Newly Qualified Paramedic (NQP) South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

SECAmb are currently expanding our workforce and actively encouraging applications from Newly Qualified Paramedics for our 2025 intake. We have opportunities available in:

• Guildford
• Paddock Wood
• Ashford
• Hastings
• Thanet
• Chertsey

Please note: If you are a current Partnership University Student working with us on an ECSW contract, you will still need to apply for this vacancy to ensure you are offered an NQP Position. Partnership University Students not already employed by the Trust will undertake a full assessment.

Assessment centre: 25th January 2025

SECAmb are pleased to sign up to the peoples promise and we know that most candidates will want to work full-time and cover a rotating shift pattern. However, we recognise that this doesn’t work for all and have flexible part-time contracts available with a minimum of 23 hours whilst employed as an NQP.

Our Newly Qualified Paramedic intake programme for undergrads able to register with the HCPC in 2025 will be offered mutually agreed start dates to match their earliest registration date. Regular Transition to Paramedic courses run throughout the year with our main season starting in July and running through to December / January.

Benefits:

• Option to join NHS pension scheme
• A minimum of 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years’ service
• Personal and professional development and training opportunities
• Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes
• Access to occupational health and counselling services
• Award winning wellbeing hub
• Back up buddy App
• Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals

We know that many colleagues aspire to progress and we are proud of our progression programmes. We will actively support you, once you have the relevant experience, to progress to become an Operational Team Leader, Critical Care Paramedic, or Paramedic Practitioner in field operations. Work in one of our emergency operation control centres as a 111 Clinical Advisor or an EOC Clinical Supervisor. We also support other pathways within the Trust such as training to become part of our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) or Special Operations Response Team (SORT). We are delighted to advise that we accept applications from our Newly Qualified Paramedics onto our SORT team once your probation period is completed.

The recruitment process for this year will include the following elements:

• Submission of an online application
• Guaranteed interview as long as on a recognised Paramedic programme
• Interview at our assessment centre – based on Values and competency in a “multi-mini interview format”
• A fitness test assessment
• BLS
• Uniform fitting
• A discussion with an operational lead to match you to the best area of SECAmb to commence employment (subject to vacancies)

Following success in passing the assessment centre, a conditional offer will be made within a week, and we will commence compliance, which covers ID Checks, DBS checks, and Occupational health. Upon clearing compliance and obtaining your C1 licence, your offer of employment location will be finalised. Assistance with relocation costs and obtaining C1 licence may be available subject to meeting the pre-set criteria.

You must also have a full EU driving licence with no more than three (3) points and the C1 category, before commencing employment with SECAmb. A condition of employment is that until you have completed 52 weeks in the area of the trust you have applied for, you cannot apply to join the transfer list to move to another trust location during this period. This is to support the mentorship and skill mix and ensure vacancies are planned for.

This advert closes on Sunday 5 Jan 2025.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme. A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.