INT Specialist Emergency Care Practitioner

• Undertake autonomous clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of patients presenting with acute and urgent healthcare needs.
• Carry out history taking, physical examination, clinical observations and appropriate treatment.
• Develop differential diagnoses and management plans within professional competence.
• Undertake home visits and support same-day and urgent primary care activity.
• Manage acute presentations and exacerbations of long-term conditions where appropriate.
• Identify clinical deterioration and escalate or refer appropriately.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records.
• Prescribe medicines where appropriately qualified and working within scope of practice.

• Act as a clinical link between SS9-North PCN and wider INT partners.
• Work collaboratively with primary care, community health services, social care, mental health, hospices, voluntary organisations and other local services.
• Identify patients who would benefit from coordinated multidisciplinary support.
• Contribute to MDT meetings, case discussions and care planning.
• Support proactive management of frailty, complex long-term conditions and patients at risk of hospital admission.
• Help improve communication and referral pathways between organisations.
• Support admission avoidance and appropriate community-based alternatives to hospital care.
• Promote personalised care that considers both clinical and wider social needs.

• Undertake autonomous clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of patients presenting with acute and urgent healthcare needs.
• Carry out history taking, physical examination, clinical observations and appropriate treatment.
• Develop differential diagnoses and management plans within professional competence.
• Undertake home visits and support same-day and urgent primary care activity.
• Manage acute presentations and exacerbations of long-term conditions where appropriate.
• Identify clinical deterioration and escalate or refer appropriately.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records.
• Prescribe medicines where appropriately qualified and working within scope of practice.

• Act as a clinical link between SS9-North PCN and wider INT partners.
• Work collaboratively with primary care, community health services, social care, mental health, hospices, voluntary organisations and other local services.
• Identify patients who would benefit from coordinated multidisciplinary support.
• Contribute to MDT meetings, case discussions and care planning.
• Support proactive management of frailty, complex long-term conditions and patients at risk of hospital admission.
• Help improve communication and referral pathways between organisations.
• Support admission avoidance and appropriate community-based alternatives to hospital care.
• Promote personalised care that considers both clinical and wider social needs.

• Support proactive identification of patients at risk of deterioration.
• Contribute to frailty, complex care, discharge follow-up and seasonal resilience initiatives.
• Help identify gaps in existing pathways and support practical service improvements.
• Participate in audit, quality improvement and evaluation of INT activity.
• Contribute clinical expertise to the development of new neighbourhood services and initiatives.

• Work within the requirements of their professional regulatory body.
• Maintain professional registration and continuing professional development.
• Recognise and work within the limits of their competence.
• Participate in clinical supervision, audit and quality improvement.
• Comply with safeguarding, confidentiality, infection control, lone working, health and safety and information governance requirements.
• Contribute to a positive culture of patient safety and continuous improvement.

Essential

• HCPC registered Paramedic
• Recognised Paramedic qualification (BSc/DipHE or equivalent)
• Relevant enhanced/advanced clinical practice qualification (Level 6 or 7 or equivalent)
• Current professional registration and evidence of ongoing CPD

Desirable

• Independent Prescribing qualification.
• Experience within general practice Primary Care Networks or community services.
• Experience of home visiting, frailty or complex care.
• Experience of admission avoidance or urgent community response.
• Experience of integrated or multidisciplinary care.
• Knowledge of Integrated Neighbourhood Teams and proactive population health approaches.
• Experience of service development audit or quality improvement.