Hounslow PCNs are looking for a Lead first contact paramedic to join our growing multi-disciplinary PCN teams working across the five PCNs in Hounslow. The PCNs are Brentworth, Chiswick, Feltham & Bedfont, Great West Road and Hounslow Health.

Hounslow is a diverse outer London Borough of approximately 324,000 registered patients supported by 47 GP Practices. The Hounslow Consortium brings together the borough's five Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to work collaboratively for the benefit of patients and their practices.

Hounslow is traditionally considered an underserved area and several initiatives have been under way to increase the appeal of working in Hounslow through training and development of staff, technology and our partnership with Hounslow Community Healthcare as part of West London NHS Trust.

We are seeking individuals who are passionate about improving care for patients living in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation, tackling health inequalities which have been exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic and increasing access to high quality multi-disciplinary general practice. We will provide support and coaching for you to help you deal with challenges that this may present.

Main duties of the job

This is an operational lead role, working alongside clinical directors to establish new and innovative ways of working to maximise the opportunities that PCN working offers. The role will give you a solid grounding in Primary Care, working across a PCN footprint and closely alongside other ARRS roles. You will lead on home visiting working in collaborations with the PCN GPs. Your role will include clinical management of patient in their own homes for both chronic condition management and acute presentations.

Our Lead Paramedics will work as a team to shape and deliver the future care for our patients who receive their care at home, working in collaboration with our Community Services focussing on admission avoidance with the aim to maximise our impact on the health and well-being of our local population.

As a Lead Paramedic you will be expected to contribute to the leadership of the PCNs but also as a group of five work together to lead services in all the PCNs. You will be expected to provide leadership and mentoring to your team as well as develop effective relationships with the GP mentors for your staff.

You must have access to your own transport, as this role will require travelling both to visit patients in their homes but also to a number of PCN practices and colleagues across Hounslow.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is �426m.The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma or Degree in relevant health profession - Paramedic
• Current professional registration
• Master's degree or equivalent level 7 education or training relevant to role
• Supervision / Coaching / Mentoring
• Postgraduate education relevant delivery of acute out of hospital care

Desirable

• College of Paramedics Diploma in Primary and Urgent Care (DipPUC)
• Teaching qualification
• Independent Prescriber

Experience

Essential

• Collaborative working with a range of multi-agency and inter professional resources
• Evaluation of own practice and participation in multi-disciplinary service and team evaluation/ QI
• Leading new clinical practice and service redesign solutions
• Implementing governance systems
• Risk management especially with complex and unpredictable events

Desirable

• Co-production of service improvements
• Building capacity and capability through work based and interprofessional learning
• Facilitating collaborative links between clinical practice and research

Knowledge

Essential

• Clinical reasoning approaches, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses.

Skills

Essential

• Continually developing practice in response to changing population health needs and future developments
• Working in partnership with individuals, families and carers
• Team leadership, resilience and determination

Desirable

• Advocating for and contributing to a culture of organisational learning

Other Requirements

Essential

• Critical reflection on own practice, self awareness, emotional intelligence, and openness to change

Employer details

Employer name

West London NHS Trust

Address

14052 Home Visiting/paramedics

Hounslow

TW3 3EL

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