Airport Paramedic Dual Role

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust; Crawley; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits experienced paramedics at a forward-thinking organization dedicated to providing high-quality emergency care. This full-time role involves working at Gatwick Airport and includes a dual role of responding to emergencies and managing ambulance shifts. The ideal candidate will be compassionate, methodical, and possess a strong background in pre-hospital care. With a commitment to personal and professional development, this role offers a chance to make a significant impact in the community while enjoying generous benefits, including NHS pension options and ample holiday time. Join a team that values inclusivity and excellence in patient care.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

27 days holiday

Personal development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Occupational health services

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Paramedic with experience in pre-hospital care.
• Must have a full manual driving licence and emergency driving qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality emergency and urgent healthcare services.
• Work in partnership at Gatwick Airport and undertake ambulance shifts.

Skills

Pre-hospital care knowledge

Compassionate care

Stress management

Methodical and systematic approach

Emergency response driving

Education

BTECH Level 4 in Paramedic Science

DipHE in Paramedic Science

FdSc in Paramedic Science

BSc in Paramedic Science

Tools

C1 Driving Licence

Emergency Response Driving Qualification

Job description

Employer: South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Gatwick Airport/Gatwick Make Ready

Town: Faraday Road

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 £35,392-£42,618

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 16/02/2025 23:59

Interview date: 13/03/2025

Airport Paramedic Dual Role

Band 6

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has a vision to ‘support our staff to provide a caring, high quality and efficient urgent and emergency care service to our communities’. We are rated ‘Good’ for care by the Care Quality Commission and aim to continually improve and to reach outstanding across all areas of the Trust.

Our 4,000+ workforce provides services to 4.9m people across Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and North East Hampshire. We handle over 1 million calls to 999 and 1 million calls to NHS 111 every year.

Job Overview

SECAmb has an exciting opportunity to work in partnership at Gatwick Airport on the new SOLO contract. This will be on a dual role basis and include working on a SRV while at Gatwick Airport and undertaking double crewed ambulance shifts out of Gatwick make ready.

Due to this being an external contract, your actual contract and place of work will be Gatwick make ready centre with shifts allocated as part of a rota pattern which incorporates shifts at Gatwick airport.

Main Duties of the Job

We are recruiting for Experienced Paramedics to help us achieve our vision of becoming a world-class provider of emergency and urgent healthcare services in the pre-hospital and out of hospital environments.

We are looking for empathetic and committed individuals who are eligible to register with the HCPC and hold a BTECH Level 4, DipHE, FdSc, or BSc award in Paramedic Science or Practice. Applicants must have an excellent knowledge of pre-hospital care, be methodical and systematic, and demonstrate compassionate care in their daily interactions with patients.

Experienced Paramedics should hold the Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving and C1 Licence.

Applicants must also have the ability to deal with stressful and sensitive situations while being highly motivated and enthusiastic.

Working for Our Organisation

• Option to join NHS pension scheme
• A minimum of 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years’ service.
• Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
• Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
• Access to occupational health and counselling services.
• Back up buddy App
• Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

This is a two-year secondment and you will need to be in commuting distance of the airport.

You will need to undertake additional security and occupational screening in line with the airport's requirements.

This is a full-time role.

Please note the assessment date has been booked for 21st and 25th of October; there will be no other available dates.

Person Specification

• HCPC registered Paramedic
• Must have held a full manual driving licence for a minimum of 1 year, with no more than 3 points at the time of application
• Trust approved emergency driving qualification
• Must have licence category C1. (if appropriate to the role). Valid in the UK

Please note that the salary range noted on the vacancy is in line with agenda for change (AFC) pay scales. All successful applicants would be placed automatically at the bottom of the banding unless proven, relevant NHS or equivalent experience can be demonstrated.

The Trust is passionately committed to being an inclusive employer - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We actively support equality of opportunity for all our staff and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief.

The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. For this reason, we recommend completing your application as early as possible.