Job summary
Our vision - Outstanding care, exceptional people, every hour of every day #WeAreEEAST.
East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) are welcoming applications from qualified Advanced Practitioners.
A career as an Advanced Practitioner (paramedic or nurse) with EEAST offers many benefits, including:
- Working on a dedicated rapid intervention scheme with 3 PCNs
- Working with multidisciplinary teams
- A comprehensive training and development plan, including annual appraisal
- Clinical leadership opportunities
- Pre-hospital prescribing, where possible, when working on the scheme
Main duties of the job
To enable EEAST to meet the future needs of our patients, we are investing significantly in our urgent & emergency care services, developing a post registration career pathway for advanced practice.
This will create exciting opportunities for current Advanced Paramedics and career development for our clinical workforce.
Through this programme we are now seeking a number of individuals with the drive, leadership skills and clinical excellence to take on the new, exciting and challenging role of Advanced Practitioner in Urgent for a rapid intervention scheme in West Essex.
In addition, Advanced Practitioners (paramedic or nurse) will provide clinical supervision and mentorship to our team of clinicians and contribute to the wider operational clinical team, through professional activities related to the four pillars of advanced practice, as well as providing excellent clinical care, on a number of new operational resources.
About us
EEAST employs over 5,000 staff with a further 1,000+ volunteers who between them cover 7,500 square miles and care for a population of more than 6 million.
Our three control rooms in Bedfordshire, Norfolk and Essex handle more than 1 million 999 calls every year, over 2,500 calls a day.
We manage a fleet of over 1,000 vehicles including double staffed ambulances, rapid response cars, operational commander response vehicles, patient transport and support service vehicles.
The East of England works alongside 17 Acute Trusts with Accident & Emergency services and a Major Trauma Centre in Cambridge. Access is available to neighbouring MTCs such as those in London.
Our core values
- Care - We value warmth, empathy and compassion in all our relationships
- Teamwork - Together as one, we work with pride and commitment to achieve our vision
- Quality - We strive to consistently achieve high standards through continuous improvement
- Respect - We value individuals, including our patients, our staff and our partners in every interaction
- Honesty - We value a culture that has trust, integrity and transparency at the centre of everything we do.
Our 4 goals are:
- Be an exceptional place to work, volunteer and learn
- Provide outstanding quality of care and performance
- Be excellent collaborators and innovators as system partners
- Be an environmentally and financially sustainable organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Advanced Practitioners in Urgent Care (paramedic or nurse)
Advanced Practitioners in Urgent Care will provide a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making.Advanced practiceencompasses the four pillars of advanced practice: clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area-specific clinical competence.
The role of Advanced Practitioners (paramedic or nurse) in Urgent Care will be wide-ranging and varied including:
- Independent prescribing, where possible and trained
- Regular development with clinical supervision, peer review and case-based discussion
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Clinical leadership supporting other healthcare professionals with complex patient groups
- Telephone triage and videoconferencing
- Opportunities to climb a clinical-career roadmap
Job description
Job responsibilities
Advanced Practitioners in Urgent Care (paramedic or nurse)
Advanced Practitioners in Urgent Care will provide a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making.Advanced practiceencompasses the four pillars of advanced practice: clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area-specific clinical competence.
The role of Advanced Practitioners (paramedic or nurse) in Urgent Care will be wide-ranging and varied including:
- Independent prescribing, where possible and trained
- Regular development with clinical supervision, peer review and case-based discussion
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Clinical leadership supporting other healthcare professionals with complex patient groups
- Telephone triage and videoconferencing
- Opportunities to climb a clinical-career roadmap
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree or Post Graduate Certificate or Post Graduate Diploma qualification in a relevant field.
- Currently has or willing to work towards a recognised advanced or specialist practice accreditation
- Commitment to achieve any further relevant Post Graduate advanced practice qualification (inclusive of independent prescribing) as determined by the employer
- Registered Health Professional
- Qualification incorporating extended clinical practice skills (eg Paramedic/Emergency Care Practitioner, Critical Care Paramedic)
- Full UK driving licence (up to 3 points may be considered dependant on point code)
Desirable
- A recognised teaching qualification or equivalent demonstrable ability with evidence of teaching in practice and / or classroom situations
- Mentoring and coaching; minimum of PPEd level 3 (certificate) or significant demonstrable development of mentoring and coaching skills through formal learning and application
- C1 category driving licence
- Qualified IHCD Emergency Driving (D2) or superseding award.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Assess and examine patients presenting with both acute and chronic conditions
- Formulate a plausible differential diagnosis supported by extensive underpinning knowledge
- Extended knowledge of 12 lead ECG interpretations
- Evidence of ability to provide remote and direct clinical advice and supervision
- Evidence of ability to provide clinical support or operational command at large scale planned events and serious, protracted, complicated or major incidents as appropriate
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience working as a solo/autonomous practitioner
- Significant experience of clinical practice, including supervision, mentorship, and leadership (equivalent to at least five years post-registration experience)
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of providing clinical assessment and advice within Clinical Hub / Clinical Support Desk
- Experience of working in other clinical settings
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree or Post Graduate Certificate or Post Graduate Diploma qualification in a relevant field.
- Currently has or willing to work towards a recognised advanced or specialist practice accreditation
- Commitment to achieve any further relevant Post Graduate advanced practice qualification (inclusive of independent prescribing) as determined by the employer
- Registered Health Professional
- Qualification incorporating extended clinical practice skills (eg Paramedic/Emergency Care Practitioner, Critical Care Paramedic)
- Full UK driving licence (up to 3 points may be considered dependant on point code)
Desirable
- A recognised teaching qualification or equivalent demonstrable ability with evidence of teaching in practice and / or classroom situations
- Mentoring and coaching; minimum of PPEd level 3 (certificate) or significant demonstrable development of mentoring and coaching skills through formal learning and application
- C1 category driving licence
- Qualified IHCD Emergency Driving (D2) or superseding award.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Assess and examine patients presenting with both acute and chronic conditions
- Formulate a plausible differential diagnosis supported by extensive underpinning knowledge
- Extended knowledge of 12 lead ECG interpretations
- Evidence of ability to provide remote and direct clinical advice and supervision
- Evidence of ability to provide clinical support or operational command at large scale planned events and serious, protracted, complicated or major incidents as appropriate
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience working as a solo/autonomous practitioner
- Significant experience of clinical practice, including supervision, mentorship, and leadership (equivalent to at least five years post-registration experience)
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of providing clinical assessment and advice within Clinical Hub / Clinical Support Desk
- Experience of working in other clinical settings
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).
