Advanced Paramedic Critical Care

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are delighted to be recruiting for an Advanced Practitioner (Critical Care) to support the work we are doing to reshape how we deliver our services and to move forward our ambitions as a Trust.

The Advanced Practitioner (Critical Care) is a key role in the professional leadership structure, providing clinical leadership, clinical supervision and governance oversight to Specialist Paramedics (Critical Care). They will provide clinical quality oversight to our critical care team including supporting the Critical Care Desk within the Emergency Operation Centre. The role will also contribute to the wider clinical workforce development, ensuring that clinical assessment and critical and emergency care is delivered safely and effectively in line with the Trust's clinical strategy.

Utilising the advanced skills and knowledge required of an advanced practitioner, the Advanced Practitioner (Critical Care) will deliver an advanced scope of practice through patient assessment, diagnostics, clinical decision making and interventions of the most complex and challenging patients.

Salary: Band 8a

Job Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: 37.5 hours - flexible working is available.

Location: Office based typically at Trust Headquarters located at Newburn Riverside, Newcastle but location can be negotiated to reflect personal circumstances.

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Lee Thompson lee.thompson1@neas.nhs.uk Consultant Paramedic Critical Care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a senior clinician embedded within the Critical Care Team, responsible for ensuring that patients receive safe and effective care through clinical leadership, clinical development and supervision in practice. Analysis of local key performance indicators, formulation of clinical development and risk mitigation plans, and supporting clinicians to remain proficient through education and development activities are fundamental elements of the role.

We are looking for someone to join us who has the same vision and a commitment to living our values. Reporting to the Consultant Paramedic in Critical Care, the Advanced Practitioner (Critical Care) will have advanced clinical skills aligned to the national frameworks for Advanced Level Practice. The Advanced Practitioner (Critical Care) will possess the capabilities of the multi-professional advanced clinical practitioner and deliver across the 4 pillars of advancing practice, in addition to a range of other key responsibilities.

The Advanced Practitioner (Critical Care) will work as part of a supportive team and be able to take advantage of a great work-life balance and agile ways of working.

We welcome applications from candidates with protected characteristics as it is important as an organisation that we reflect the people we serve.

About us

We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.

Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!

Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.

We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.

We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.

Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".

We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dyslexia Smart Award employer, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.

Date posted

04 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

340-APCC-09-24

Job locations

Bernicia House

Bernicia House | Goldcrest Way | Newburn Riverside Business Park

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE15 8NY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents for full responsibilities and main duties of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents for full responsibilities and main duties of the role.

Person Specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Essential

o HCPC Registered Paramedic. o Holds a Master's Degree (MSc) Advanced Clinical Practice or able to evidence achievement of ACP o Non-medical prescribing.

Desirable

o Has successfully completed appropriate additional academic postregistration theoretical study that relates to emergency care (minimum Level 6).

KEY SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND APTITUDE

Essential

o Ability to apply advanced clinical assessment, clinical reasoning and formulate differential diagnoses and management plan underpinned by extensive knowledge and experience. o Ability to deliver advanced clinical skills and interventions in accordance with scope of practice for Advanced Paramedic Emergency Care.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

o Significant post-registration experience of advanced clinical practice, clinical leadership, clinical supervision and mentorship. o 2 year's experience as a Specialist Paramedic or advanced practitioner.

Desirable

o Experience of working in other clinical settings and as a solo responder. o Experience of undertaking a lead clinical supervisor role. o Holds and maintains Resuscitation Council (UK) ILS Provider qualification.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS / OTHER

Essential

o Full UK driving license including entitlement to drive vehicles in category C1.

Desirable

o Full member of the College of Paramedics

Person Specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Essential

o HCPC Registered Paramedic. o Holds a Master's Degree (MSc) Advanced Clinical Practice or able to evidence achievement of ACP o Non-medical prescribing.

Desirable

o Has successfully completed appropriate additional academic postregistration theoretical study that relates to emergency care (minimum Level 6).

KEY SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND APTITUDE

Essential

o Ability to apply advanced clinical assessment, clinical reasoning and formulate differential diagnoses and management plan underpinned by extensive knowledge and experience. o Ability to deliver advanced clinical skills and interventions in accordance with scope of practice for Advanced Paramedic Emergency Care.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

o Significant post-registration experience of advanced clinical practice, clinical leadership, clinical supervision and mentorship. o 2 year's experience as a Specialist Paramedic or advanced practitioner.

Desirable

o Experience of working in other clinical settings and as a solo responder. o Experience of undertaking a lead clinical supervisor role. o Holds and maintains Resuscitation Council (UK) ILS Provider qualification.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS / OTHER

Essential

o Full UK driving license including entitlement to drive vehicles in category C1.

Desirable

o Full member of the College of Paramedics

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).