Advanced Paramedic Practitioner

4 weeks ago


Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom Kernow Health CIC Full time
Job Summary

Kernow Health CIC is seeking a skilled Advanced Paramedic to join its clinical team in Cornwall. As a key member of the Integrated Urgent Care Service, you will work alongside a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality patient care.

Main Responsibilities
  • Act as an advanced paramedic practitioner, demonstrating advanced clinical competence and a knowledge base beyond those associated with conventional nursing and paramedic roles.
  • Clinically examine, assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate the efficacy of treatment/interventions for patients presenting with a range of acute, non-acute, and chronic medical conditions in the urgent care setting.
  • Assess clinical conditions and supply medicines using a suite of patient group directions, prescribing, and utilisation of other agreed guidelines to initiate or support the management of patients in the urgent care setting.
  • Rapidly recognise deteriorating patients who require emergency intervention and arrange appropriate treatment accordingly.
  • Assist in the development of an integrated approach to the delivery of urgent care involving all relevant stakeholders, including health and social care organisations.
  • Deliver evidence-based, contemporary clinical practice by utilising applied knowledge of clinical audit, critical appraisal of research, research methodology, ethical review, and research governance.
Organisational Responsibilities
  • Adhere to all Kernow Health CIC/NHS Cornwall 111 policies, procedures, and guidelines, which are available on the organisational intranet.
  • Report any incidents of safety breaches, including accidents, complaints, and defects in equipment.
  • Demonstrate a proactive approach to self-development, including a commitment to Continuing Professional Development.
  • Troubleshoot simple computer problems and initiate repair or recovery.
  • Complete all paperwork and maintain administrative systems appropriate to Company needs.
  • Provide assistance to colleagues, ensuring smooth operations and providing effective responses to both individual and group needs.
  • Regularly check the rota website and carry out duties and shift patterns as agreed and detailed by the rota team.
  • Undertake all mandatory and statutory training, and other training as required by the organisation and/or Line Manager.
  • Attend staff meetings, check emails regularly, and read all communications from the organisation to keep up to date with operational practices.
  • Wear identification badges when on duty, carrying out duties on behalf of the organisation.
  • Where supplied, wear the organisational uniform when undertaking duties on behalf of the organisation. Where uniform is not supplied, adhere to the organisational Dress Code.
  • Be conversant with local and organisational regulations and Health and Safety responsibilities.
  • The post holder must maintain a safe environment, taking care to avoid injuries and assist the Company in meeting statutory requirements.
  • To conform to and actively commit to and promote Cornwall 111 Kernow Health CIC Customer Service Standards both with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Apply infection control measures within the organisation according to local and national guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures.
  • Abide by the NHS Code of Conduct.
  • Comply with the Duty of Candour.
Communication
  • Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, ensuring patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
  • Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with clinicians and operational staff to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated service.
  • Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background, and preferred ways of communicating.
  • Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication.
  • Maintain effective communication within the organisation and with external stakeholders.
  • Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate.
Delivering a Quality Service
  • Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the HCPC. Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time.
  • Produce accurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures.
  • Prioritise, organise, and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.
  • Ensure professional revalidation requirements are met.
  • Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines, and evidence-based care.
  • Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking, and formal evaluation.
  • Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities.
  • In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of healthcare responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate.
  • Support and participate in shared learning across the organisation and wider organisation.
  • Understand and apply guidance that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patient health procedures and local guidance.
  • Exhibit standards of personal and professional conduct and performance to maintain professional registration by the HCPC.
  • Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient healthcare records appropriate to the consultation.
  • Adhere to organisational, national, and regulatory codes of confidentiality in regard to all patient information.
Leadership, Personal, and People Development
  • Take responsibility for own learning and performance, including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model.
  • Support staff development to maximise potential.
  • Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.
  • Encourage others to make realistic self-assessment of their application of knowledge and skills, challenging any complacency or actions that are not in the interest of the public and/or users of services.
  • Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant areas of work.
  • Take a lead role in planning and implementing changes within the area of care and responsibility.
  • Work with senior clinical and management teams to ensure sufficient staff of appropriate ability, quality, and skill mix is available to meet current and future service delivery, that selection and recruitment processes are effective, and that equality of treatment of the team incorporates quality HR principles and processes.
  • Contribute to the development of local guidelines, protocols, and standards.
  • Maintain effective communication with those responsible for the overall commissioning and procurement process.
  • To attend and be proactively involved in professional meetings at base and corporately.
  • Take the lead and develop a special interest within certain areas to allow the sharing of clinical knowledge and expertise.
Learning and Development
  • Undertake mentorship where appropriate.
  • Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments, courses, and conferences.
  • Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate.
  • Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families, and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning.


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