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

East of England Ambulance Service Trust; Tendring; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading ambulance service is seeking a Newly Qualified Paramedic for Colchester and Clacton areas. Candidates must graduate by January 2026 and be within one hour's travel from the ambulance station. The role requires delivering outstanding patient care and working with a dedicated team across diverse environments. This part-time position offers a structured transition period into a confident clinician.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Access to 24/7 clinical advice

NHS Pension Scheme

Minimum of 27 days annual leave

Free parking

Qualifications

• Must live within one hour's travel of Colchester or Clacton Ambulance Station.
• Eligible only if completed university placements with EEAST.
• Not eligible if applied within the last 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Deliver CQC rated 'outstanding' care to patients.
• Work alongside clinical staff and Allied Health Professionals.
• Manage a wide range of emergency situations in urban and rural areas.

Skills

Paramedic skills

Ability to work in diverse environments

Excellent communication skills

Education

Graduated or due to graduate by January 2026

Job description

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

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 24 November 2025
• Salary: Not specified
• Additional salary information: £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
• Hours: Part time
• Closing date: 24 December 2025
• Location: Colchester and Clacton, PE304EU
• Company: East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
• Job type: Permanent
• Job reference: 7637957/247-AE-NQP-COLCLAC-241125

Summary

This vacancy is for candidates for North-East Essex (Clacton) and North-West Essex (Colchester) 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 Colchester or 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 into 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 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.

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification.

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

This advert closes on Monday 8 Dec 2025.