Job Overview
Trainee Advanced Paramedic Practitioner (Urgent and Emergency Care)
September 2026 Intake
Locations: Ashford, Dartford, Gatwick, Thanet, Paddock Wood
Assessments will take place on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th March if successful at shortlisting
We are pleased to announce the opportunity for experienced paramedics to apply for the developmental role of Trainee Advanced Paramedic Practitioner (Urgent and Emergency Care).
As an advancing practice role in Urgent and Emergency Care you will undertake a broad programme of education and professional development jointly delivered by South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, City St. Georges University of London, and Kent, Surrey and Sussex Primary Care Department.
This developmental programme involves a range of clinical practice placements and a 3 year academic pathway culminating in an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (accredited by NHS England Centre for Advancing Practice).
Through undertaking this programme, the Trainee Advanced Paramedic Practitioner (Urgent and Emergency Care) will be supported to enhance their knowledge, skills, and critical thinking to develop expertise in urgent and emergency care.
This role will require flexibility in adopting new ways of working to embrace the four pillars of advanced practice.
The Trainee Advanced Paramedic Practitioner (Urgent and Emergency Care) role commences at Band 6 (plus relevant unsocial hours payments) with uplift to Band 7 on commencement of year 3 of the programme.
Please state within your application which location(s) you wish to be considered for.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Practice: Deliver advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of individuals with undifferentiated, complex and high-risk presentations across urgent and emergency care settings.
Leadership and Management: Provide senior clinical leadership and decision support within urgent and emergency care environments, influencing clinical practice, patient pathways and service delivery across the ambulance service and wider health system.
Education: Act as a senior educator and professional role model, providing supervision, coaching and education to develop clinical capability.
Research: Contribute to and apply research, audit, evaluation and quality improvement to enhance patient outcomes, service effectiveness and evidence-informed urgent and emergency care practice.
Working for our organisation
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.
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.
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.
Going forward, for patient facing positions, we strongly recommend that new starters will be appropriately vaccinated unless medically exempt in order to offer greater protection against exposure to the virus for front line staff.
In line with this recommendation, if you are successful in your application for a front line post, we will seek information from you in relation to your vaccine status, including exemption status, as applicable.
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 level of check will be outlined in the conditional offer letter sent to successful applicants.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to declare any unspent/unfiltered convictions. If you are shortlisted you will then be sent a self declaration form, which must be completed prior to attending interview. for any queries relating to declarations, please contact the Recruitment Advisor listed on the vacancy.
The Trust is passionately committed to being an inclusive employer - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. As an employer we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement networks, facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds.
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. The Trust is making progress towards its aim of becoming more reflective of the diversity of our community in our workforce and guarantees an interview to candidates with disability who meet the essential criteria specified. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and disabled applicants and those from other under-represented groups.
The Equality Act 2010 protects disabled people - including those with long term health conditions, learning disabilities and hidden disabilities such as dyslexia. If you tell us that you have a disability we can make reasonable adjustments to ensure that any selection processes - including the interview - are fair and equitable.
We are a committed to offering opportunities to individuals with disabilities and offer on-going support, should you be successful, with any adjustments you may need when performing your role.
When completing the application please use your name as it appears on your passport and please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
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 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 have not heard from us within 10 working days of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion.
Please note that we contact all applicants via Trac Jobs and would advise you check your Trac Jobs account regularly.
Please be aware that the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. For this reason we recommend completing your application as early as possible.
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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 information regarding section 2 can be found in the Agenda for Change handbook and on the our dedicated Section 2 page on The Zon e.