Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Paramedic or Nurse
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 824-HERTS-6630461
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hemel One (HQ)
- Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Salary
- £39,205 - £47,084 per annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Nurse / Paramedic EIV
Band 6
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!
We are seeking enthusiastic senior nurses/paramedics to join our Early Intervention Vehicle (EIV) Service, delivering care through the Unplanned Care Team.
The purpose of the EIV is pathway is to deliver crisis management to patients living in Herts Valleys & prevent hospital admission, providing clinical assessment by a nurse/paramedic jointly with staff from Herts County Council.
The EIV pathway is closely aligned to other Unplanned Care services, which deliver high quality clinical care to patients in their own home at times of crisis. The purpose of the Rapid Response (RR) pathway is to prevent hospital attendance/admission and the Discharge to Assess (DTA) pathway is to facilitate early discharge from hospital. The EIV will supplement and support the delivery of Rapid Response and Discharge to Assess in the Unplanned Care Service, often referring patients onwards after assessment.
The EIV delivers care to patients across all four Herts Valleys localities, responding to non-life-threatening priority calls. The practitioner, will carry out a holistic physical & functional assessment, providing any necessary urgent equipment to ensure they remain at home & identify further needs- making the necessary onwards referrals.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be a registered nurse or paramedic with advanced clinical skills, significant knowledge and experience in the clinical care of adults and older people in a range of healthcare settings and the management of long term conditions.
You will be self-motivated with strong organisational skills and able to make complex clinical decisions quickly and autonomously as required. As a senior clinician you will use your advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making to support patients at home, improve patient outcomes and reduce likelihood of unnecessary admissions to hospital. You will be required to complete holistic assessments, giving appropriate interventions as required and have knowledge of community services to plan the on-going care of patients on the pathway.
This is an exciting post, with the opportunity to help develop the service and make a real difference to patients and a chance to develop both clinical and strategic skills.
Applicants must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Working for our organisation
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Single occupancy accommodation in Central London – (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
As an NHS trust, we are committed to equal opportunities and ensuring equality and diversity in the workplace.
We have a number of staff networks: Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN), Race Equality Network and the Rainbow Network which supports LGBT+ staff. Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will work autonomously and in collaboration with other health care professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies and the RR team to deliver excellent standards of patient care for patients requiring support in a crisis.
To respond rapidly and deliver high quality, skilled clinical assessments to patients at their usual place of residence, providing emergency equipment and assistance where required.
The service operates through pre-rostered shift patterns spanning 8am – 8pm 7 days a week (subject to extend once fully established).
To utilise specialist skills and knowledge to holistically assess needs.
To work, as required, on a flexible basis to cover all roles required within the team including RR team if required.
Please refer to the attached job description for full list of responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration OR Paramedic with HCPC registration
- Evidence of recent and continuing post-registration professional education and training equivalent to post-graduate diploma level
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in Primary Care/ Accident & Emergency
- Experience of assessing and providing quality care to people with Long Term Conditions
- Qualifications in Community and/ or Accident and Emergency health care
- Qualification in teaching or practice based learning
- Physical Clinical Assessment Skills Course or willingness to undertake the course
- Independent prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of recent substantial post-registration professional clinical experience
- Extensive range of clinical skills and experience including, e.g. IV therapy, venepuncture, cannulation, rehabilitation
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of supervising junior staff and co-ordinating a team on a day to day, regular basis
- Experience of undertaking comprehensive health needs assessment and writing care plans
Desirable criteria
- Experience of implementing evidence-based care in practice
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, in both verbal and written format
- Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office packages and email
- Principles of care for patients with long term conditions, relevant NSFs and other national standards
- NMC/HCPC Codes of Professional Conduct and application to practice
- The principles of clinical governance and application to practice
- Clinical supervision – purpose and application
Other
Essential criteria
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
- Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust’s Values and Behaviours
- Able to meet the required IT Skills for the post
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lloyd McCarthy
- Job title
- Advanced Paramedic
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02081025898
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