evidence their professional scope of practice and continuing professional development, as required by the Trust and professional regulatory body Maintaining fitness to practice in line with the requirements of the professional regulatory bod
Planning and Organisational Responsibilities
Manage the care requirements of the situation; assessing and triaging patients and advising and directing the public accordinglyActing as a point of contact for the MHRV whilst on shiftWorking in EOC, acting as a central point of clinical support, providing remote clinical advice and decision-support to clinicians across the Trust, in relation to urgent and emergency care; working to defined SOPs and guidelines Whilst working on placement in MH trusts to at all times act with in accordance with YAS values and via any honorary contacts in place with the values of partner organisations
Training requirementsThe PMH/SPMHs will be required to complete a PGDip qualification for the role. This will be delivered through an Emergency Care Practitioner Apprenticeship programme for Mental Health at Sheffield Hallam University and the qualification will result in a PGDip in Specialist Practice. The post title will be Paramedic Mental Health during training, and then Specialist Paramedic Mental Health once training is completed and the individual has passed the CASP process as a level 7 specialist practitioner.
Person Specification
Skills/ Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply enhanced patient assessment and clinical reasoning, underpinned by knowledge and experience in order to formulate appropriate plans of care
- Ability to complete documentation in a concise and professional manner
- Ability to assess, minimise and manage risks and to defuse stressful situations and aggressive patients and to have developed personal stress management techniques
- Registered Paramedic that has completed the NQP programme
- Significant experience of the emergency care settings
Desirable
- Experience of working within EOC/Call Centre and/or remote clinical assessment setting
- Demonstrates an understanding and application of the principles of Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Human Factors in operational and clinical environments
Person Specification
Skills/ Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply enhanced patient assessment and clinical reasoning, underpinned by knowledge and experience in order to formulate appropriate plans of care
- Ability to complete documentation in a concise and professional manner
- Ability to assess, minimise and manage risks and to defuse stressful situations and aggressive patients and to have developed personal stress management techniques
- Registered Paramedic that has completed the NQP programme
- Significant experience of the emergency care settings
Desirable
- Experience of working within EOC/Call Centre and/or remote clinical assessment setting
- Demonstrates an understanding and application of the principles of Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Human Factors in operational and clinical environments
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
