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South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
About
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of emergency, urgent care and non-emergency healthcare services, along with 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 Sussex.
Our mission is to deliver the right care, first time, every time and we know this wouldn’t be achievable without our primary asset, our workforce. We have some great opportunities available which are designed to support your progressional goals; turning ‘a job’ into ‘a career’.
Our core values: Teamwork, Professionalism, Caring and Innovation, align us as a trust, but it’s our staff’s continual support, dedication and enthusiasm (even in the most difficult times) which make SCAS a great place to work.
Qualified Paramedic
Accepting applications until: 02-Dec-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 02-Dec-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Hampshire
- Address
- NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Otterbourne
- Postcode
- SO21 2RU
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Ambulance
Job overview
We are looking for Qualified Paramedics who will be ready to start between March -June 2025.
Following the training period, you will be based specifically from the following stations:
North North - Milton Keynes, Stoke Mandeville
North East – Wexham, High Wycombe
North South – Reading
South East – North Harbour
If your confirmed station is at Wexham or Bracknell, you will also receive 5% High Cost Allowance (Fringe).
Whilst we will endeavour to place you at your preferred station, location is subject to vacancies being available and the needs of the service at that time.
Advert
We are looking for applicants that are:
- Passionate about high quality patient care.
- Professional in everything you do.
- Compassionate and able to remain calm under pressure.
- Wanting a varied and challenging job.
- Emotionally and physically resilient and a good communicator.
All you need is:
- To be an existing Band 6 Qualified Paramedic with current HCPC registration. If you registered as a Paramedic with HCPC after September 2016, you must have continued to practice operationally and be able to provide evidence that you have completed the 2 year NHS NQP Consolidation of Learning programme. This evidence will be requested during the recruitment process should your application be successful.
- Have a full valid UK manual driving licence (including Category B and Category C1 – over 3500kg with no more than 3 points. The Trust motor insurers would not entertain inclusion of any applicants who had had their driving licence removed following a Dangerous Driving or Drink or Drugs offence for a minimum period of 5 years from when their licence is reinstated. Each case would need to be passed to Trust brokers / insurers in order for the individual circumstances to be taken into account.
- Have a Trust approved emergency driving qualification e.g. IHCD or Future Quals.
- Able to commit to a 5 day (full-time) and upto 3 day driving training course programme (paid) and on-going shift work.
Working for our organisation
Benefits we offer:
- Full training and a range of courses which you can book locally.
- Holiday entitlement of 27 days, rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service, plus an additional 8 days bank holiday (pro rata for part time).
- Automatic enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
- Access to continual professional development within SCAS and the wider NHS.
- Occupational Health support and direct access to our Employee Assistance Programme as well as our own Health and Wellbeing Team.
- NHS Discounts in over 200 + stores saving money on holidays, days out, car insurance, restaurants, clothing and much more.
- Ability to join our staff networking groups (as a member, ally or just for interest).
Corporate Induction
It’s really important for us to ensure you have the best onboarding experience which allows you to feel a sense of belonging from the start. To help with this, we will book your Corporate Induction as soon as we possibly can (depending on availability).
All new starters need to attend our *Corporate Induction in person, this is held over one and half days from our educational centres based in: Newbury (Berkshire), Bicester (Oxfordshire) or Whiteley (Hampshire). More specific details will be sent to you once your start date has been confirmed.
*Please note – depending on your role additional training may be required following on from your corporate induction.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details of the role please look at the job description and person specification attached, as well as SCAS Values and other attachments on this advert.
In return we can offer…
- Induction and Clinical Training for 2 weeks and 2 days.
- Two or three days of driver training delivered by our specialist driver training team
- Regular clinical updates
- Access to continuing professional development (CPD)
- Occupational Health support along with an Employee Assistance Programme
The finer details:
- The clinical training programme is 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.
- If your application demonstrates that you are what we are looking for, then you will be invited to an online interview which will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. A fitness assessment will also be required and will take place from one of our Education Centres in either Bicester, Newbury or Whiteley. Further details will be confirmed to you following shortlisting.
- All successful candidates who are offered a job with us will have to undertake employment checks as part of our recruitment process, including, an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Baring Service) check, which SCAS will fund, clearance from our Occupational Health department, references, ID and right to work verification.
- Our station availability is specific – please check the locations that are currently available on this advert before applying. You will be asked to complete a location preference form at conditional offer stage. We will take into account your preferences on where you wish to work, and best match this to our available vacancies at the time. We can’t guarantee placing you in your first preference but we will do very our best
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registered Paramedic
- UK manual driving licence with manual category C1 entitlement
- Trust approved emergency driving qualification e.g. IHCD or Future Quals
- If you registered as a Paramedic with HCPC after September 2016, you must have continued to practice operationally and be able to provide evidence that you have completed the 2 year NHS NQP Consolidation of Learning programme
Desirable criteria
- ALS, PHTLS, PHEC or other advanced clinical courses
- Mentorship qualification
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Operations Recruitment Team
- Job title
- SCAS Recruitment
- Email address
- [email protected]
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