EEAST is a great place to work, great people, great career opportunities and a career that can take you anywhere. No two days are the same, if you are looking for a varied and supportive environment EEAST can offer you that and more!
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Job overview
This advert is for vacancies in Kempston and Luton.
Please note: Candidates who have applied and completed the recruitment process within the past 6 months are not eligible to apply at this time.
We are welcoming applications fromstudentsto continue their Paramedic career with the East of England Ambulance Service Trust. This means applicants must have have graduated, or are due to graduate by January 2026. If you have completed university placements with EEAST, please include this in your application.
Candidates must live within one hour's travel of the Kempston or Luton Ambulance Hub or be willing to relocate to be eligible to apply.
Transfer Restrictions:
Successful applicants will not be eligible to join the internal transfer list for a period of 24 months while completing their consolidation period.
Main duties of the job
At EEAST, we expect our paramedic workforce to continue to deliver CQC rated ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and work harmoniously alongside our dedicated team of clinical staff, volunteers, call handlers and dispatchers and support services. Paramedics will routinely work with other Allied Health Professionals in partnership organisations in both hospitals and community based services to ensure safe referrals and discharge.
A shift on an ambulance is like no other workplace. You will operate in a wide range of environments, across both urban and rural areas managing everything from birth to end of life, chronic conditions to critical illness or injury.
The two-year NQP consolidation provides you with a structured, nationally developed program of support, mentorship and supervision allowing you to transition from newly qualified in to a confident and fully autonomous clinician.
Support includes:
1. No solo responding in first 6 months
2. 150-300 hours supervised practice in first 12 weeks after registration with an experienced paramedic.
3. Practice Educator course completion at 9 months onwards, via Trust approved practice education program.
4. A 24/7 Clinical Advice Line to validate your clinical decision-making, discharging planning and practice, advice on procedures or escalate critical, complex on scene decisions.
5. Personally issued tablet to access electronic patient care records, up to date clinical guidelines, incident management and alternative care pathway applications.
Working for our organisation
Our vision - Outstanding care, exceptional people, every hour of every day. #WeAreEEAST
EEAST employs over 5,000 staff with a further 1,000+ volunteers who between them cover 7,500 square miles and care for a population of more than 6 million.
Our three control rooms in Bedfordshire, Norfolk and Essex handle more than 1 million 999 calls every year, over 2,500 calls a day.
We manage a fleet of over 1,000 vehicles including double staffed ambulances, rapid response cars, operational commander response vehicles, patient transport and support service vehicles.
The East of England works alongside 17 Acute Trusts with Accident & Emergency services and a Major Trauma Centre in Cambridge. Access is available to neighbouring MTCs such as those in London.
Our core values:
6. We are Accountable
7. We are Respectful
8. We strive to be Excellent
Our 4 goals are:
Be an exceptional place to work, volunteer and learn
Provide outstanding quality of care and performance
Be excellent collaborators and innovators as system partners
Be an environmentally and financially sustainable organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Benefits include:
9. Career progression opportunities in to advanced clinical practice, leadership, education or research
10. Access to 24/7 clinical advice, Critical Care desk and an Operational Commander
11. C1 reimbursement of up to £1,000 (subject to terms and conditions)
12. Level 3 Emergency Response Driving certificate
13. Pay enhancement for out of hours shift working
14. NHS Pension Scheme
15. Free parking
16. Minimum of 27 days annual leave
17. Occupational Health services including a 24hr Employee Assistance Program, mental health and wellbeing, legal and financial services
18. Staff support networks BAME, LGBTQ+, Multi Faith and All Women in EEAST.
At EEAST recruitment, we would like to wish you the best of luck with your application and thank you for considering EEAST as your future employer.
Person specification
Registration & Qualifications
Essential criteria
19. Current student on a HCPC approved Paramedic programme
20. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (College of Paramedics membership, PHTLS, Resuscitation Council ALS etc)
Desirable criteria
21. HCPC Registered Paramedic (Check register)
Skills & Experience
Essential criteria
22. Documents the skills and knowledge required for the role (for example care, communication, teamwork)
Driving
Essential criteria
23. Full UK manual Driving Licence ( a maximum of 3 points for minor offences may be considered)
Desirable criteria
24. Emergency Response Driving Qualification
25. C1 Licence (1 for provisional)
Driving: You will be required to hold a full UK manual driving licence with a minimum of 1 years driving experience (maximum of 3 penalty points for minor motoring offences only).
A C1 reimbursement incentive is currently available with this vacancy. Please enquire for more information.
Occupational Health: Applicants are advised that EEAST adheres to the recommendations of the Department of Health Medical Advisory Panel relating to health standards for frontline emergency response roles. Please refer to DVLA Assessing fitness to drive – a guide for medical professionals, for detailed information.
Induction courses: During the 2 week induction course it is your responsibility to attend in full, on each day. Accommodation and travel expenses will not be provided so you will need to consider the costs and travel expense of attending these venues. Candidates will be allocated to the training centre nearest to their operational base where possible. Training Centre locations are: Welwyn Garden City, Chelmsford & Norwich.
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Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on the Check if you need a UK visa - website. We encourage all applicants to review these criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.
References and Employment History: All references from current and previous employers, will be sought via their Human Resources Department and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and email address of the Human Resources Department and indicate your current/previous line manager and their departmental details.
All appointments will be subject to currently having a clean disciplinary record.
Please be advised that a No Smoking Policy is in operation throughout the Trust.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme - Under the Trust's commitment 'Positive about Disabled People', if you consider yourself as having a disability and you meet the minimum selection criteria for any post, you will get an automatic interview. By minimum selection criteria we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates the essential requirements as set out in the person specification and advertisement for a post.
We aim to represent and value the diversity of our local communities through our workforce and service provision. We therefore positively encourage applications, regardless of age, race, religion & belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity or disability.