A Vacancy at East of England Ambulance Service Trust.
Our vision - Outstanding care, exceptional people, every hour of every day #WeAreEEAST.
East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) are welcoming applications from experienced EMT's on a full time basis.
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.
At EEAST we expect our clinical workforce to deliver the very best care to our patients with the support of a dedicated team of clinical staff, volunteers, call handlers, dispatchers and support staff. In addition, paramedics will routinely work with other allied health professionals in partnership organisations in both hospital and community-based services to ensure timely referrals and discharge.
You will be providing medical care to members of the public and staff who work travel through Stansted Airport. The contract is a secondment for 1 year, working on a DSA as part of a crew, on a rotation with working operational shifts.
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.
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.
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
To apply you will need to be a qualified EMT. You will also be expected to provide a portfolio detailing your experience of working within the emergency ambulance service or primary healthcare setting.
Applicants are expected to have an existing full C1 licence. Emergency Response Driving Qualification, pass an airport driving assessment and medical and be able to obtain an airport pass.
This Job role will be based at Stansted airport.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification within the supporting documents for this position.
This advert closes on Friday 28 Mar 2025