Paramedic

Amvale Medical Transport Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare transport company in Leicester is seeking experienced Paramedics for emergency patient transfer work. Candidates must have at least 2 years of post-qualification experience and preferably NHS Ambulance Service experience. Successful candidates will manage ambulance admissions and provide patient assessments in a busy emergency department, with a comprehensive benefits package including accommodation for traveling staff.

Benefits

Workplace pension scheme

Paid holidays

Comprehensive suite of online CPD

Fully paid bed and breakfast at local hotel for traveling staff

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience post NQP period is required.
• Previous NHS Ambulance Service experience is desirable.
• A C1 licence is desirable, but not mandatory.
• Up to date continual professional development (CPD) is a pre-requisite.

Responsibilities

• Assess, treat, diagnose, and manage patients in urgent and emergency settings.
• Accountable for the supplying and administering of medicines.
• Manage and refer patients appropriately.

Skills

Emergency patient transfer

NHS Ambulance Service experience

Cannulation

Patient assessments

12-lead ECG

Education

Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving

IHCD BTEC level 3 in Emergency Ambulance Driving

Job description

The work involves working out of Leicester Royal Infirmary. Tasks involved are PTS / emergency patient transfer work (inter hospital transfers) with an opportunity to work in a busy emergency department.

Our preference is for staff who live locally and can commute daily to work. We do have some accomadation for those travelling from further away.

Main duties of the job

Paramedics are required to have a minimum of 2 years experience (post NQP period), and previous NHS Ambulance Service experience is desirable. Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving (L3CERAD) or the previous IHCD BTEC level 3 in Emergency Ambulance Driving with evidence of recent driving assessments. A C1 licence is desirable for the role, but not mandatory. A clean work record is essential for the role. Up to date continual professional development (CPD) is a pre-requisite for the post, and candidates invited to interview are expected to produce evidence of this, along with original professional qualifications.

Please note we require a minimum of 2 years experience post qualification period/signed off hours.

All posts are offered on a variable hour contract and are PAYE positions with the company who are IR35 compliant. This includes various benefits such as a workplace pension scheme, paid holidays, a comprehensive suite of online CPD. Also, for those who travel away from home the company provide fully paid bed and breakfast at a local hotel (with a daily living allowance). This is a complete and comprehensive package for the right candidates.

With all the roles advertised above daily work includes managing ambulance admissions into the ED, taking handovers from crews, performing tasks such as cannulation, 12-lead ECG, the usual patient observations, patient assessments, inter-hospital transfers for example.

About us

Amvale Medical - Our Story

Amvale Ltd began its journey in 1985, when we identified acritical gap in local transport services particularly for children withdisabilities. At the time, support in this area was limited and investment wasvirtually non-existent. Amvale took its first steps into specialised medicaland community-focused transport solutions.

Thanks to our growing reputation across Lincolnshire andHumberside, local hospitals soon approached us to provide Patient TransportServices (PTS). In response, We decided to invest further in this area, andin 1998, Amvale Medical Transport Ltd was formed. It was not long before webecame heavily involved in both PTS and Transport for Transplant services, andwe are proud to continue providing these vital services to NHS Trusts andhospitals both locally and nationwide.

Over the years, Amvale Medical Transport Ltd has expandedinto other areas, including Paramedic Ambulances, Emergency Department StaffingSupport, Mental Health Transport, Secure Transport, Patient Bed Watch services,Emergency Medical Teams, Hospital Call Control, Medical Training, MedicalFlights, medical provision at entertainment events. We now celebrate morethan 25 years of independent business success, and in December 2019, AmvaleMedical Transport Ltd further expanded its operations by establishing anotherambulance station in Glasgow, trading as Amvale Scotland Ltd.

Job responsibilities

A job description is available on request.

Be accountable for the assessment, treatment, diagnosis, supplying and administering of medicines, managing, discharging and referring patients in a range of urgent, emergency, critical or out of and in hospital settings.

Contribute to the development of an integrated approach to the delivery of unscheduled/out of hours care involving all relevant stakeholders including health and social care organisations.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Paramedics are required to have a minimum of 2 years experience (post NQP period), and previous NHS Ambulance Service experience is desirable. Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving (L3CERAD) or the previous IHCD BTEC level 3 in Emergency Ambulance Driving with evidence of recent driving assessments
• A clean work record is essential for the role. Up to date continual professional development (CPD) is a pre-requisite for the post, and candidates invited to interview are expected to produce evidence of this, along with original professional qualifications.
• Please note we require a minimum of 2 years experience post qualification period/signed off hours.
• A C1 licence is desirable for the role, but not mandatory.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.