Apprentice Associate Ambulance Practitioner (AAP)

Job summary

Start date: 1st March 2024

Bristol Ambulance EMS are now welcoming applications for our AAP Apprenticeship, who have employed the services of MediPro to deliver this AAP programme following another year of successfully qualifying students.

Training will begin with 12 weeks of classroom learning, followed by 4 weeks of Emergency Driver Training (if applicable). This course will be running from our Bristol HQ and is open to those who will agree to our learning agreement and contract of employment.

This application is open to UCA's with a FREC4 minimum and qualified ECA's that are willing to accept a full - time contract with Bristol Ambulance. Applicants must have been working within a frontline Ambulance setting for a minimum of one year to be eligible.

The Average AAP apprenticeship program will last between 13 months to 18 months.

After the initial 12 weeks classroom training you will work on our frontline NHS contract alongside a Paramedic to gain skills and sign off.

(Our previous courses have been delivered with the view of progressing onto our Paramedic apprenticeship in partnership with MediPro. Due to recent HCPC regulations changing, we will not be able to guarantee this progression route. However, MediPro and Bristol Ambulance are working hard to maintain this academic pathway to Paramedic, and hope to have this in place on completion of this course).

**Advert may close early if high volume of applications recieved**

Main duties of the job

You will carry out allocated operational duties in line with the role and responsibilities, supporting the provision of clinical social and holistic care to patients in a pre-hospital environment, safely and within appropriate level of training and competency.

Responding to emergency and urgent calls, delivering high quality and effective pre-hospital care. This will include 999 emergencies, inter-hospital transport and a range of other business related activities.

About us

2023 - CQC Rated OUTSTANDING!

At Bristol Ambulance Emergency Medical Services (BAEMS) we are committed to providing exceptional, reliable and expert patient centred ambulance care, for both Private and NHS Health Care providers.

Founded in the 1970s, we have over 50 years experience within the Ambulance Industry. Operating from a modern, centrally located headquarters within easy reach of the motorway network. With a state-of-the-art control centre we are operational 24/7 365 days a year.

We are proud to work with the NHS in routine acute or emergency transport provision and can respond rapidly and professionally to planned or urgent requests. We are helping the NHS to deliver high quality patient transport services in their local areas.

What we offer:

• Guaranteed employment from the beginning of your training
• Overtime available at time and a half
• Opportunity for progression
• Access to training via our Pre-Hospital Care Academy
• Opportunity to work on a number of specialist projects
• Full uniform
• Free parking
• BUPA Employee Assistance program
• Corporate Pension scheme - which includes generous discounts!
• Staff benevolent fund (Deano support scheme)
• Generous annual leave entitlement - get your annual leave approved!
• Regular free CPD sessions.