Job summary
The successful applicant will be fully seconded to Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS),and combine the role of Specialist HEMS Paramedic with either a specific area of responsibility asPrevention Lead on a 50% clinical / 50% non-clinical basis.
This is an excellent opportunity for those who have an interest or experience in pre hospital care and education, underpinned by previous HEMS operational experience through either KSS or a similar UK based HEMS Service.
The clinical rota is full shift covering early, late, day and night shifts and includes rota'd time for clinical governance days that all staff attend fortnightly. It is compliant with the UK Working Time Regulations. Post holders will be provided with specific training for this role and will work under direct supervision of an experienced HEMS paramedic until they are able to work on scene without direct supervision. After this time, there is senior HEMS consultant on call advice via telephone at all times and regular case reviews will ensure that clinicians are adequately supported in their work.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
The Specialist HEMS Paramedic is expected to deliver high quality patient focused care within their own scope of practice, and within the context of the enhanced care team underpinned by experience within the HEMS environment and a core set of competencies.
They will be expected to have a sound knowledge and appropriate level of experience in the management of the critically ill or injured complex patient, in the pre-hospital setting.
The role involves providing specialist advice within the team in matters relating to scene safety, scene management, inter-agency working, extrication techniques, patient triage and transportation. A sound knowledge of the acute health care networks across the South East is therefore vital.
The Specialist HEMS Paramedic will be expected to remotely support the tasking function and assist in the identification of appropriate calls and the safe, but timely deployment of the aircraft or response car when dispatched. The post holder will be required to lead the operational service delivery on a real time basis both in the dispatch function and the transport and triage decision making.
As a high profile member of the clinical team, the Specialist HEMS Paramedic will be expected to support and promote the fundraising efforts of the charity and will be required to assist in the delivery of, or attendance at, presentations and other fundraising functions.
About us
AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY KENT SURREY SUSSEX
Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) is an internationally renowned air ambulance charity providing Helicopter Emergency Medicine Services (HEMS) to the 4.5 million resident population of Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Our vision is an end to preventable loss of life from medical emergency. Although we are an independent charity and healthcare provider, KSS has strong links with University Hospitals Sussex, both managerially and clinically.
KSS operate two teams from Redhill Aerodrome; one 24 hours a day (two twelve-hour shifts; Helimed 60) and one 18 hours a day (two nine-hour shifts; Helimed 21) seven days a week. Both teams compise at least one HEMS paramedic and one HEMS doctor and can be deployed via helicopter or rapid response car to patients requiring pre-hospital resuscitation and rapid transfer to the most appropriate hospital for their needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This roll will be combined with specific responsibilities as Prevention Lead. The Prevention Lead will be a credible, clinically current paramedic that drives the education agenda focused on accident and injury prevention, as well as lay person basic intervention awareness. Working closely with Marketing and Communications, you will lead on the medical message that is driven through social media platforms to provide maximum impact to the communities we serve by raising public awareness as part of a wider regional programme supporting existing national campaigns (Restart a Heart, Burns Awareness, Suicide Prevention etc.).
In conjunction with the Education Manager you will devise, develop, and deliver packages of training focused on non-healthcare professionals that would enable immediate aid to be delivered on scene. The packages would be deliverable to a professional, non-medical audience (Fire, Police) as well as the wider community. The role will also require the ability to develop bespoke awareness packages around the needs of certain community groups (equestrian centres, motorcycle clubs etc.) You will also be required to build in measures of effectiveness to ensure the quality of the training provided.
Working closely with the Income Generation Team, you will lead on the delivery of bespoke packages of training to our corporate partners and community groups, pushing the accident and injury prevention message as well as delivering, or supporting the delivery of face to face education sessions. The individual will play a key role in representing KSS in our communities, raising awareness of our cause, displaying our behaviours, and living by our values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This roll will be combined with specific responsibilities as Prevention Lead. The Prevention Lead will be a credible, clinically current paramedic that drives the education agenda focused on accident and injury prevention, as well as lay person basic intervention awareness. Working closely with Marketing and Communications, you will lead on the medical message that is driven through social media platforms to provide maximum impact to the communities we serve by raising public awareness as part of a wider regional programme supporting existing national campaigns (Restart a Heart, Burns Awareness, Suicide Prevention etc.).
In conjunction with the Education Manager you will devise, develop, and deliver packages of training focused on non-healthcare professionals that would enable immediate aid to be delivered on scene. The packages would be deliverable to a professional, non-medical audience (Fire, Police) as well as the wider community. The role will also require the ability to develop bespoke awareness packages around the needs of certain community groups (equestrian centres, motorcycle clubs etc.) You will also be required to build in measures of effectiveness to ensure the quality of the training provided.
Working closely with the Income Generation Team, you will lead on the delivery of bespoke packages of training to our corporate partners and community groups, pushing the accident and injury prevention message as well as delivering, or supporting the delivery of face to face education sessions. The individual will play a key role in representing KSS in our communities, raising awareness of our cause, displaying our behaviours, and living by our values.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience
- Knowledge
- HCPC Registration
- Ability to completion of AAKSS HEMS Paramedic Clinical Competency Framework (within 3 months of start date)
Desirable
- Qualifications relating to critical care
- Post graduate study, ideally at level
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Essential
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience
- Knowledge
- HCPC Registration
- Ability to completion of AAKSS HEMS Paramedic Clinical Competency Framework (within 3 months of start date)
Desirable
- Qualifications relating to critical care
- Post graduate study, ideally at level
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Essential
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
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).
