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

East of England Ambulance Service Trust; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading ambulance service provider is seeking a Newly Qualified Paramedic in Kings Lynn. This part-time position offers the chance to make a difference in patient care while working in a supportive environment. Candidates must have graduated or be graduating by January 2026. Please apply if you are passionate about joining a dedicated team that provides outstanding health care.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Access to 24/7 clinical advice

NHS Pension Scheme

Minimum of 27 days annual leave

Occupational Health services

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified paramedic or graduating by January 2026.
• Live within an hour's travel of Kings Lynn Ambulance Station.
• Experience from university placements with EEAST is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Deliver CQC rated outstanding care to patients.
• Work alongside a dedicated team of clinical staff and volunteers.
• Participate in a two-year NQP consolidation programme.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Clinical decision-making

Education

Graduated or due to graduate by January 2026

Job description

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

• 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: Kings Lynn, PE304EU
• Company: East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
• Job type: Permanent
• Job reference: 7631873/247-AE-NQP-WESTNOR-201125

Summary

This vacancy is for candidates for Norfolk West (Kings Lynn Hub) 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 the Kings Lynn 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 programme 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 elevate 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 Sunday 7 Dec 2025