Consultant Paramedic in Emergency Care

SOUTH WESTERN AMBULANCE SERVICE; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional ambulance service in the UK is seeking a Consultant Paramedic to join their senior clinical leadership team. This pivotal role focuses on providing leadership for emergency care, driving clinical quality, and enhancing community services. The ideal candidate will have proven skills in expert clinical practice, strategic leadership, and mentoring. Benefits include a competitive NHS salary, extensive holiday entitlements, and opportunities for career progression. Join a compassionate team dedicated to making a difference in people's lives.

Benefits

Competitive NHS salary

37.5 hours working week

27 days of holiday plus public holidays

Generous Pension Scheme

Career and salary progression

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in emergency and urgent care.
• Ability to provide evidence-based care in complex situations.
• Demonstrated leadership in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based care in emergencies.
• Shape trust-wide strategy for emergency care.
• Lead on professional development and mentoring.
• Drive applied research to improve outcomes.

Skills

Expert clinical practice

Strategic leadership

Mentoring

Research and innovation

Job description

We are seeking an exceptional Consultant Paramedic in Emergency Care to join our senior clinical leadership team. This is a new and pivotal role, aligned to the NHS England framework for multi‑professional consultant practice, designed to provide senior clinical leadership for emergency care including to drive the reduction in unwarranted variation between our counties, further improve clinical quality, lead clinical professional standards and work with system partners to increase availability and capacity of community services.

As a Consultant Paramedic, you will provide knowledge skills and experience in expert clinical practice, strategic leadership, and system‑wide influence to ensure our emergency care services deliver the highest standards of patient outcomes and safety. The post holder will work closely with a Consultant Paramedic in the South of the Trust and be required to travel across the South West., The role spans the four pillars of consultant practice:

Clinical Practice

• Deliver evidence‑based care in complex emergency and urgent care situations.
• Act as a clinical role model, supporting paramedics and wider teams in delivering safe, effective care.

Leadership

• Shape and influence trust‑wide strategy for emergency care.
• Provide senior clinical leadership across multidisciplinary teams and system partners.
• Champion innovation, transformation, and workforce development.

Education

• Lead on professional development, mentoring, and provide support and guidance to the education team.
• Collaborate with universities and training providers to strengthen and future‑proof paramedic education pathways.

Research & Innovation

• Drive applied research and service evaluation to improve patient outcomes.
• Translate evidence into practice, ensuring our services remain at the forefront of emergency care.

Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.

We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five‑year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.

At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.

If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples' lives, then we would love to hear from you.

In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.

You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.

Benefits

• Competitive NHS salary
• A standard working week of 37.5 hours
• Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Career and salary progression
• Car leasing scheme
• Free parking across Trust sites
• Cycle‑to‑work and other salary sacrifice schemes
• Staff networks
• Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK