Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is proud of our new clinical career pathway which offers progression routes to specialist and advanced practice across a variety of clinical disciplines.
We are excited to recruit to our urgent care clinical career pathway for the role of Paramedic Urgent Care (PUC). This is a non‑substantive role during training and development. Successful candidates complete the specialist practice pathway to transition to the substantive role of Specialist Paramedic Urgent Care (SPUC).
During the 2‑year training programme, successful candidates will develop Level 7 clinical capabilities in the clinical practice pillar and will be supported to undertake a fully funded and abstracted PGDip following the enhanced clinical practitioner apprenticeship at Sheffield Hallam University. The candidate will demonstrate the application of academic study to clinical practice and build a clinical competency portfolio with the support of an Advanced Paramedic in Urgent Care.
Learning is consolidated across a variety of clinical settings with placements and clinical rotations, including frontline within Yorkshire Ambulance Service, the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), primary care and secondary care settings such as minor injury units.
Key responsibilities
* Perform competent assessment, diagnosis, care, treatment and referral and/or transport of patients and their carers/relatives in urgent and emergency situations.
* Respond to emergency calls as directed by the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) using a range of appropriate transport platforms; respond as a primary response, co‑respondent or additional resource.
* Contribute to the clinical supervision, leadership, advice and support within the EOC and rotate into the EOC regularly as part of the core operational role.
* Rotate through primary/secondary care as part of the core operational role where opportunities arise.
* Be clinically responsible for ensuring own safe and effective clinical performance and demonstrate excellence in clinical leadership through role‑modeling values, professional standards and mentorship in practice.
* Work in a reliable, safe and professional manner in accordance with the policies, procedures and standards of Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
Qualifications and requirements
* Registered with the HCPC on or before 1 October 2023.
* Have no more than 30 Level 7 higher education credits to access apprenticeship funding.
* Available for OSCE assessment on 19 May 2026 and interview on 26/27 May 2026.
* Ability to work safely and effectively without direct supervision, recognising limits of competence, education and training, and upholding duty of candour and patient‑centred care.
Benefits
* Flexible working including job shares and flexible hours, ag ile working (role dependent)
* 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.
* Sell annual leave scheme.
* Contributory Pension.
* NHS discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.
* Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes.
* Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.
* Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.
* Well‑respected, committed and supported staff networks.
Location & context
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust covers nearly 6 000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities, serving a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber. We provide a vital 24‑hour, seven‑days‑a‑week emergency and healthcare service.
We employ more than 7 200 staff and 1 300 volunteers.
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