Paramedic (Prison)

The Paramedic is a senior clinician of the Prison Healthcare Team and has clinical responsibility for those held in custody at HMP/YOI Stoke Heath ensuring delivery of comprehensive, skilled, and evidence-based care to patients within the Prison setting. The post holder will provide an immediate response for the area and will be responsible for referring onto other members of the healthcare team as required.

Responsible for the assessment, treatment and care of prisoners to reduce inappropriate conveyances and subsequent emergency department admissions, where clinically safe to do so.

To provide care to prisoners within the establishment in collaboration with the wider Multidisciplinary team.

To provide urgent clinical care in the Prison in response to patient need.

Recognise that the Trust may have different protocols and policies for delivery of interventions and medicines from Ambulance and Primary Care providers, and to work within the scope of these protocols.

To respond appropriately to triage requests for assessments and care and to undertake triage.

In the absence of the Clinical lead, to take responsibility for the coordination and realignment of staff resources across the team to ensure capacity meets demand.

Demonstrates analytical and judgemental skills when interpreting and performing acute or complex patient assessments and care planning

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.