Advanced Paramedic Practitioner

Job summary

Advanced Paramedic Practitioner & Trainee Advanced Paramedic Practitioner

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Advanced Paramedic Practice (APP) Team in WAST as either a qualified APP or a Trainee APP (TAPP).

The pace of Advanced Paramedic Practice in Wales is developing significant momentum and so applications are sought from qualified APPs (band 7) wishing to work for WAST, and MSc students who are currently in receipt of WAST funding to undertake their MSc program to progress as TAPPs (band 6).

TAPPs will work rotationally as a patient-facing clinician to deliver care, access patient pathways and manage a patient caseload in the emergency, urgent and wider unscheduled care settings.

A separate advert will be released for candidates who are interested in considering the MSc and TAPP role later this year.

A number of TAPP roles exist across the Trust and successful applicants will be located as close to their home location as possible.

Main duties of the job

To provide advanced clinical interventions and drug therapies.

To act as an independent practitioner using advanced skills to assess, diagnose, treat, develop and implement plans of care.

To work towards providing expert advanced practice and associated leadership of unscheduled care provision that crosses professional and organisational boundaries in emergency, urgent and unscheduled care patients.

To act as an expert advisor for patients, carers and all levels of operational clinicians.

To take a key role in the development of unscheduled care, to enhance patient care services drawing on multiple research and development methodologies.

Responds to emergency and urgent calls including driving under blue light conditions.

Both the APP and TAPP positions are a permanent post, and the TAPP positions will develop into a full APP role following the successful completion of their training contract. If any member of staff does not successfully complete the full MSc, they will be provided the opportunity to relocate to a vacant or relief band 6 paramedic role.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

#RemarkablePeople

Our workforce is made up of over 4,000 remarkable people who contribute to the delivery of world-class patient care across Wales, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Whether you work in a patient-facing role or within our range of support services, the work that you do enables us to provide high quality care, wherever and whenever we're needed.

The Trust recognises the need for its workforce to represent the diversity of the population it serves across the whole of Wales and seeks to create an environment where diversity is celebrated and inclusivity matters. We are also keen to break down any barriers into the Trust, and would encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those from BME communities and disability groups.

Careers within the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust are diverse and varied, with opportunities arising right across the service. Whatever your skills and background, you're sure to find a career with us which is fulfilling, challenging, and rewarding.

All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English

Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications have been received.