Newly Qualified Paramedic (Dorset & Wiltshire only)

Job summary

Join us as a Newly Qualified Paramedic and you'll find an exciting and forward-thinking ambulance service with an impressive commitment to supporting clinicians in advanced and autonomous clinical care to ensure the best outcomes for patients.

We can offer:

• An enhanced supportive preceptorship programme to help develop your confidence as an autonomous professional, and support your continuous learning.
• An award winning staying well service

Examples of our clinical highlights include:

• Treating more patients at home without the need to attend ED
• A dedicated team of senior clinicians to ensure that our Paramedics continue to enjoy being able to practise the highest skill level in the UK.
• A wide range of local guidelines to deliver care well beyond JRCALC to maximise clinical autonomy.
• 24/7 senior clinical support for decision making and in cases when you need that little extra help.
• A fully embedded consolidation of learning period to ensure you develop and progress as quickly and fully as possible.
• A structured career pathway with opportunities to progress to specialist Paramedic roles in primary & critical care.

This advert is only recruiting for positions in the county of Dorset & Wiltshire for specific stations. These stations are; Ferndown, Poole, Shaftsbury (for Dorset) & Salisbury and Trowbridge (for Wiltshire). We will not be accepting applications on this advert for other counties or stations.

Main duties of the job

Upon joining us, we can assure you of a warm welcome as well as help with the practicalities of securing your first NQP role, plus a supportive preceptorship programme to guide you through your early employment.

At point of application, you must hold a full UK driving licence, with no more than six points allowed for certain offences. You must currently hold a C1 license & HCPC registration to apply for this position. We will not be accepting applicants that are awaiting results, registrations or C1 tests.

Assessment dates will take place throughout August 2026.

Applications in Dorset will have a start date of 6th October 2026. Wiltshire applications will be varying start dates in 2026.

As part of your offer of employment you will be provided with a funded Emergency Response Ambulance Driving course. If you have obtained this prior to application we will arrange for you to carry out an Emergency Response Ambulance Driving assessment with our local Driver Training team prior to starting.

About us

Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.

We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.

At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.

If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples' lives, then we would love to hear from you.

In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.

You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.

Benefits

• NHS salary
• A standard working week of 37.5 hours
• Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Career and salary progression
• Car leasing scheme (this is subject to your pay not falling below the National Living Wage)
• Free parking on Trust sites
• Staff networks
• Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK

Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dorset & Wiltshire

Ferndown, Poole, Shaftsbury, Salisbury, Trowbridge

EX2 7HY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.swast.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dorset & Wiltshire

Ferndown, Poole, Shaftsbury, Salisbury, Trowbridge

EX2 7HY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.swast.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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