Paramedic (Qualified) - Hertfordshire and West Essex East of England Ambulance Service Trust

This advert is for vacancies in Harlow, Watford and Stevenage. Our vision - Outstanding care, exceptional people, every hour of every day #WeAreEEAST.

East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) are welcoming applications from experienced qualified Paramedics on a full time or part time contract. You will be joining a workforce recognised for delivering outstanding care to our patients, where teamwork and quality is 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.

At EEAST we expect our clinical workforce to deliver the very best care to our patients with the support of a dedicated team of clinical staff, volunteers, call handlers, dispatchers and support staff. In addition, paramedics will routinely work with other allied health professionals in partnership organisations in both hospital and community-based services to ensure timely 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. Tablets are issued to all permanent clinical staff, these allow access to electronic patient care records, up to date clinical guidelines, incident management and alternative care pathway applications.

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 so you will need to consider the costs and travel expense of attending. Where possible candidates will be allocated to the training centre nearest to their operational base.

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. 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:

• Care - We value warmth, empathy and compassion in all our relationships.
• Teamwork - Together as one, we work with pride and commitment to achieve our vision.
• Quality - We strive to consistently achieve high standards through continuous improvement.
• Respect - We value individuals, including our patients, our staff and our partners in every interaction.
• Honesty - We value a culture that has trust, integrity and transparency at the centre of everything we do.

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.

To apply you will be a HCPC registered Paramedic, if applicable you will have also fully completed a Newly Qualified Paramedic consolidation programme, evidence of this will be required. You will also be expected to provide a portfolio detailing your experience of working within the emergency ambulance service or primary healthcare setting. Applicants are expected to have an existing full C1 licence. Emergency Response Driving Qualification certificate is desirable.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification within the supporting documents for this position. Good luck with your application and thank you for considering EEAST as your future employer. This advert closes on Monday 16 Dec 2024.