Paramedic

Job summary CSH Surrey is anot-for-profit community services provider with a passion for helping peoplelive the healthiest lives they can in their communities.
They provide a widerange of adult community health services in northwest Surrey and childrens NHScommunity services across the whole of Surrey.By joining NHSProfessionals and working on the bank at Central Surrey Health, you caninstantly help CSH Surrey to continue to improve the life chances and wellnessof the diverse communities across Surrey and its surrounding areas.
So, read onto find out more about why joining NHS Professionals and working on the bank atCSH makes the perfect sense for you, your career, for CSH and its patients andfamilies.We have long term placement opportunitiesavailable for Paramedics at Woking Community Hospital.Are you passionate and experienced inproviding a quality care to patients and colleagues?
Would you like to be partof a highly qualified team providing support for patients, working in anintegrated hospital and community service?
If so, we would like to hear fromyou today!
The post holder will:Provide assessmentof patients, using analytical and judgment skillsProvide appropriatepatient centred treatment using evidence-based practice where-ever possibleWork closely with the urgent community response(UCR) services to assist in proactively identifying and managing patients Main duties of the job Skills/Responsibilities:To apply for this post, you will:Health and Care Professions Council Register as a Paramedic Post registration qualification or University DegreeA minimum of twoyears post registration experienceExperience ofcaseload management including responsibility for complex care packages forvulnerable peopleExperience ofworking with long-term conditions and frailtyIdeally someknowledge of urgent care system in Northwest SurreyIn addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required toprovide evidence of Relevant Qualifications Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable About us Putting People inPlaces to Care be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caringfor patients with a team of people from all walks of life.Weekly pay to giveyou access to your wages more quickly.Blue Light Card NHS Discount ProviderFirst choice ofshifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.Our team is alwayshappy to help - access our support line any time.Working options tosuit your lifestyle being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shiftsyou want or choose fixed term placements.Training anddevelopment opportunities via the Trust and NHSPs own academy.Explore differentwards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.Being part of theNHSP Community means youll get access to member activities such as member ofthe month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series andmuch more.Who are NHS Professionals?NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department ofHealth, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how,and where you want to work.
Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel partof the team and community.
Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixedterm placements.ApplyTodayBy joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts orfixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.
Job description Job responsibilities Job role To work closely with the UCR team & Clinical Leads for frailty, Community Nursing, Frailty GPs, Adult Social Care, community services and the third sector to provide fast reactive services for patients with decompensated frailty and ensure rapid delivery of treatment, care planning to support acute hospital admission avoidance where appropriate with a focus on the 9 Common Critical Conditions- Falls; Decompensation of Frailty; Reduced Function/Decondition/reduced mobility; Urgent equipment provision, Confusion / Delirium, Palliative / EOL crisis support; Urgent Catheter Care, Urgent support for diabetes; Unpaid Carer breakdown.
To provide advanced assessment and care planning, including history taking and physical assessment for patients with frailty.
To work closely with the frailty GPs, Advanced Clinical Practitioners & Clinical Leads for UCR & Frailty , adult social care and the third sector carers and patients to assist in proactively identifying and managing patients with frailty and supporting them and their carers in the development and delivery of personalised care plans.
To provide strong holistic assessment and treatment planning of patients with frailty, without direct supervision.
To work in conjunction with a wide range of clinical colleagues and specifically, primary care and community teams and Social Care professionals, leading and facilitating a patient or client focused, co-ordinated case management approach across primary and secondary care for people who are most vulnerable to, and at high risk of repeat admission to hospital.
The UCR clinician will provide expertise within their professional discipline, to the wider team.
Advise on the promotion of health and prevention of illness and provide information to individuals and groups to prevent disease, where possible.
Recognise situations that may be detrimental to health for example housing, social and economic factors and refer to an appropriate agency and liaise with members of the Community Care Team.
To provide case management using extended skills where appropriately trained to avoid hospital admission and manage sometimes complex clinical needs in the community setting.
provide assessment of patients, using analytical and judgment skills.
To provide appropriate patient centred treatment using evidence-based practice where-ever possible.
Patients will present with acute or chronic conditions and complex multi-system pathologies neuro, respiratory conditions, orthopaedic rehabilitation and age related deterioration.
devise effective, personalised plans of care for each patient with specific therapeutic knowledge, recognizing him or her as an individual.
The plan of care, which has been developed in conjunction with the patient, carer, and relevant others, should be outcome based and ensure appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.
goals and objectives of any intervention are clearly established and negotiated, and where appropriate can be assessed through use of outcome measures/ objective markers.
To provide a holistic and therapeutic treatment programme or where appropriate direct the intervention as necessary through UCR Band 5 Clinicians, Community Rehab Assistants, HCAs or other members of the multi-disciplinary team Person Specification Qualifications Essential Health and Care Professions Council Register as a Paramedic Post registration qualification or University Degree Experience Essential A minimum of two years post registration experience Experience of caseload management including responsibility for complex care packages for vulnerable people Experience of working with long-term conditions and frailty