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East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust; Kempston; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Clinical advice line

C1 driving licence assistance

Emergency driving certificate

27 days annual leave

Job summary

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is recruiting Newly Qualified Paramedics under the Non-Placement Graduate program (B&L) with start readiness by March 2027. Roles cover Bedfordshire and Luton, with priority given to applicants holding a full C1 driving licence.

New entrants will join a two-year consolidation program designed to support transition to autonomous clinical practice, with mentored supervision, access to clinical advice and development opportunities across urban and rural

Responsibilities

• Operate across urban and rural environments delivering care to patients.
• Two-year NQP consolidation provides mentorship, supervision and professional development.

Job description

Newly Qualified Paramedic - Non-Placement Graduate - B&L - Sept 2026

Company:

Company: East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

A Vacancy at East of England Ambulance Service Trust.

This vacancy is for candidates for Bedfordshire and Luton.

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 fromstudentsto continue their Paramedic career with the East of England Ambulance Service Trust.Applicants must be able to start by March 2027. If you have completed university placements with EEAST, please include this in your application.

Priority consideration will be given to applicants who hold a full C1 driving licence.

Candidatesmust live within one hour's travelof their preferredbaseStation or be willing to relocateto be eligible to apply.

Transfer Restrictions:

Successful applicants willnot be eligible to join the internal transfer list for a period of 24 monthswhile 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 program of support, mentorship and supervision allowing you to transition from newly qualified in to a confident and fully autonomous clinician.

Support includes:

• 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 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 in to advanced clinical practice, leadership, education or research
• Access to 24/7 clinical advice, Critical Care desk and an Operational Commander
• 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
• 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.

This advert closes on Friday 18 Sep 2026