You must be able to commit to a full-time 16-week training programme which consists of: 1-week Induction 4-week Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving course 5-week Classroom-based clinical course 6-week Clinical Placement with Work-Based Assessments Followed by a 4-month preceptorship period Throughout the course there will be a number of assessments including OSCEs, driving, manual handling, Applied Knowledge Test and final portfolio assessment. Driving is an essential skill for this role, C1 or C1 provisional category manual driving licence is essential at the point of application with no more than 3 penalty points. We will accept applications from candidates with the manual B category licence, but we ask that you are actively applying for your provisional C1 entitlement on your license when you apply. All candidates MUST have passed their C1 Theory tests before they will be allocated to a course and given a start date, with enough time to complete the C1
practical tests, which MUST be passed at least 6 weeks prior to the course start date. SCAS can support you with gaining your full C1 entitlement! We will support and fund your practical test through a salary sacrifice scheme, however we request that you successfully complete your C1 Theory and Hazard Perception tests and provide us evidence of the above tests passing. It is important that you read through the Job Description & Person Specification for the role before completing your application, you can find these attached. Detailed information regarding the criteria required for the Ambulance Nurse role is available within the Job Description and Person Specification, however, some of the essential criteria are: Educated to degree or diploma level for Nursing To be a Registered Nurse (Adult or Childrens) on Sub part 1 of the NMC register as either: - RN1/RNA: Adult Nurse, level 1 or RN8/RNC: Childrens nurse, level 1. Have 2 years post-registration experience in clinical
practice, ideally in a generalist acute setting such as an Emergency Department, Critical Care or Acute Medical Assessment and/or Community Nursing RCUK or Trust Immediate Life Support certificate. Have a valid UK full manual B category driving licence and full C1 category licence with no more than 3 penalty points. In return we can offer Regular clinical updates. A progressive clinical career path with an opportunity to develop your career to a specialist practitioner, clinical mentor, team leader, education manager and other roles within our Clinical Coordination Centre. Opportunities to get involved in pre-hospital research. SCAS has previously been involved in trials such as Paramedic 1 (Lucas) & Paramedic 2 (adrenaline). Using technology to develop staff and improve patient care. Commitment to staff welfare and support. Investing in staff development through mandatory and non-mandatory training to continue your professional development. The finer