Pediatric Ambulance Technician – Critical Care Retrieval

EMED Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

EMED Group is recruiting an Ambulance Technician (ECA) to join the STRS transport team at Evalina London Children’s Hospital, London SE1 7EH. You will help retrieve and transfer critically ill children within a mobile intensive-care setting, supporting families during urgent journeys.

Role requires FREC4 and CERAD, or the ability to complete training, plus at least two years of blue-light emergency driving and a full UK C1 licence.

Qualifications

• FREC 4 and CERAD, or the ability to complete and pass the required training before independent deployment.
• Full UK manual driving licence with C1 entitlement is required.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside the STRS Retrieval Lead and Retrieval Nurse to keep two specialist retrieval teams ready 24 hours a day.
• Prepare and check the ambulance, clinical equipment, retrieval kits, trolley, Babypod, monitor, ventilator, pumps, and medical gases.
• Drive safely under emergency-response conditions when clinically authorised, applying road-risk and fatigue controls.
• Support patient preparation, safe securing and loading under the direction of the clinical team.
• Assist with CPR, equipment preparation and other tasks within your competence when directed by the Retrieval Lead.
• Provide calm, compassionate, and trauma-informed support to parents and carers.
• Complete vehicle, equipment, infection-prevention, and readiness checks and promptly elevate defects or shortages.
• Maintain accurate electronic records and communicate operational updates to STRS and EMED control colleagues.
• Participate in simulation, reflective debriefs, incident learning and continuous service improvement.
• Support aeromedical tasking and flight-stretcher preparation when required.

Education

FREC 4 and CERAD

Job description

EMED Group is recruiting an Ambulance Technician (ECA) to join the STRS transport team at Evalina London Children’s Hospital, London SE1 7EH. You will help retrieve and transfer critically ill children within a mobile intensive-care setting, supporting families during urgent journeys.

Role requires FREC4 and CERAD, or the ability to complete training, plus at least two years of blue-light emergency driving and a full UK C1 licence.