The Specialist Paramedic Mental Health (SPMH) will work on the Mental Health Response Vehicles (MHRVs), rotate into the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) to provide support to patients over the phone and to crews on scene where necessary, and undertake rotation into partner organisations including primary care, crisis teams and third sector providers to continue their own development and support with closer working relationships. Paramedics operate at the Specialist Paramedic level, providing enhanced clinical support and supervision of staff across a range of incidents within the pre-hospital environment.
Working with a greater autonomy, the post holder will provide enhanced clinical management and coordinate the care of patients with complex and challenging healthcare needs, responding to patients with acute or critical illness, serious injury or major trauma in emotive and demanding situations or environments. The Specialist Paramedic Mental Health will support patients experiencing mental health crisis when they need a response (either telephone or face to face from the ambulance service).
Vacancy locations:
Hull West
Main duties of the job
Patient Care The post holder will safely and effectively manage patient care, ensuring they: Provide a Trust-wide specialist source of experience and knowledge around mental health issues and crisis. Undertake an enhanced assessment of patients with complex health needs, ensuring that care is planned to best meet these needs in the pre-hospital setting. Exercise clinical judgement to assess, diagnose, treat, refer and/or discharge patients with undifferentiated injury and/or illness. Apply enhanced knowledge, making balanced and pragmatic decisions relating to end of life care and futility of resuscitation, placing the patient's best interests and wishes at the heart of such decisions.
Communication and Relationship Responsibilities Develop working relationships with colleagues, peers and operational/clinical managers across all directorates and divisions within the Trust as appropriate to undertake the role. Develop working relationships with external organisations in order to access support for patients and to positively promote the Trust and the role of Paramedic. Communicate with people who may be experiencing significant distress and in situations which are complex and highly charged.
About us Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities. We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live. We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working including hybrid working.
Benefits:
Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependent). 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service. Contributory Pension. NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc. Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes. Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service. Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development. Well-respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.
Training requirements
The PMH/SPMHs will be required to complete a PGDip qualification for the role. This will be delivered through an Emergency Care Practitioner Apprenticeship programme for Mental Health at Sheffield Hallam University and the qualification will result in a PGDip in Specialist Practice. The post title will be Paramedic Mental Health during training, and then Specialist Paramedic Mental Health once training is completed and the individual has passed the CASP process as a level 7 specialist practitioner.
Person Specification Skills Essential
Excellent communication skills. Demonstrates attitudes and behaviour which enhances the experience of the patient. Willingness to clinically supervise paramedics and other clinical staff when required.
Qualifications/ Knowledge Essential
Registered Paramedic that has completed the NQP programme. Willingness to undertake any statutory training, recertification/revalidation and additional clinical skills courses as required by YAS and the discrete professional and statutory regulatory bodies. Holds or willingness to complete a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice around Mental Health. Specialised knowledge, or desire to acquire such knowledge, in Mental Health.
Desirable
Teaching and/or mentoring. Demonstrates an understanding and application of the principles of Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Human Factors in operational and clinical environments.
Experience Essential
Experience of undertaking clinical supervision and mentorship in practice. Demonstrable portfolio of significant relevant and recent CPD.
Desirable
Experience of working within EOC/Call Centre and/or remote clinical assessment setting.
Values & Behaviours Essential
Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust's values and behaviours framework (Kindness, Respect, Teamwork, Improvement).
Personal/ Other Essential
Committed to personal and professional development.
Desirable
Committed to the development of the paramedic profession evidenced by membership of the College of Paramedics.
Employer details Employer name Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address Hull West Ambulance Station Hull West HU4 6PJ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
174-SPMH-270125 #J-18808-Ljbffr
Working with a greater autonomy, the post holder will provide enhanced clinical management and coordinate the care of patients with complex and challenging healthcare needs, responding to patients with acute or critical illness, serious injury or major trauma in emotive and demanding situations or environments. The Specialist Paramedic Mental Health will support patients experiencing mental health crisis when they need a response (either telephone or face to face from the ambulance service).
Vacancy locations:
Hull West
Main duties of the job
Patient Care The post holder will safely and effectively manage patient care, ensuring they: Provide a Trust-wide specialist source of experience and knowledge around mental health issues and crisis. Undertake an enhanced assessment of patients with complex health needs, ensuring that care is planned to best meet these needs in the pre-hospital setting. Exercise clinical judgement to assess, diagnose, treat, refer and/or discharge patients with undifferentiated injury and/or illness. Apply enhanced knowledge, making balanced and pragmatic decisions relating to end of life care and futility of resuscitation, placing the patient's best interests and wishes at the heart of such decisions.
Communication and Relationship Responsibilities Develop working relationships with colleagues, peers and operational/clinical managers across all directorates and divisions within the Trust as appropriate to undertake the role. Develop working relationships with external organisations in order to access support for patients and to positively promote the Trust and the role of Paramedic. Communicate with people who may be experiencing significant distress and in situations which are complex and highly charged.
About us Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities. We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live. We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working including hybrid working.
Benefits:
Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependent). 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service. Contributory Pension. NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc. Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes. Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service. Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development. Well-respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.
Training requirements
The PMH/SPMHs will be required to complete a PGDip qualification for the role. This will be delivered through an Emergency Care Practitioner Apprenticeship programme for Mental Health at Sheffield Hallam University and the qualification will result in a PGDip in Specialist Practice. The post title will be Paramedic Mental Health during training, and then Specialist Paramedic Mental Health once training is completed and the individual has passed the CASP process as a level 7 specialist practitioner.
Person Specification Skills Essential
Excellent communication skills. Demonstrates attitudes and behaviour which enhances the experience of the patient. Willingness to clinically supervise paramedics and other clinical staff when required.
Qualifications/ Knowledge Essential
Registered Paramedic that has completed the NQP programme. Willingness to undertake any statutory training, recertification/revalidation and additional clinical skills courses as required by YAS and the discrete professional and statutory regulatory bodies. Holds or willingness to complete a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice around Mental Health. Specialised knowledge, or desire to acquire such knowledge, in Mental Health.
Desirable
Teaching and/or mentoring. Demonstrates an understanding and application of the principles of Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Human Factors in operational and clinical environments.
Experience Essential
Experience of undertaking clinical supervision and mentorship in practice. Demonstrable portfolio of significant relevant and recent CPD.
Desirable
Experience of working within EOC/Call Centre and/or remote clinical assessment setting.
Values & Behaviours Essential
Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust's values and behaviours framework (Kindness, Respect, Teamwork, Improvement).
Personal/ Other Essential
Committed to personal and professional development.
Desirable
Committed to the development of the paramedic profession evidenced by membership of the College of Paramedics.
Employer details Employer name Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address Hull West Ambulance Station Hull West HU4 6PJ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
174-SPMH-270125 #J-18808-Ljbffr
