Paramedic (Qualified) - Mid and South Essex
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Job summary
Our vision - Outstanding care, exceptional people, every hour of every day #WeAreEEAST.
East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) are welcoming applications from experienced qualified Paramedics on a full time or part time contract.
You will be joining a workforce recognised for delivering outstanding care to our patients, where teamwork and quality is embedded into our day-to-day practice. We support an open, honest and respectful culture and actively seek out opportunities to improve every element of our service we provide to our patients and our staff.
Benefits include:
- Career progression opportunities in to advanced clinical practice, leadership, education or research
- Access to 24/7 clinical advice should you need to discuss any discharging planning and practice, require advice on procedures or escalate critical, complex on scene decisions
- 24/7 access to the Critical Care desk and an Operational Commander
- Additional 5% fringe (high cost area) in certain areas of Hertfordshire and Essex
- Pay enhancement for out of hours shift working
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Free parking
- Minimum of 27 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday (evidence of continuous previous NHS employment will be required to increase this based on years of service)
- 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
Main duties of the job
At EEAST we expect our clinical workforce to continue to deliver CQC rated 'good' care to our patients and work harmoniously alongside our dedicated team of clinical staff, volunteers, call handlers and dispatchers and support services, whilst striving for outstanding care, exceptional people, every hour of every day in line with our vision. Paramedics will routinely work with other Allied Health Professionals in partnership organisations in both hospital and community-based services to ensure sage 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.
Tablets are issued to all permanent clinical staff, these allow access to electronic patient care records, up to date clinical guidelines, incident management and alternative care pathway applications.
Upon successful completion of your application and pre employment checks you will be invited to attend a two week induction at one of our Education Training Centres followed by a supportive local induction at your allocated locality.
Please note: During the training course it is your responsibility to attend in full, on each day. Accommodation and travel expenses will not be provided so you will need to consider the costs and travel expense of attending. Where possible candidates will be allocated to the training centre nearest to their operational base.
About us
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.
Details
Date posted
14 September 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Term time hours
Reference number
247-A&E-QPARA-0923
Job locations
Mid and South Essex
Basildon, Southend and Chelmsford
MK41 0RG
Employer details
Employer name
East of England Ambulance Service
Address
Mid and South Essex
Basildon, Southend and Chelmsford
MK41 0RG
Employer's website
https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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