Job summary
Are you a Nurse that is ready to take the next step in your career and has a passion for Pre-Hospital Emergency Care? Then our Ambulance Nurse role here at South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) is the job for you!
As an Ambulance Nurse you will be working as an independent clinician, supported by an Emergency Care Assistant as part of a two-person frontline ambulance crew responding to 999 calls delivering emergency and urgent care to our patients.
Here at SCAS we have embraced Nurses working in frontline roles since the early 2000's incorporating the breadth of knowledge and skills you bring and share with your new colleagues enhancing our patient care, whilst our Paramedics support you in your pre-hospital practice.
Our training course to prepare Nurses for working in the ambulance environment has evolved over the years and continues to do so in response to feedback but has been running in its current form since 2018 with 10 cohorts having now completed the programme.
We have vacancies at the following stations:
NE - High Wycombe, WexhamNN - Milton Keynes, Stoke MandevilleNW - Adderbury, Didcot, Kidlington, OxfordNS - Newbury, Reading, BracknellSN - Alton, Andover, Whitchurch, BasingstokeSE - North Harbour, Petersfield
Main duties of the job
As an Ambulance Nurse you will be working as the clinician on an ambulance with an Emergency Care Assistant or Associate Ambulance Practitioner and be accountable for the assessment, treatment, diagnosis, supplying and administering of medicines, scene management, discharging and referring patients in a range of urgent and emergency presentations in out of hospital settings.
You will be providing clinical leadership, mentorship, including newly qualified paramedics and students to support the delivery of a high-quality patient centered service.
We will support and develop you for the role through:
Our 16-week Pre-Hospital Emergency Care course which includes
- Classroom learning
- Simulations in our state-of-the-art facilities
- Supervised practice placement
- Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving
- Followed by a supportive 4-month preceptorship period
We are looking for applicants that are:
- Passionate about high quality patient care
- Professional and caring in everything you do
- Compassionate and able to remain calm under pressure
- Wanting a varied and challenging job
- Able to work independently
Successful candidates will join one of our courses commencing 30/10/23 in our Whiteley or Newbury Education Centers.
About us
About Us
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of emergency, urgent care and non-emergency healthcare services, along with commercial 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 Surrey and Sussex.
We serve a population of over 7 million and answer over 500,000 urgent calls a year. We employ 4,551 staff who, together with over 1,100 volunteers, enable us to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Benefits we offer:
- Full training and support when you join and ongoing throughout your employment with us.
- Holiday entitlement is 27 days rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time).
- Enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
- Access to continual professional development and opportunities within SCAS and the NHS.
- Occupational Health support along with an Employee Assistance Programme.
- NHS Discounts in over 200+ stores including Holidays, Days out, Car insurance, Restaurants and Clothing.
- Opportunities to progress your clinical career to a specialist practitioner, clinical mentor, team leader, education manager and other roles within our organisation.
Job description
Job 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.
If you are confirmed to be based at High Wycombe or Wexham these stations attract the following incentives:
- You will receive £1,000 after 12 months post training (i.e. when you have finished in training and 3rd manning).
- In addition to this you will also receive £3,000 if you stay at your allocated station (High Wycombe or Wexham only) after 3 years completion. Please note that these sums are subject to the usual deductions of Tax and NI.
- 5% High Cost Allowance (Fringe) for Wexham only
We will accept applications from candidates with the B category car licence . We can also help support and fund the C1 practical for you but ask that you are actively applying for your provisional C1 entitlement on your licence when you apply, and that you have completed your theory and hazard perception tests during the recruitment process.
Please be advised that should you have to move home as a result of taking up employment within the Trust you may be eligible for assistance with relocation costs up to the sum of £8,000 (subject to conditions outlined within the Trust Relocation Policy). Further information is available upon request.
The finer details:
- The induction, driving and classroom elements of the course will take place at the Education Centre of the cohort you are allocated to.
- The placement and Work-Based Assessment and Preceptorship period will all take place at your base station or nearby station in line with relief planning.
- 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 driving and lifting 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 below 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 cant guarantee placing you in your first preference but we will do very our best.
Job description
Job 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.
If you are confirmed to be based at High Wycombe or Wexham these stations attract the following incentives:
- You will receive £1,000 after 12 months post training (i.e. when you have finished in training and 3rd manning).
- In addition to this you will also receive £3,000 if you stay at your allocated station (High Wycombe or Wexham only) after 3 years completion. Please note that these sums are subject to the usual deductions of Tax and NI.
- 5% High Cost Allowance (Fringe) for Wexham only
We will accept applications from candidates with the B category car licence . We can also help support and fund the C1 practical for you but ask that you are actively applying for your provisional C1 entitlement on your licence when you apply, and that you have completed your theory and hazard perception tests during the recruitment process.
Please be advised that should you have to move home as a result of taking up employment within the Trust you may be eligible for assistance with relocation costs up to the sum of £8,000 (subject to conditions outlined within the Trust Relocation Policy). Further information is available upon request.
The finer details:
- The induction, driving and classroom elements of the course will take place at the Education Centre of the cohort you are allocated to.
- The placement and Work-Based Assessment and Preceptorship period will all take place at your base station or nearby station in line with relief planning.
- 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 driving and lifting 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 below 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 cant guarantee placing you in your first preference but we will do very our best.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A full valid manual UK driving licence (including Category B and Category C1 - over 3500kg, with no more than 3 points. (You must have as a minimum a provisional C1 on your licence in order for your application to be shortlisted). We will consider applications that have up to 3 points dependent on the nature of the offence. Any offence relating to drink / drugs showing on the licence will be considered on an individual basis. Within the latest amendment to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 s. 89(1), Magistrates now have the power to issue a SHORT DISCRETIONARY DISQUALIFICATION (SDD) (driving licence ban) for events of speeding that are considered to have been above the pre-set guidelines for sentencing within the Magistrates guidelines. In regard to the SCAS recruitment process, any applicants that have received a short ban of this type would NOT be eligible to have their application progressed until the ban was completely free from their licence (3 years after the conviction)
- Registered Nurse on Sub part 1 of the NMC register as either: - RN1/RNA: Adult Nurse, level 1 or RN8/RNC: Children's nurse, level 1
- Educated to degree or diploma level for Nursing.
- RCUK or Trust Immediate Life Support qualification
Desirable
- Advanced History Taking & Physical Assessment course, ALS, PHTLS, AMLS or other advanced clinical courses
- Cannulation & IV Medications certificate
- Mentorship qualification
- Trust approved emergency driving qualification, IHCD, D1, D2 qualification or Future Quals (Training will be provided to obtain this)
Experience
Essential
- Experience in dealing with a diverse range of people in a customer/patient environment
- 2 years post registration experience in clinical practice, ideally in a generalist acute setting such as an Emergency Department, Critical Care or Acute Medical Assessment and/or Community Nursing
- Up-to-date continuing professional development portfolio
- Demonstrate a high level of professionalism, responsibility and accountability
- Experience of supervision, mentorship and development of a range of clinical staff in relevant practice settings
Desirable
- Pre-Hospital Emergency Care or Event Medicine experience within a Voluntary Aid Organisation, Private healthcare or NHS
- Experience of autonomous clinical decision making and working
- If RN Child: Experience of working with older teenagers/ young adults is advantageous
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A full valid manual UK driving licence (including Category B and Category C1 - over 3500kg, with no more than 3 points. (You must have as a minimum a provisional C1 on your licence in order for your application to be shortlisted). We will consider applications that have up to 3 points dependent on the nature of the offence. Any offence relating to drink / drugs showing on the licence will be considered on an individual basis. Within the latest amendment to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 s. 89(1), Magistrates now have the power to issue a SHORT DISCRETIONARY DISQUALIFICATION (SDD) (driving licence ban) for events of speeding that are considered to have been above the pre-set guidelines for sentencing within the Magistrates guidelines. In regard to the SCAS recruitment process, any applicants that have received a short ban of this type would NOT be eligible to have their application progressed until the ban was completely free from their licence (3 years after the conviction)
- Registered Nurse on Sub part 1 of the NMC register as either: - RN1/RNA: Adult Nurse, level 1 or RN8/RNC: Children's nurse, level 1
- Educated to degree or diploma level for Nursing.
- RCUK or Trust Immediate Life Support qualification
Desirable
- Advanced History Taking & Physical Assessment course, ALS, PHTLS, AMLS or other advanced clinical courses
- Cannulation & IV Medications certificate
- Mentorship qualification
- Trust approved emergency driving qualification, IHCD, D1, D2 qualification or Future Quals (Training will be provided to obtain this)
Experience
Essential
- Experience in dealing with a diverse range of people in a customer/patient environment
- 2 years post registration experience in clinical practice, ideally in a generalist acute setting such as an Emergency Department, Critical Care or Acute Medical Assessment and/or Community Nursing
- Up-to-date continuing professional development portfolio
- Demonstrate a high level of professionalism, responsibility and accountability
- Experience of supervision, mentorship and development of a range of clinical staff in relevant practice settings
Desirable
- Pre-Hospital Emergency Care or Event Medicine experience within a Voluntary Aid Organisation, Private healthcare or NHS
- Experience of autonomous clinical decision making and working
- If RN Child: Experience of working with older teenagers/ young adults is advantageous
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire
Oxfordshire, Berkshire,
Buckinghamshire, Hampshire,
OX3 7LH
Employer's website
https://scasjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
