• Job Description

  Req#: A5663-25-0008?language=en&page=1216&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  An exciting opportunity awaits the right candidate to work within an extremely supportive clinical team based in Dorchester. Our team of nurses and paramedics are led by an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner in providing high quality and personalised care to the frail and older patients living in care homes across Mid Dorset.

  We are looking for maternity cover for an initial period of six months, which may be extended to one year, commencing in May 2025.

  The role is advertised as ideally full time, but we would consider part time for the perfect candidate.

  Main duties of the job

  The Frailty Team is an advanced practitioner-led team which delivers care to a caseload of frail, older patients living in care homes across the Mid-Dorset locality.

  The Frailty Paramedic will have a clinical role working autonomously with supervision and support to assess, manage and monitor the health and social care needs of patients with complex, long term health problems. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Frailty Team, Care Home Teams, GPs, Community Nursing Team, Rehabilitation Teams, Community and Acute hospitals.The service will be delivered to a defined patient population requiring case management of frailty within the community setting.

  About us

  Mid Dorset Primary Care Network, provides central clinical and administrative services for patients across the eight GP practices within the Mid Dorset area. We are a highly effective organisation where we put the patients at the very heart of our services.

  We always strive to make our teams the best they can be, where every individual is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide our employees with an environment in which to grow and develop their skills through supported learning and mentoring. We are extremely lucky that we have clinicians within our team who are registered trainers outside of the PCN, bringing their wealth and knowledge to our organisation.

  We are made up of multidisciplinary teams, supported by GPs, nurses and a range of other healthcare professionals. We do not work in isolation and proactively reach out to develop new services for our patients in partnership with other healthcare providers within secondary, community and social care.

  For the right candidates we offer support, care and understanding where you would be made to feel instantly as part of our Mid Dorset Family.

  Details

  Date posted

  11 April 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £35,500 a year

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  6 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  A5663-25-0008

  Job locations

  Third Floor South Walks House

  Dorchester

  Dorset

  DT1 1EE

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Be competent at identifying at risk patients and adding them to the caseload

  Proactively monitor and manage an identified patient caseload of patients within care/residential homes.

  Empower patients to self-manage their care at appropriate stages and support them to cope with changes

  Work with patients and carers to develop and review personalised treatment, care and management plans.

  Provide advice and information to assist individuals to make lifestyle changes and to manage and monitor their frailty.

  Support and manage patients care at the end of their life.

  Ensure that patients are appropriately referred to other practitioners when it is in the best interest of the individual needing action, care or treatment.

  Ensure that help is requested from a suitably qualified and experienced healthcare professional to carry out any action or procedure that is beyond the limits of your competence.

  Work in partnership with secondary care and Community Hospitals to facilitate the planning of care and services on discharge for case-managed patients.

  Work in partnership with clinicians with specialist skills and knowledge to meet the needs of people with complex long-term conditions (including frailty).

  Actively work towards reducing hospital bed days and innovative new ways of working to provide more care in the community.

  Take all reasonable personal precautions necessary to avoid any potential health risks to colleagues, people receiving care and the public.

  Remain objective and have clear professional boundaries at all times with people in your care, their families and carers.

  Safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people in all areas of work.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Be competent at identifying at risk patients and adding them to the caseload

  Proactively monitor and manage an identified patient caseload of patients within care/residential homes.

  Empower patients to self-manage their care at appropriate stages and support them to cope with changes

  Work with patients and carers to develop and review personalised treatment, care and management plans.

  Provide advice and information to assist individuals to make lifestyle changes and to manage and monitor their frailty.

  Support and manage patients care at the end of their life.

  Ensure that patients are appropriately referred to other practitioners when it is in the best interest of the individual needing action, care or treatment.

  Ensure that help is requested from a suitably qualified and experienced healthcare professional to carry out any action or procedure that is beyond the limits of your competence.

  Work in partnership with secondary care and Community Hospitals to facilitate the planning of care and services on discharge for case-managed patients.

  Work in partnership with clinicians with specialist skills and knowledge to meet the needs of people with complex long-term conditions (including frailty).

  Actively work towards reducing hospital bed days and innovative new ways of working to provide more care in the community.

  Take all reasonable personal precautions necessary to avoid any potential health risks to colleagues, people receiving care and the public.

  Remain objective and have clear professional boundaries at all times with people in your care, their families and carers.

  Safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people in all areas of work.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Paramedic registered under HCPC.
  • Experience of holistic assessment of older people.
  • Clinicals skills in clinical observations and phlebotomy.

  Desirable

  • Experience of care planning for older people.

  Information Technology

  Essential

  • Evidence of working with IT systems including Word, Access, Excel
  • Ability to handle sensitive information confidentially

  Desirable

  • Experience working with clinical systems e.g. SystmOne.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working under own direction.
  • Ability to self-motivate, organise and prioritise workload

  Desirable

  • Previous experience working in primary/community care setting in a similar role.
  • Experience of supporting service improvement

  Personal qualities/attributes

  Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to use own initiative and work safely in lone working environment.
  • Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Network business.
  • Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable the post holder to carry out the role effectively.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Paramedic registered under HCPC.
  • Experience of holistic assessment of older people.
  • Clinicals skills in clinical observations and phlebotomy.

  Desirable

  • Experience of care planning for older people.

  Information Technology

  Essential

  • Evidence of working with IT systems including Word, Access, Excel
  • Ability to handle sensitive information confidentially

  Desirable

  • Experience working with clinical systems e.g. SystmOne.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working under own direction.
  • Ability to self-motivate, organise and prioritise workload

  Desirable

  • Previous experience working in primary/community care setting in a similar role.
  • Experience of supporting service improvement

  Personal qualities/attributes

  Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to use own initiative and work safely in lone working environment.
  • Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Network business.
  • Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable the post holder to carry out the role effectively.

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Mid Dorset Primary Healthcare Ltd

  Address

  Third Floor South Walks House

  Dorchester

  Dorset

  DT1 1EE

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.mid-dorsetpcn.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Mid Dorset Primary Healthcare Ltd

  Address

  Third Floor South Walks House

  Dorchester

  Dorset

  DT1 1EE

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.mid-dorsetpcn.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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