Qualified Technician/Paramedic - DCA Job Share - Scunthorpe x3

at  East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

We have 3 job share opportunities at Scunthorpe station for Paramedic. NQT or band 5 Technician.To provide clinical leadership to other grades of staff, to ensure the care you provide is of a high clinical standard and to ensure that you encourage others to set high clinical standards when treating patients.
To carry out daily vehicle checks in accordance with the Trusts Standard Operating Procedure, ensuring the vehicle is fully stocked with appropriate consumables, all equipment is in working order, and is safe and ready to use. Checking that all drugs (including controlled drugs) are stocked and stored as per trust policies and guidelines.
To ensure any trust vehicle that is to be used is roadworthy and available to respond to any category of call from the commencement of the shift.
To respond to emergency and urgent patients using advance driving skills and utilising visual (blue lights) and audible (sirens) warnings. To transport patients, relatives and carers to other care providers whilst driving at both normal road speed and/or emergency conditions.
To work as part of a crew or as a solo responder (meeting essential local training and experience criteria.), initiating high quality assessment, treatment (including drug therapies) and patient care.
About you
As a paramedic/Technician you are expected to provide guidance and support to newly qualified paramedics, associate ambulance practitioners/technicians and care assistants. You will need to evidence that you are up to date and have maintained continual professional development as a paramedic.
You will already hold your C1 category on your driving license and you will need to provide evidence that you have completed a qualification allowing you to drive under blue light conditions in a C1 size vehicle (examples, IHCD D1/D2 or Futurequals Emergency Ambulance Driving).
This is a Job Share opportunity, working on an annualised rota 18.75 hours per week
To act in accordance with EMAS clinical policies, procedures, protocols and patient group directives. To adhere to and promote EMAS values whilst dealing with patients, carers, relatives, ambulance service colleagues and colleagues from other emergency services.

JOB PURPOSE:

To provide safe and effective care to patients, relatives and significant others.
To provide clinical leadership to other grades of staff, to ensure the care you provide is of a high clinical standard and to ensure that you encourage others to set high clinical standards when treating patients.
To carry out daily vehicle checks in accordance with the Trusts Standard Operating Procedure, ensuring the vehicle is fully stocked with appropriate consumables, all equipment is in working order, and is safe and ready to use. Checking that all drugs (including controlled drugs) are stocked and stored as per trust policies and guidelines.
To ensure any trust vehicle that is to be used is roadworthy and available to respond to any category of call from the commencement of the shift.
To respond to emergency and urgent patients using advance driving skills and utilising visual (blue lights) and audible (sirens) warnings. To transport patients, relatives and carers to other care providers whilst driving at both normal road speed and/or emergency conditions.
To work as part of a crew or as a solo responder (meeting essential local training and experience criteria.), initiating high quality assessment, treatment (including drug therapies) and patient care ensuring patients, relatives and carers are consulted at all possible opportunities and feel that they are at the centre of all decisions made.
To act in accordance with EMAS clinical policies, procedures, protocols and patient group directives. To adhere to and promote EMAS values whilst dealing with patients, carers, relatives, ambulance service colleagues and colleagues from other emergency services.

CLINICAL DUTIES

To use a holistic assessment process, comprising several components e.g. use of 12 lead ECG, to identify straightforward or complex information and then use clinical judgement to determine correct and safe emergency treatment options. Where required use alternative care pathways e.g. admission to stroke units, PPCI utilisation and admission to level 2 and level 1 trauma centres.
Use locally agreed Emergency Department alternative pathways to safely refer patients on scene (see and treat) and to ensure appropriate safety netting is in place. Utilise non conveyance methods through the use of available alternative pathways.
To be proficient in advanced clinical skills e.g. drug therapy, IV cannulation, and I-Gel intubation, fluid replacement, needle cricothyrotomy and needle thoracentesis whilst adhering to local policies and procedures.
To perform advanced skills whilst travelling in a moving vehicle to a high standard ensuring the safety of the patient, yourself and significant others at all times.
To determine all patient care needs following a full assessment using local and national guidelines. To produce and implement emergency and non-emergency care autonomously ensuring that these are specific to patient needs.
May occasionally volunteer to participate in clinical trials and equipment testing as and when required.
When indicated, use your own significant clinical judgement to administer a wide range of treatments following a full clinical assessment. To independently decide on further treatment, transport or referral options.
To respond to a varied portfolio of patients suffering from a variety of medical and traumatic conditions.
To ensure continuous monitoring of all patients and be able to react appropriately to any unpredictable changes in the patient’s condition within the scope of practice of the post. To safely and confidently communicate these changes with significant others
Frequently deal with unpredictable, aggressive and distressed patients and members of the public who could pose a risk to themselves and others.
To be accountable for your clinical practice, employing all training and experience, whilst treating a patient as either a solo responder or as part of a crew.
To have an understanding of complex medical and social needs in a specialised pre-hospital environment and to be accountable for safe clinical care within that environment.
To act as an autonomous practitioner as per section 4 of the HCPC standards of proficiency and to assess and determine patient treatment options as per JRCALC (2016) national guidelines, and by utilising underpinning theoretical knowledge

OPERATIONAL DUTIES

To respond to all level of calls as instructed by EOC utilising either emergency or non-emergency driving skills. To adhere to all local and national policies and procedures related to driving emergency vehicles including claiming exemptions whilst driving under emergency conditions.
To act as scene ‘bronze’ commander when first on scene at multi agency or multi patient incidents until relieved by a member of staff of higher ranking grade.
To manage the workload of yourself and others when it is required e.g. at the scene of a multi-patient incident.
To operate in both internal and external environments that could pose a risk to staff, patients, relatives, carers and other agency personnel. This includes inclement weather (extremes of heat and cold), unpredictable terrain and various degrees of light and dark.