Advanced Paramedic

2 months ago


Nottingham, United Kingdom East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Following the publication of our new Clinical Strategy, the role of Advanced Paramedics (AP) in Pre-Hospital Care is an exciting development within East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) and will provide an excellent opportunity for career development within a clinical role. The posts will provide an opportunity for clinicians who aspire to provide advanced clinical management and co-ordination of complex and challenge care to critical care patients in clinically demanding situations and environments. You will work within a team of APs, primarily delivering the Trusts new Critical Care Desk, rotating between the desk in our Emergency Operation Centre, response vehicles and wider EMAS clinical business.

The AP will possess a breadth of knowledge, understanding and evidence of critical thinking, patient assessment and clinical care. We are looking for credible individuals with strong and compassionate leadership abilities. The AP will be expected to work across the domains of advanced practice, including audit, research, training and education with a specific focus on clinical supervision for our Specialist Practitioner cohort. This role is 24/7 and attracts unsocial hours as per the Agenda for Change section 2.

Main duties of the job

The AP will provide advanced clinical care, leadership, and education/supervision across a range of clinical settings with a primary focus on the Critical Care Desk (CCD). Working as an autonomous practitioner the AP will provide advanced clinical management and co- ordination of complex and challenging care to patients in clinically demanding situations and environments.

AP's will work within (EOC) on the CCD on a rotational basis alongside operational patient facing duties, clinical leadership, education, and research responsibilities. The role will work as a team with other key members of EOC, such as HEMS and ICD dispatchers, to provide a collaborative approach to ensuring the appropriate resourcing allocation and provision of clinical care.

CCD duties will identify critically ill and injured patients that would benefit from deployment of critical care support. The AP will prioritise and manage the emergency calls based on the information available, through interrogation of calls, allowing for appropriate coordination of the deployment of critical care assets.

APs will exhibit an extended scope of practice beyond that required for paramedic registration and Specialist Practice.

The AP will practice across the four pillars of advanced practice and in accordance with the Centre for Advancing Practice (Health Education England [HEE])

About us

We are East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS), an organisation focused on delivering a high standard of emergency and urgent care to our patients across the region.

The East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) provides Emergency, Urgent and Non-Emergency pre-hospital care and transport across six counties (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicester Leicestershire & Rutland and Northamptonshire).

We are committed to developing a workforce capable of delivering the highest levels of quality service and clinical, person-centred care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job description for full details.

Recruitment into the specialty is a multi-stage process, designed to be challenging in order to ensure that we recruit the most suitable candidates and that they are aware of the expectations of the role and scope of practice. Please note, shortlisted candidates will be required to undertake an assessment day week commencing 30th September. Full details of assessment will be provided in advance. Interviews will take place week commencing 7th October at Horizon Place 2024 with a start date of no later than 7th January 2025.

Person Specification

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Essential

Will hold a MSc in Advanced Practice, Advancing Clinical Practice or Advanced Clinical Practitioner* to include modules*, but not limited to; Advanced assessment and consultation (or similar) Management of emergency presentations (or similar) Management of illness or injury (or similar) Leadership Research and/or project *Not exhaustive, please contact the recruiting Manager if you hold a different clinical MSc HCPC Registered Paramedic with no restrictions to practice Willingness to undertake further development to become a non-medical independent prescriber A recognised teaching or practice education qualification or equivalent demonstrable ability with evidence of teaching in practice and/ or classroom situations Mentoring and coaching qualification and evidence of application Emergency ambulance driving qualification Significant experience working with and managing staff in a clinical setting Commitment to engage/achieve ongoing continuing professional development, education, and training relevant to advanced practice, as determined by self and EMAS as the employer.

Desirable

Experience of working in other clinical settings Will have credentialed with the Health Education England Centre for Advancing Practice as a AP. Those who not hold a MSc in Advanced Practice which is approved/endorsed by the HEE Centre for Advancing Practice are required to credential with the centre (through the portfolio route) within the first 18 months of employment as a AP. More information can be found at: . Experience of working within an ambulance service operations centre Evidence of ability to provide additional support and therapeutic intervention where required for patients with critical care needs

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