Specialist Paramedic Mental Health

7 months ago

Wakefield, United Kingdom Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust Full time

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) is expanding its clinical workforce by introducing a new Specialist Paramedic Mental Health (SPMH) role open to suitably experienced Paramedics.

The MHRVs attend to specific mental health jobs where a double-crewed ambulance and transport to the ED may not be required as there is no physical injury. Patients are transported to safe spaces and put in touch with crisis teams to access support and Mental Health Assessment.

You will rotate between working as a double crew on the Mental Health Response Vehicles (MHRV) and Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) including placements in local mental health crisis teams, safe spaces, primary care and other providers. This is a leadership role that works across the 4 pillars of specialist and advanced practice.

Specialist Paramedic Mental Health (SPMH) are level 7 practitioners and can work to the full scope of practice. Paramedic Mental Health (PMH) is the title used during development and training as the clinician transitions to specialist practice. Paramedic Mental Health is a non-substantive role and clinicians are required to successfully complete the specialist practice pathway.

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).

Utilising their clinical skills and knowledge required of the role, the post holder is responsible for the competent assessment, diagnosis, care, treatment and referral and/or transport of patients and their carers/relatives in emergency or life-threatening situations.

The post holder will be clinically responsible for ensuring their own safe and effective clinical performance, and demonstrate excellence in clinical leadership through role modelling values and professional standards and mentorship in practice.

**The post holder will**:
- undertake responsibilities in the community in the 999 setting, MHRV, emergency care settings, and within MH partner organisations.

work flexibly, undertake in agreement with the Line Manager, other work as required which is commensurate with the grade of the post and the skills of the post holder.

attend HM courts and Coroner’s court when required.

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**:

- Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)
- 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.
- Sell annual leave scheme.
- Contributory Pension.
- NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.
- Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes.
- Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.
- Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.
- Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.

The role is open to fully qualified paramedics with 24 month post qualifying period AND portfolio sign off by the ACL or TL alongside an interest or experience in mental health.

Communication and Relationship Responsibilities
- Develop working relationships with colleagues, peers and operational/clinical managers across all directorates and divisions within the Trust as appropriate to undertake the role.
- Develop working relationships with external organisations in order to access support for patients and to positively promote the Trust and the role of Paramedics.
- Required to communicate effectively with a wide range of people on a day-to-day basis in highly complex, sensitive and difficult matters utilising persuasive, motivational, negotiating, and empathetic and reassurance skills on a frequent basis.
- 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.

Analytical and Judgmental Responsibilities
- Required to work as a coPMH

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