Newly Qualified Paramedic - Bedford and Luton | East of England Ambulance Service Trust

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust; Kempston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider is looking for newly qualified paramedics in Kempston and Luton. This role includes delivering outstanding care and working in various environments. Successful candidates will undergo a structured two-year consolidation program providing mentorship and clinical support. Benefits include career progression opportunities, access to clinical advisors, NHS pension, and a minimum of 27 days annual leave. Join a dedicated team committed to exceptional patient care.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

NHS Pension Scheme

Free parking

Minimum of 27 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Must have graduated or be due to graduate by January 2026.
• Candidates should have completed university placements with EEAST if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver CQC rated ‘outstanding’ care to patients.
• Work alongside clinical staff, volunteers, and support services.
• Handle a range of situations from birth to end of life emergencies.

Job description

This advert is for vacancies in Kempston and Luton.

Please note: Candidates who have applied and completed the recruitment process within the past 6 months are not eligible to apply at this time.

We are welcoming applications from students to continue their Paramedic career with the East of England Ambulance Service Trust. This means applicants must have graduated, or are due to graduate by January 2026. If you have completed university placements with EEAST, please include this in your application.

Candidates must live within one hour's travel of the Kempston or Luton Ambulance Hub or be willing to relocate to be eligible to apply.

Transfer Restrictions

Successful applicants will not be eligible to join the internal transfer list for a period of 24 months while completing their consolidation period.

At EEAST, we expect our paramedic workforce to continue to deliver CQC rated ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and work harmoniously alongside our dedicated team of clinical staff, volunteers, call handlers and dispatchers and support services. Paramedics will routinely work with other Allied Health Professionals in partnership organisations in both hospitals and community based services to ensure safe referrals and discharge.

A shift on an ambulance is like no other workplace. You will operate in a wide range of environments, across both urban and rural areas managing everything from birth to end of life, chronic conditions to critical illness or injury.

The two-year NQP consolidation provides you with a structured, nationally developed program of support, mentorship and supervision allowing you to transition from newly qualified to a confident and fully autonomous clinician.

Support Includes

• No solo responding in first 6 months
• 150-300 hours supervised practice in first 12 weeks after registration with an experienced paramedic.
• Practice Educator course completion at 9 months onwards, via Trust approved practice education program.
• A 24/7 Clinical Advice Line to validate your clinical decision‑making, discharging planning and practice, advice on procedures or escalation of critical, complex on‑scene decisions.
• Personally issued tablet to access electronic patient care records, up to date clinical guidelines, incident management and alternative care pathway applications.

Our vision

Outstanding care, exceptional people, every hour of every day. #WeAreEEAST

EEAST employs over 5,000 staff with a further 1,000+ volunteers who between them cover 7,500 square miles and care for a population of more than 6 million.

Our three control rooms in Bedfordshire, Norfolk and Essex handle more than 1 million 999 calls every year, over 2,500 calls a day.

We manage a fleet of over 1,000 vehicles including double‑staffed ambulances, rapid response cars, operational commander response vehicles, patient transport and support service vehicles.

The East of England works alongside 17 Acute Trusts with Accident & Emergency services and a Major Trauma Centre in Cambridge. Access is available to neighbouring MTCs such as those in London.

Our core values

• We are Accountable
• We are Respectful
• We strive to be Excellent

Our 4 goals are

• Be an exceptional place to work, volunteer and learn
• Provide outstanding quality of care and performance
• Be excellent collaborators and innovators as system partners
• Be an environmentally and financially sustainable organisation

Benefits include

• Career progression opportunities to advanced clinical practice, leadership, education or research
• Access to 24/7 clinical advice, Critical Care desk and an Operational Commander
• C1 reimbursement of up to £1,000 (subject to terms and conditions)
• Level 3 Emergency Response Driving certificate
• Pay enhancement for out of hours shift working
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Free parking
• Minimum of 27 days annual leave
• Occupational Health services including a 24hr Employee Assistance Program, mental health and wellbeing, legal and financial services
• Staff support networks BAME, LGBTQ+, Multi Faith and All Women in EEAST.

At EEAST recruitment, we would like to wish you the best of luck with your application and thank you for considering EEAST as your future employer.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Dec 2025