Newly Qualified Paramedic - Mid & South Essex | East of England Ambulance Service Trust

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent ambulance service organization is seeking a Paramedic for their Southend location. This role includes delivering care in diverse environments with the support of a structured consolidation program. Candidates should reside within one hour of the Southend Ambulance Hub or be willing to relocate. The position offers numerous benefits, including job progression, clinical advice access, and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Access to 24/7 clinical advice

NHS Pension Scheme

Minimum of 27 days annual leave

Occupational Health services

Free parking

Qualifications

• Candidates must live within one hour's travel of the Southend Ambulance Hub or be willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding care in various environments managing diverse health conditions.
• Support during a structured two-year NQP consolidation program.

Job description

Overview

This advert is for vacancies in Southend ONLY. Our vision - Outstanding care, exceptional people, every hour of every day. #WeAreEEAST

We are welcoming applications from our non-placement students to continue their Paramedic career with the East of England Ambulance Service Trust.

Benefits

• 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

This vacancy is Southend-based only. Candidates must live within one hour's travel of the Southend 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 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, discharge planning and practice, advice on procedures or escalate 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

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.

Core values and Goals

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

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

This advert closes on Friday 5 Sep 2025