Trainee Associate Ambulance Practitioner-Tangmere
BAND 3
Main area Trainee Associate Ambulance Practitioner Grade BAND 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time Job ref 278-TAAP-0325-AS
Site Tangmere Dispatch Desk Town Tangmere Salary £25,538 - £29,970 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 17/03/2025 23:59
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has a vision to ‘support our staff to provide a caring, high quality and efficient urgent and emergency care service to our communities’. We are rated ‘Good’ for care by the Care Quality Commission.
Job overview
Would you like to be part of our Ambulance Trust who provide the very best care to the people in Local area? If so, come and join us and embark on an exciting career as a Trainee Associate Ambulance Practitioner.
Location: Tangmere Dispatch Desk
Hours: (37.5 hours per week)
Course Details: You will join us at our Partner college Crawley – in West Sussex for an initial 7 weeks training course and a more local to home 4 week blue light driving course where you will then be deployed into one of our 14 Dispatch Desks across the South East as a Trainee Associate Ambulance Practitioner.
You will work with qualified ambulance personnel for 4 weeks and then return for 1 week to college to consolidate your experience and undertake further training. This pattern will continue for a minimum of 18 months at which point, subject to you completing all of your academic and vocational work, you will sit a final assessment and become an Associate Ambulance Practitioner Band 5. You will be awarded a level 4 AAP certificate which is recognized nationally by all ambulance services.
It is required to hold both English and Maths Qualification but Maths qualification is a mandatory requirement at the time of applying/Onboarding.
Main duties of the job
* You must have a genuine desire to serve the Local community. Demonstrate excellent communication skills, willingness to learn, utilise your initiative, common sense and remain calm under pressure, whilst providing a patient-focused approach with a caring and empathetic nature.
* You will join us as a trainee and work on an emergency ambulance with a trained colleague attending urgent and emergency calls.
* You will be working a full range of shifts covering 365 days a year and 24 hours a day. For the first 18 months you will work a relief rota where you will know what days you are off but not what times you are working on each day.
Requirements:
* GCSE Maths and English, Grade A-C (4-9) or above (or equivalent). Or Level 2 English and Maths.
* A full and current driving licence, held for at least one year, with no more than 3 penalty points. Candidates MUST obtain a C1 FULL licence before commencing employment with the Trust - support is available with this on application.
* Demonstrate a stable employment and attendance history, Evidence of working with the general public for at least 2 years.
* 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. It is mandatory to have certificates.
It is important to articulate in your application form evidence and examples of your experience in dealing with the public and why you are best suited for this role.
Working for our organisation
* Option to join NHS pension scheme.
* A minimum of 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years’ service. Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
* Access to occupational health and counselling services.
* Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.
* Please note this advert is only open to individuals who do not have an existing SECAmb Emergency Care Support Worker (ECSW) qualification, as the ECSW competencies will be taught during the course.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Ensure the safe transfer of patients to and from vehicles, following health and safety and other appropriate protocols and procedures, taking account of the safety of patients, self, colleagues and others, using appropriate equipment and manual handling techniques.
* Undertake the full range of duties associated with the scope of practice of the role, practicing autonomously as part of an operational crew; or in other appropriate areas/vehicles with the exception of SRV or SORT Cars, and/or emergency/urgent care settings, as per Trust standard operational instructions.
* Carry out duties commensurate with SECAmb Scope of Practice & Clinical Standards Policy, practice guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) & JRCALC national guidance.
* Use appropriate training and experience, knowledge and skills when working with new staff, promoting competence and confidence in undertaking clinical procedures and utilising appropriate equipment.
* At all times exhibit and comply with the Trust’s values, standards of personal and professional conduct and performance. Take part in activities that lead to personal and/or team growth.
* The post holder is required to drive under emergency “Blue Light” conditions.
* During the college attendance dates no annual leave will be authorised. College attendance is mandatory 37.5 hours per week.
On applying for this vacancy you accept that until you have completed 80 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 opportunity is for the named location and we would shortlist those within a 45-minute commute. Please be aware that the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applicants are received.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Functional Skills English level 2 / or GCSE grade 4 and above.
* Functional Skills Maths level 2 / or GCSE grade 4 and above.
* B1 Licence, Must have held full manual driving licence for a minimum of 1 year. Licence must be current, valid in the UK with no more than 3 points at the time of application.
* Evidence of working in a public-facing role for at least 2 years.
* Evidence of desire to care and help the community.
* Evidence of understanding of the role.
* Demonstration of SECAmb Values basic.
Please note that the salary range noted on the vacancy is in line with agenda for change (AFC) pay scales. All successful applicants would be placed automatically at the bottom of the banding, unless proven, relevant NHS or equivalent experience can be demonstrated.
Additional Information
Following the revision of current national legislation (Vaccine as a Condition of Deployment), the Trust has reviewed our requirements relating to staff uptake of the SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) vaccination. For patient-facing positions, we strongly recommend that new starters will be appropriately vaccinated unless medically exempt.
Please note, all positions come with a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check relevant to the post. This will either be a basic, standard, or enhanced check depending on the role.
The Trust is passionately committed to being an inclusive employer - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed.
We actively support equality of opportunity for all our staff and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief.
Please note that under our Trust policies, we're unable to employ anyone under the age of 18 years old.
The majority of our roles will include some travel between sites for business purposes. If the vacancy you’re applying for includes work-related travel, you will be required to ensure that you hold and have covered the cost of suitable car insurance to support this.
Should you require an application form in an alternative format including large print or braille, please contact recruitment@secamb.nhs.uk stating the vacancy reference number and we will be happy to provide this.
When completing the reference section, please include details to cover the last three years’ history.
Due to the high volume of applications at SECAmb, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interview.
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.
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