First Contact Paramedic and Primary Care Network Home Visiting Lead

Job summary

Hounslow PCNs are looking for a Lead first contact paramedic to join our growing multi-disciplinary PCN teams working across the five PCNs in Hounslow. The PCNs are Brentworth, Chiswick, Feltham & Bedfont, Great West Road and Hounslow Health.

Hounslow is a diverse outer London Borough of approximately 324,000 registered patients supported by 47 GP Practices. The Hounslow Consortium brings together the borough's five Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to work collaboratively for the benefit of patients and their practices.

Hounslow is traditionally considered an underserved area and several initiatives have been under way to increase the appeal of working in Hounslow through training and development of staff, technology and our partnership with Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust. We are seeking individuals who are passionate about improving care for patients living in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation, tackling health inequalities which have been exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic and increasing access to high quality multi-disciplinary general practice. We will provide support and coaching for you to help you deal with challenges that this may present.

We encourage applications from Black , Asian minority ethnic candidates and applicants with a disability and or long term health condition as these groups are unrepresented in senior roles.

Main duties of the job

This is an operational lead role, working alongside clinical directors to establish new and innovative ways of working to maximise the opportunities that PCN working offers. The role will give you a solid grounding in Primary Care, working across a PCN footprint and closely alongside other ARRS roles. Our Lead Paramedics will work as a team to shape and deliver the future care for our patients who receive their care at home, working in collaboration with our Integrated Community Response Service who are leaders in admission avoidance with the aim to maximise our impact on the health and well-being of our local population. You will have the opportunity to be involved in service improvement, implementing initiatives and directives locally with the support and supervision of your clinical leads within the PCN.

As a Lead Paramedic you will be expected to contribute to the leadership of the PCNs but also as a group of five work together to lead services in all the PCNs. You will be expected to provide leadership and mentoring to your team as well as develop effective relationships with the GP mentors for your staff.

You must have access to your own transport, as this role will require travelling both to visit patients in their homes but also to a number of PCN practices and colleagues across Hounslow.

About us

Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It's personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It's the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible.

Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. It's simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services.

In 2018, we were named'Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction'by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards.

In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.

We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users. If you enjoy a challenge and want to go home each day knowing you made a difference, you will thrive in our organisation.

Infection Control

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

Employer details

Employer name

Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust

Address

Heart of Hounslow Centre For Health

92 Bath Roasd

Hounslow

TW3 3EL

Employer's website

https://www.hrch.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust

Address

Heart of Hounslow Centre For Health

92 Bath Roasd

Hounslow

TW3 3EL

Employer's website

https://www.hrch.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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