You must be a newly qualified paramedic with the necessary certifications, a valid driving license, and the ability to work effectively under pressure in diverse environments.

You will provide emergency medical care, assess patients, operate ambulance equipment, collaborate with healthcare teams, and respond to medical emergencies in Clacton and Colchester.

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Outstanding care, exceptional people, every hour of every day #WeAreEEAST

Our vision - Outstanding care, exceptional people, every hour of every day. #WeAreEEAST

We are welcoming applications from our non-placement students to continue their Paramedic career with the East of England Ambulance Service Trust.

As a Bonus To Joining Our Growing Team And We Are Also Delighted To Be Able To Offer You The Following In Addition To The Advertised Salary To Join The Team And Applicable To This Advert Only


 * £1500* payment in your first months’ pay
 * All payments are subject to usual deductions of Tax and NI
   
   

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
 * Additional 5% fringe (high cost area) in certain areas of Hertfordshire and Essex
 * 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
 * NHS Pension Scheme
 * Free parking
 * 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.
   
   

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


 * No solo responding in first 6 months
 * 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 escalate 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.
   
   

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

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

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Recruitment Job title: Recruitment Team Email address: Recruitment@eastamb.nhs.uk

Newly Qualified Paramedic - Clacton & Colchester - East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Our vision - Outstanding care, exceptional people, every hour of every day. #WeAreEEAST&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are welcoming applications from our &lt;strong&gt;non-placement students &lt;/strong&gt;to continue their Paramedic career with the East of England Ambulance Service Trust.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As a Bonus To Joining Our Growing Team And We Are Also Delighted To Be Able To Offer You The Following In Addition To The Advertised Salary To Join The Team And Applicable To This Advert Only&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;£1500* payment in your first months’ pay&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;All payments are subject to usual deductions of Tax and NI&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Benefits Include&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Career progression opportunities in to advanced clinical practice, leadership, education or research&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Access to 24/7 clinical advice, Critical Care desk and an Operational Commander&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Additional 5% fringe (high cost area) in certain areas of Hertfordshire and Essex&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;C1 reimbursement of up to £1,000 (subject to terms and conditions)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Level 3 Emergency Response Driving certificate&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Pay enhancement for out of hours shift working&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;NHS Pension Scheme&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Free parking&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Minimum of 27 days annual leave&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Occupational Health services including a 24hr Employee Assistance Program, mental health and wellbeing, legal and financial services&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Staff support networks BAME, LGBTQ+, Multi Faith and All Women in EEAST.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Support Includes&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;No solo responding in first 6 months&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;150-300 hours supervised practice in first 12 weeks after registration with an experienced paramedic.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Practice Educator course completion at 9 months onwards, via Trust approved practice education program.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A 24/7 Clinical Advice Line to validate your clinical decision-making, discharging planning and practice, advice on procedures or escalate critical, complex on scene decisions.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Personally issued tablet to access electronic patient care records, up to date clinical guidelines, incident management and alternative care pathway applications. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our three control rooms in Bedfordshire, Norfolk and Essex handle more than 1 million 999 calls every year, over 2,500 calls a day.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The East of England works alongside 17 Acute Trusts with Accident &amp;amp; Emergency services and a Major Trauma Centre in Cambridge. Access is available to neighbouring MTCs such as those in London.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our Core Values&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Care &lt;/strong&gt;- We value warmth, empathy and compassion in all our relationships&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Teamwork &lt;/strong&gt;- Together as one, we work with pride and commitment to achieve our vision&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quality&lt;/strong&gt; - We strive to consistently achieve high standards through continuous improvement&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Respect&lt;/strong&gt; - We value individuals, including our patients, our staff and our partners in every interaction&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Honesty&lt;/strong&gt; - We value a culture that has trust, integrity and transparency at the centre of everything we do.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our 4 Goals Are&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Be an exceptional place to work, volunteer and learn&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Provide outstanding quality of care and performance&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Be excellent collaborators and innovators as system partners&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Be an environmentally and financially sustainable organisation&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Recruitment Job title: Recruitment Team Email address: Recruitment@eastamb.nhs.uk

Newly Qualified Paramedic - Clacton & Colchester

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