Qualified Paramedic (Bank)

Qualified Paramedic (Bank) Bicester, England

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Full Time Bicester, England 35572 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Are you a Qualified Paramedic who has been working for an NHS Trust or a private provider? Are you looking to work on a flexible basis where you can choose your shifts and balance work and personal commitments?

If the answer is 'yes', then this is your opportunity to work for a progressive, innovative and caring Trust.

A SCAS bank agreement offers a flexible way of working, whereby you can do as few as one shift in three months or as many as you want (ensuring compliance with the Working Time Directive). Bank working could be your main method of working or a secondary role. As one of our bank workers, you will be able to pick shifts from an online system which will automatically allocate you work without the need to call us, making the process quick and easy.

We are looking for applicants who are:

  • highly motivated and passionate about high quality patient care
  • professional
  • C1 blue-light driver trained
  • compassionate and able to remain calm under pressure
  • emotionally and physically resilient and a good communicator
All we need you to have is:
  • Current registration with the HCPC
  • Qualified Paramedic status in the UK (must have completed the NQP portfolio at the point of application
  • Full valid UK manual driving licence including Category C1, with no more than 3 points
  • Emergency Ambulance Driving Level 3 qualification (IHCD or FutureQuals)
If successful at application, you will be invited to an online interview and a driving and lifting assessment.

The 5-day clinical training programmes are not residential so you will need to be able to get to our Education Centre in Newbury, Whiteley or Bicester on your own and at your own cost. Please note training is Monday - Friday during the day and you will need to commit to the full course.

All successful candidates who are offered a job with us will have to obtain clearance from the DBS (Disclosure and Baring Service) and our Occupational Health provider as well as satisfactory references covering at least the last 3 years.

As part of your application you will be asked to advise us of your base station preferences. We will then do our best to match your preferences to available vacancies at the time. We can’t guarantee placing you in your first preference but we will do our best.

Note: you will need to meet the essential criteria as a minimum in order for your application to be shortlisted.You must also have completed your Consolidation of Learning portfolio and have demonstrable experience of working as a Paramedic.If you registered with HCPC after Sept 2016 we will be requesting evidence that you have practiced operationally and completed the 2 year NHS NQP programme. This evidence will be requested during the recruitment process should your application be successful.

Benefits we offer:
  • Expert training and support from our dedicated in-house education team.
  • Holiday entitlement is 27 days rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time).
  • Enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
  • Access to continual professional development and opportunities within SCAS and the NHS.
  • Occupational Health support along with an Employee Assistance Programme.
  • NHS Discounts in over 200+ stores including Holidays, Days out, Car insurance, Restaurants and Clothing.
About Us

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of emergency, urgent care and non-emergency healthcare services, along with commercial logistics services.

The Trust delivers most of these services to the populations of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire as well as non-emergency patient transport services in Surrey and Sussex.

We serve a population of over 7 million and answer over 500,000 urgent calls a year. We employ 4,551 staff who, together with over 1,100 volunteers, enable us to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

Available stations are as follows: Milton Keynes, Stoke Mandeville, High Wycombe, Wexham, Newbury, Reading, Bracknell, Basingstoke, North Harbour, Whitchurch and Alton.

OVERALL PURPOSE/ROLE SUMMARY:
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 hospital settings.

Provide effective clinical leadership, development and mentorship to operational personnel, including newly qualified paramedics and students to support the delivery of a high quality patient centred service.

Contribute to the development of an integrated approach to the delivery of unscheduled/out of hours care involving social care organisations

Qualified Paramedic (Bank)
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

www.southcentralambulance.nhs.uk
Bicester, United Kingdom
Will Hancock
$100 to $500 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Unknown
Healthcare Services & Hospitals
2006
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