This post is for 2 x 6 month secondments.
Applicants for the post of Mental Health Paramedic should have an interest in and commitment to the optimisation of mental health care and support delivered by the Scottish Ambulance Service.
Alongside operational hours, there is within the role the provision of protected time for continuous mental health learning and development, as well as regular meetings with relevant internal and external stakeholders in each locality. Successful applicants will be expected to engage in regular individual reflective practice through the clinical supervision process to facilitate personal and professional development within the role.
The Mental Health Paramedic Response Unit (MHPRU) operates 24/7 in collaboration with local health board Mental Health Assessment Units (MHAU) at Leverndale and Stobhill or Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCP). MHPRUs are crewed by one Mental Health Paramedic with the prof-to-prof support, guidance, and joint decision making with the local MHAU or mental health team. Applicants must have at least one year’s experience, on appointment, as a paramedic.
In their capacity as a Mental Health Paramedic, successful applicants will respond to 25 (Mental Health) and 23 (Overdose) coded calls. MHPRUs may also respond to ILT incidents as first response on scene when they are the nearest available resource. Mental Health Paramedics will also support ACC in the triage of mental health calls to optimise the dispatch of the MHPRU vehicles.
For any further information, contact Mental Health Paramedic Response Unit Service Manager, Ricky Begg - richard.begg@nhs.scot.
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