CMS currently have a fantastic opportunity for a qualified Emergency Medical Technician, covering front line response and ad-hoc work.
To assist in the delivery of high quality and effective pre-hospital clinical care and patient transportation, responding to emergencies, inter-hospital transfers, urgent hospital admissions and other allocated patient interventions commensurate with the role and responsibilities. To use advanced driving skills under blue light and normal traffic conditions to respond to and transport emergency and routine calls as required.
Working as a crew you will initiate appropriate care and effective treatment to patients in both hospital and pre-hospital environments, selecting and applying appropriate skills and equipment safely and within appropriate level of training, competency and scope of practice.
Main duties of the job
* To provide and contribute to the care, effective treatment and safe transportation of patients, providing the highest standards of clinical and personal care within the hospital and pre-hospital environment.
* To respond to clinical requirements of patients in a safe, timely and efficient manner as directed by a senior clinician on scene or remotely as per clinical guidelines/protocols.
* To ensure compliance with all guidelines, policies, procedures, protocols and Code of Conduct at all times, being personally accountable and responsible for clinical decisions made during the course of duty, ensuring patients receive the highest quality and standards of care.
* When working as a crew, support the work of the senior clinician by providing effective clinical care using appropriate knowledge and skills in order to assist them in making professional judgements; conduct diagnostic procedures and provide effective care.
* Provide effective care using appropriate knowledge and skills and adhering to clinical guidelines, protocols and policies and act within the scope of practice as defined in the role of Emergency Medical Technician.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* IHCD or AAP Qualification
* Recognised blue light qualification, I.e. IHCD/Level 3 Emergency Response Ambulance Driving
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.
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