Urgent response practitioner

1 month ago

Gillingham, United Kingdom Medway Community Healthcare Full time

Job summary

Are you a paramedic or a nurse looking for an opportunity to take your career in a exciting new direction? Do you have the ability to prioritise your workload effectively and efficiently? Do you have experience in clinical triage and delivering care in community settings?

If you answered yes, we've got the perfect role for you

We are looking for proactive clinicians to join our urgent response service, providing urgent care to unwell patients in their own home or care homes within 2 hours of a healthcare professional referral.

The multi-disciplinary team consists of multiple professionals from different clinical settings.

The team works across Medway supporting our primary care, community services and the ambulance trust in keeping patients safe and well at home.

The successful applicant will have experience of clinical triage and delivering care in community settings

Main duties of the job

If you are up to the challenge we are looking forward to hearing from you

This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you'll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder. We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development. We'll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support. You'll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

So what are you waiting for?

We can't wait to hear from you, and look forward to receiving your application.

About us

So what else?

This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you'll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder. We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development. We'll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support. You'll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

Would you like to work flexibly?In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The small print

Informal visits can be arranged on request. We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme. MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients. Job description

Job responsibilities

Job purpose

To work as part of the multi-disciplinary urgent response service to support unwell patients in domiciliary and care homes. The service operates from 0700-1900hrs 7 days a week and the post holders are required to work 12 hour shifts. The post holder will rotate between clinical triage function and face-to-face patient consultations. To undertake clinical triage for health care professional referrals into the urgent response service. To undertake face-to-face assessment, diagnosis and treatment for community patients presenting as unwell to prevent hospital admission where appropriate and keep patients safe within their own homes. To work as a member of a multidisciplinary team providing clinical care for patients within research and evidence-based guidelines. The team comprises of advanced clinical practitioners, paramedics, phlebotomists, therapists, care managers and social care providers. To support the clinical leads in managing cost-effective and efficient practice and actively seek to prevent hospital admissions where appropriate.

Please see JD attached

Person Specification

MCH Values

Essential

Caring and compassionate, delivering quality and value, working in partnership

Qualifications

Essential

Hold current registration as a Paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council or as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Desirable

Preparation of Mentors/ENB 998 or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

Experience in undertaking urgent care in community settings and clinical triage.

Desirable

Understanding of community setting for care and functioning of integrated working.

Special knowledge / expertise

Essential

Qualification in Minor Illness Management, Enhanced Clinical Assessment or willingness to undertake.

Desirable

Knowledge and experience of working with enhanced Patient Group Directives.

Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment

Essential

Evidence of undertaking regular training and continuous personal/professional development. Demonstrate ability to practice at an advanced level. Demonstrate ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.

Practical / intellectual skills

Essential

A sound knowledge of Clinical Governance and risk management.

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