Newly Qualified Paramedic (Clacton) | East of England Ambulance Service Trust

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust; Little Clacton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking newly qualified paramedics to join their team in Little Clacton. The role involves delivering outstanding care alongside dedicated clinical staff and working in diverse environments. Candidates must live within one hour of Clacton Ambulance Station and are expected to have graduated by January 2026. The position offers structured support during a two-year consolidation period to help transition into confident clinicians, with numerous benefits including career progression opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Minimum of 27 days annual leave

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Must live within one hour's travel of Clacton Ambulance Station or be willing to relocate.
• Completion of university placements with EEAST is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding care as part of a dedicated clinical team.
• Transition from newly qualified to an autonomous clinician during the consolidation period.

Skills

Ability to work in diverse environments

Strong clinical decision-making

Team collaboration

Education

Graduated or expected graduation by January 2026

Tools

Electronic patient care records systems

Job description

This vacancy is for candidates for North-East Essex (Clacton) ONLY.

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 Clacton Ambulance Station 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 in 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, discharge planning and practice, advice on procedures or escalating 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 into advanced clinical practice, leadership, education or research
• Access to 24/7 clinical advice, Critical Care desk and an Operational Commander
• Additional 5% fringe (high cost area) in certain areas of Hertfordshire and Essex
• 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.

Good luck with your application and thank you for considering EEAST as your future employer.

This advert closes on Thursday 15 Jan 2026