Senior Paramedic - HMP & YOI Feltham

at  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner. We have a Health and Justice Services Directorate, within which sits the ‘Children and Young People’ Service line working in partnership with ‘Youth Custody Service’ colleagues to provide, trauma-informed primary care, mental health, neuro-developmental and substance misuse services to those within our care
It is our quest to deliver patient-focused, developmentally appropriate, quality care; promoting a trauma informed environment, supporting young people and young adults to understand their own health and wellbeing needs and maximise all opportunities to achieve their own health and personal goals
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Band 6 Paramedic to join our Integrated Healthcare Service at HMP YOI Feltham. Feltham is effectively two separate establishments delivering healthcare services to Young people in Feltham A (15-19 years) and young adults in Feltham B . By joining our team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of the young people we care for, but also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being

To provide professional leadership and to facilitate a culture which engenders high standards and reflective learning
To lead and manage a team of allocated staff (including Paramedics and ECTs)
Undertake line management responsibility for a team of staff ensuring appropriate deployment and supervision of staff
To provide skilled general care and advice to patients within the prison
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team assessing the health needs of patients; to provide and evaluate care given and implement changes as required
To be able to work autonomously, as well as part of the wider team delivering health care to the standard equitable to that found within the wider community
To provide holistic care in a unique environment based on a primary care model that encourages patient engagement to an often socially excluded group
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through monthly supervision, annual personal development plans/appraisals and access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.
The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.
All of our sites in CYPSL offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff at the HMP YOI establishments.
Professional Leadership
Provide professional team leadership and support to all members of the Healthcare team.
Maintain a professional manner and act as a role model
To facilitate the healthcare team’s compliance with CNWL and Prison policies, procedures and guideline ensuring adherence at all times
Support the formulation of policies/protocols within sphere of work
Participate in and provide clinical and management supervision and facilitate others to engage in the process
Act as an excellent role model to junior nursing staff, nursing assistants and students setting, implementing and monitoring the highest professional standards
Manage time and resources effectively with an ability to prioritise workload and working flexibly to meet the needs of the service
Supervise and ensure effective use of clinical stock
Ensure staff and own adherence to medicines management policies to reduce wastage and contribute to cost saving efficiencies
Line management for an allocated group of staff undertaking PDR/KSF reviews, absence management and first stage grievance and disciplinary
Participate in the Recruitment and Selection of new staff
Supervise and allocate daily workload, ensuring that the team’s human resources are deployed accordingly to meet service needs
Act as the Healthcare liaison during prison serious incident situations for example hostage taking or death in custody.
Ensure that own and others practice is evidence based and in line with CNWL and Local Clinical Guidelines
Support the monitoring of quality and practice standards within the team by identifying and reporting any issues relating to poor clinical standards to the Primary Care Lead or senior manager in their absence
Support the clinical governance framework by identifying own and others training needs and the identification of potential clinical risks within the team
Work collaboratively with other specialist nurses within the prison to ensure effective clinic provision and integrated packages of care
Ensure that the service is delivered in line with CNWL and prison policies in relation to health and safety and infection prevention and control
Participate in quality initiatives to promote the development of the service
Undertake incident and complaint investigations and formulate appropriate action plans