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12 Month Secondment
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.
MHPRUs operate in collaboration with local health board Mental Health Assessment Units (MHAU) or Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCP). MHPRUs are crewed by one Mental Health Paramedic and one Mental Health Nurse or by one Mental Health Paramedic with the prof-to-prof support of 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
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.