Job summary
Are you Band 7 Senior Paramedic looking to be part of a new model of care?
HCRG Care Group are leading the delivery of a new Virtual Ward team and are looking to offer a fantastic opportunity to be part of a new venture, developing innovative care pathways and using remote technology to provide acute care at home and prevent avoidable admission to hospital.
As a Senior Paramedic, you will provide clinical support for the assessment, management and treatment of patients in community settings with particular focus on those referred from the 2-hour Urgent Community Response (UCR) initially and then develop wider referral pathways.
Based in our Care Coordination Centre at Peasedown St Johns but working within patients homes across Bath and Northeast Somerset (BaNES). As a Band 7 Senior Paramedic you will have a fantastic opportunity to be part of a new venture, receiving full AFC terms and conditions.
This service runs 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week.
If you are a Band 6 Paramedic looking for the next step in your career, or already a Band 7 looking to be part of an innovative model that changes the way healthcare is delivered, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
As part of the HCRG Care Group Virtual Ward team you will report to the Virtual Ward Clinical Lead and into the Head of Operations. As a Senior Paramedic you will:
- Supervision, support, professional development, appraisals, ensuring colleagues develop sound clinical skills suitable for their level of experience and job role. Case load management.
- Delivering evidence based clinical practice skills to ensure the appropriate management of patients needs.
- Using skills of assessment, diagnosis, interpretation of tests, forward planning of care & treatment.
- Timely recognition of deteriorating patients, appropriate response, escalation & documentation.
- Participate in, initiate, and deliver audit & research to identify current practice, drive continuous improvement & contribute to the development of new knowledge, theory & practice to benefit patients & colleagues.
Please see full job description for all responsibilities.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year – guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Senior Paramedic, youll be part of our valued team at our new Virtual Ward in Peasedown St John.
You will feel valued as a Senior Paramedic within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
£41,659 – £47,672 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
An ideal candidate will have the following:
- Educated to a degree level
- Experience of working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team
- Experience of leading and managing a team
- Training in clinical supervision and/or leadership skills
- Experience in implementing change
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Senior Paramedic, youll be part of our valued team at our new Virtual Ward in Peasedown St John.
You will feel valued as a Senior Paramedic within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
£41,659 – £47,672 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
An ideal candidate will have the following:
- Educated to a degree level
- Experience of working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team
- Experience of leading and managing a team
- Training in clinical supervision and/or leadership skills
- Experience in implementing change
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
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Desirable
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
