Paramedic

St John Ambulance; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A charitable organization focused on healthcare is seeking an Events Healthcare Professional to provide first aid at various events. Candidates must be registered paramedics with recent experience in emergency care. The role requires flexibility for different deployments, including a blend of event healthcare and teamwork with emergency services. Generous leave allowances and supportive work culture are offered.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

Supportive work culture

Qualifications

• Experience managing acutely unwell patients in the emergency setting required.
• Flexible approach to various event deployments on a casual basis expected.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care at various events including music festivals and sports.
• Deliver care in line with standards set by HCPC.

Skills

Registered paramedic (Excl. NQP)

Evidence of CPD activity within the last 12 months

Regular and recent experience in managing acutely unwell patients

Experience in safely discharging patients

Education

Educated to degree level or evidence of post-registration advanced study

Job description

Role

Events Healthcare Professional – Paramedic (casual)

Our offer to you

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and be recognised for the great work you do. In addition to your hourly rate, you will receive a generous annual leave allowance.

About Us

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,400 employees and more than 31,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.

Mission

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. ambulance response & nighttime economy) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. volunteers, community advocates, NHS cadets and young responders programmes). There is also a buoyant social enterprise network which delivers first‑aid training and supplies medical consumables to businesses and consumers.

Job Summary

St John Ambulance provides first aid and medical provision to thousands of events each year. You will be providing clinical care to patients presenting to St John Ambulance across our exciting and varied events portfolio. Our Event Healthcare Professionals will be providing pre‑hospital care at a large range of events such as music festivals, motoring, equestrian and sports events. You will be supported with modern equipment and vehicles, working alongside volunteers and other employed St John staff. This role will primarily involve shifts during sociable hours, although some may be long in duration. You will work alongside a blended team of SJA volunteers, event organisers and other uniformed emergency services, demonstrating clinical leadership and support. It is essential that you have experience in managing acutely unwell patients in the emergency setting, whether that be in an emergency department or pre‑hospital.

About You

• Registered paramedic (Excl. NQP)
• Evidence of CPD activity within the last 12 months
• Educated to degree level or evidence of post‑registration advanced study
• Regular and recent experience in managing acutely unwell patients in the pre‑hospital environment
• Experience of accessing and/or referring to alternative care pathways
• Experience in safely discharging patients

About the Role

Willing to accept work at various event deployments on a casual basis as advertised by the Events Team to provide care to patients.

Deployments may include ambulance crew or being stationed at a treatment centre; a flexible approach is required.

Deliver clinical care in line with the standards set by your regulatory body (HCPC).

Work to the Scope of Practice framework set by St John Ambulance.

Utilise senior clinical help when faced with situations or clinical presentations outside of your knowledge base.

Ensure appropriate and timely referrals are made to other agencies, utilising agreed procedures.

Work with the event clinical management team to maintain infection, prevention and control standards.

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply).

Application Process

For current St John Ambulance employees, please apply here: Click here.

For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply: please apply below.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Diversity and Inclusion

St John Ambulance is committed to increasing the diversity of our team and reflecting the communities we serve. We have several networks including Multi‑Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers, and Women’s groups. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.

Safeguarding

St John Ambulance is committed to safeguarding and promotes safe recruitment practice. All successful applicants will undergo pre‑employment checks, including DBS clearance, as part of the onboarding process, if applicable to the nature of the role.

Contact

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.