A Vacancy at South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.
Qualified Associate Ambulance Practitioners
Would you like to be part of Team SECAmb, providing the very best care to the people of the south-east of England? If so, come and join us and embark on an exciting career as a qualifiedAssociate Ambulance Practitioner.
We have opportunities available Trust wide
To succeed as an experienced Associate Ambulance Practitioner, you must have a genuine desire to serve the local community, demonstrate excellent communication skills, utilise your initiative, remain calm under pressure, whilst providing a patient-focused approach with a caring and empathetic nature.
In order to apply you must have:
• Associate Ambulance Practitioner (AAP) Level 4 Diploma
• A full and current driving licence, held for at least one year, with no more than three penalty points
• A stable employment and attendance history
• A caring disposition, demonstrating sensitivity to the needs of individuals
• Also, candidates MUST hold a full C1 (manual) category on their driving licence as well as aBlue Light Driving Qualificationprior to joining the Trust
• Desirable-GCSE Maths and English, Grade A-C (4-9) or above (or equivalent
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.
Please note the distance to your work location needs to be within a 45- minutes commute.
• 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.
• 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 the our dedicated Section 2 page on The Zone .
• Please be aware that the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
• Ability to organise and initially manage the scene of incidents, until support arrives. This could involve organising or managing patients, bystanders or other responding services, plus communicating with outside agencies e.g. Police, Fire and Coastguard.
• Prepare the correct dosage for medicines administration.
• Demonstrate resilience and adaptability to meet the clinical needs of the patient in an emergency and urgent care setting.
• Able to pass an occupational specific fitness test and pre-employment medical
• Able to work effectively under direction or as part of a team
• Develop effective working relationships with colleagues and members of the public
• Customer care experience e.g. care environment, nursing home or evidence of strong interpersonal/communication.
• Ensure information sharing is always undertaken, in compliance with information governance procedures.
• Record details and maintain records in accordance with the Trust’s service procedures, including the use of ePCR device and associated Apps, software etc.
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.
This advert closes on Sunday 23 Mar 2025
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