Emergency Medical Technician (Qualified) - Herts and West Essex in Harlow

EEAST is a great place to work, offering great people, career opportunities, and a varied and supportive environment. Our vision is outstanding care, exceptional people, every hour of every day.

This advert is for vacancies in Hemel, Harlow and Stevenage ONLY. East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) welcomes applications from experienced qualified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). You will be joining a workforce recognised for delivering outstanding care to our patients, where teamwork and quality are embedded into our day-to-day practice. We support an open, honest and respectful culture and actively seek out opportunities to improve every element of our service we provide to our patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job:

• Deliver CQC rated ‘good’ care to our patients.
• Work harmoniously alongside our dedicated team of clinical staff, volunteers, call handlers, dispatchers, and support services.
• Manage a wide range of environments, across both urban and rural areas, handling everything from birth to end of life, chronic conditions to critical illness or injury.

Upon successful completion of your application and pre-employment checks, you will be invited to attend a two-week induction at one of our Education Training Centres followed by a supportive local induction at your allocated locality. Please note: During the training course, it is your responsibility to attend in full, on each day. Accommodation and travel expenses will not be provided.

Working for our organisation:

EEAST employs over 5,000 staff with a further 1,000+ volunteers who cover 7,500 square miles and care for a population of more than 6 million. Our three control rooms 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.

Our core values:

• Accountability
• Striving for Excellence
• Being Respectful

Our 4 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

To apply, you will have undertaken and completed BTEC Level 3 or IHCD Ambulance Aid Award, FREC Level 5, or a FAQ Level 4 – Diploma for Associate Ambulance Practitioners. You will also be expected to provide a portfolio detailing your experience of working within the emergency ambulance service. Staff must be able to evidence an existing full C1 licence and completion of an Emergency Response Driving Qualification at the point of application.

Person specification:

Qualifications:

• Essential criteria: BTEC level 3 in Ambulance Aid (or IHCD Ambulance Aid Award) or FREC level 5, plus a portfolio to demonstrate competencies in FREC levels 3 & 4 OR FAQ Level 4 – Diploma for Associate Ambulance Practitioners.
• Evidence of ongoing personal development within the last 5 years.
• Full UK driving licence with Full C1 category with 2 years driving experience (maximum of 3 penalty points for minor driving offences).
• Emergency Response Driving Qualification.

Desirable criteria:

• European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent.
• Personal development certified by an awarding body.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Awareness of the role of the current Ambulance Technician.

Experience:

• Experience of dealing with people in difficult and challenging circumstances applying ‘customer care’ skills.

Personal Attributes:

• Problem solving.

You will be required to hold a full UK manual driving licence with a minimum of 1 year's driving experience (maximum of 3 penalty points for minor motoring offences only).

Occupational Health:

Applicants are advised that EEAST adheres to the recommendations of the Department of Health Medical Advisory Panel relating to health standards for frontline emergency response roles.

Disclosure and Barring Service check:

This position involves regulated activity which will require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at enhanced level with child and adult barred list check.

Employer certification / accreditation badges:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.