Paramedics

East of England Ambulance Service Trust; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional ambulance service provider in the UK seeks committed paramedics to deliver outstanding patient care across diverse settings. This role includes working alongside clinical staff and provides extensive mentorship during the initial phase to ensure a confident transition into clinical practice. With a focus on community and hospital interactions, candidates should be ready to manage various health situations from emergency to chronic care, all while supported by a robust clinical team.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Access to clinical advice 24/7

NHS Pension Scheme

Minimum of 27 days annual leave

Occupational Health services

Qualifications

• Transition from newly qualified to confident clinician supported by mentorship.
• Ability to manage acute and chronic conditions in diverse settings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care that is rated 'outstanding' by CQC.
• Work with other healthcare professionals in both community and hospital services.

Job description

Overview

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.

Training and Support

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 to 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 to 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.

About EEAST

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.

Core Values

• We are accountable
• We are respectful
• We strive to be excellent

Our Four Goals

• 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

• 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.