Job summary
Ambulance Technician
We are actively looking to increase our workforce and invite people looking to relocate to the NHS and SECAmb area whilst receiving the 5% fringe allowance. We have vacancies for Ambulance Technician Trust Wide.
We offer a regular rota pattern to all experienced staff joining us and lots of internal promotion and development programmes to progress your career. Depending on where you are relocating from a relocation package may be applicable to this appointment further information is available from the team at the assessment centre.
Main duties of the job
Essential criteria
- Full IHCD Technician certificate only or equivalent BTEC Level 3 Ambulance Aid
- CandidatesMUSThold a full C1 (manual) category on their driving licence as well as a Blue Light Driving Qualification prior to joining the trust
- Experienced Technicians including Frec 5 with at least 2 years front line experience
- 12 lead ECG recognition of key life-threatening rhythms, acquired through knowledge, training and experience
Please note, all qualifications will need to be verified by the candidate producing original copies of certificates. If you have misplaced your certificates, please request copies from the relevant examination board and upload a statement detailing this to the application form as required.
Desirable
- GCSE English and Maths at Grade C - or Level 2 English and Maths / a commitment to obtain these
You will have a driving assessment and upon joining you will go straight into a clinical conversion course.
Job Location: Paddock Wood or Guildford
About us
- Option to join NHS pension scheme
- A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years' service.
- Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
- Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
- Access to occupational health and counselling services.
- Award winning wellbeing hub
- Back up buddy App
- Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.
Our vision is to become a world-class provider of emergency and urgent healthcare services in the pre-hospital and out of hospital environments. To help us achieve this aim we are recruiting for Experienced Technicians
We want to support you through that transition and watch you grow through a tailored programme of personal and professional development within our Trust.
If you are a current SECAmb employee, by applying for this position, if successful you will move to the terms and conditions associated with the post. Any unsocial hours payments will be paid under the Section 2 agreement of Agenda for Change. Section 2 unsocial hours will need to be claimed via your monthly timesheet. More details regarding Section 2 can be found in the Agenda for Change handbook and on theour dedicatedSection 2 page on The Zone.
Please be aware that the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for empathetic and committed individuals and hold a BTECH Level 3 / IHCD Leve qualification and Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving and full C1 Licence held. Applicants must have an excellent knowledge of pre-hospital, be methodical and systematic and demonstrate compassionate care in their daily interaction with patients.
Applicants must also have the ability to deal with stressful and sensitive situations whilst being highly motivated and enthusiastic.
Do you want to make a difference to frontline patient care? Come and join Team SECAmb.
The recruitment process for this year will include the following elements:Submission of an application form detailing your history and qualificationsAttending an assessment centre as listed above.Fitness test.Uniform fitting.A discussion with an operational lead to match you to the best area of SECAmb to commence employment (subject to vacancies).Following success passing the assessment centre a conditional offer then be made within a week and we will commence compliance, which covers ID Checks, DBS checks, Occupational health, Reference checks.A condition of employment is that until you have completed 52 weeks in the area of the trust you have applied for that you cannot apply to join the transfer list to move to another trust location during this period. This is to support the mentorship and skill mix and ensure vacancies are planned for.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for empathetic and committed individuals and hold a BTECH Level 3 / IHCD Leve qualification and Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving and full C1 Licence held. Applicants must have an excellent knowledge of pre-hospital, be methodical and systematic and demonstrate compassionate care in their daily interaction with patients.
Applicants must also have the ability to deal with stressful and sensitive situations whilst being highly motivated and enthusiastic.
Do you want to make a difference to frontline patient care? Come and join Team SECAmb.
The recruitment process for this year will include the following elements:Submission of an application form detailing your history and qualificationsAttending an assessment centre as listed above.Fitness test.Uniform fitting.A discussion with an operational lead to match you to the best area of SECAmb to commence employment (subject to vacancies).Following success passing the assessment centre a conditional offer then be made within a week and we will commence compliance, which covers ID Checks, DBS checks, Occupational health, Reference checks.A condition of employment is that until you have completed 52 weeks in the area of the trust you have applied for that you cannot apply to join the transfer list to move to another trust location during this period. This is to support the mentorship and skill mix and ensure vacancies are planned for.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full IHCD Technician certificate only or equivalent BTEC Level 3 Ambulance Aid/FREC 5. Valid Emergency Driving qualification.
- Full C1 Licence
Desirable
- GCSE Maths and English, Grade A-C (4) or above or Level 2 equivalent Qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full IHCD Technician certificate only or equivalent BTEC Level 3 Ambulance Aid/FREC 5. Valid Emergency Driving qualification.
- Full C1 Licence
Desirable
- GCSE Maths and English, Grade A-C (4) or above or Level 2 equivalent Qualification
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).
Additional information
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).
