Emergency Care Paramedic
3 weeks ago
Position Overview
We are excited to present a remarkable opportunity for skilled Registered Paramedics to become part of our dynamic Emergency Department.
As a Registered Paramedic, you will collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team in the Emergency Department. Operating within a defined scope of practice, your responsibilities will encompass various areas, including but not limited to Ambulance Assessment, Streaming, Initial Assessment (FIT), and Resuscitation. You will hold clinical accountability for a designated group of patients, working in partnership with medical and nursing staff in your area. Your role will involve conducting clinical assessments, diagnostics, and delivering prescribed clinical care aligned with your Paramedic skill set. You will also share your Paramedic expertise with the broader team and provide leadership and support to junior staff. Additionally, you may lead specific areas of the department upon request and delegate care responsibilities to other Healthcare Professionals and Senior Healthcare Assistants, ensuring high standards and quality of emergency care are consistently maintained.
Candidate Profile:
- HCPC Registered Paramedic with relevant emergency care experience
- Completion of the National Newly Qualified Paramedic (NQP) Programme, including a portfolio and completion certificate
- Possession of a FdSc/DipHE or BSc (Hons) in Paramedic Science (IHCD Paramedics must hold a FdSc/Dip HE and/or BSc/BSc (Hons) or higher)
- Confidence in providing care for patients with emergency care needs
Main Responsibilities:
- Engage in designated areas of the emergency department, including Ambulance Assessment, Streaming, Initial Assessment (FIT), and Resuscitation
- Provide leadership within your designated area
- Conduct clinical assessments based on emergency presentations
- Complete risk assessments to inform patient care
- Deliver and evaluate emergency care interventions
- Administer medications safely through various routes in accordance with prescriptions
- Perform diagnostics within your scope of practice
- Conduct venepuncture, cannulation, and arterial blood gases (once competent)
- Accurately document all care provided
- Recognize patient deterioration and escalate concerns to medical/nursing colleagues
- Collaborate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team
- Implement treatment and discharge plans with patients and their families
- Exemplify the Trust values
- Support resuscitation efforts upon request
- Act as a clinical escort for inter-facility transfers when needed
- Deliver personal and holistic care, promoting comfort, pressure area care, and continence
- Share Paramedic expertise within the team
- Support junior staff, students, and apprentices in the Emergency Department
- Delegate care responsibilities to Senior Healthcare Assistants
About Northampton General Hospital:
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the region, embarking on an exciting journey of improvement and modernization. We are committed to enhancing efficiency across all divisions as we evolve and advance. Our collaboration with Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has resulted in the formation of University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Core Values:
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Integrity
Courage
We strive to recruit exceptional individuals to deliver our services across University Hospitals of Northamptonshire, fostering an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. We value effective communication and actively promote our vacancies to all communities.
As a Defence positive trust, we support our reservists, veterans, spouses, and partners.
We encourage applications from individuals who identify with all protected groups, particularly those from BAME, Disabled, and LGBTQ+ backgrounds, as these groups are currently underrepresented in our hospitals.
We recognize the importance of working with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment.
Our active Networks promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds, ensuring that everyone feels valued and has a sense of belonging at Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
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