Job overview
The Trust is inviting applications for Paramedics to join our HART teams.
All candidates will need to meet the personal specification as outlined in the National Physical Competencies standards for HART. (A maximum and minimum permissible weight applied for an HART operative. The maximum is 124kg and a minimum is 50kg.) Please see attached guidance.
Successful applicants will be appointed to either site as vacancies are confirmed which will be facilitated by a waiting list. Positions would be available in Great Notley (Essex) and Melbourn (Cambridgeshire).
Successful applicants should also note the following training / fitness assessments will be required:
1. Interview
2. Occupational Health Assessments
3. National Fitness Test - 1 day assessment*
4. In house training
5. Initial Residential training
Main duties of the job
Each team member will need to be a HCPC registered Paramedic who has successfully completed their NQP training and signed off as a Senior (band 6) Paramedic, who will undergo development in the use of various different forms of PPE. All staff will be trained in the use of CBRN PPE, Swift Water Rescue, Safe Working at Height and responding to firearms incidents however, only some staff will be trained in the USAR skills.
Operational HART duties will include responding, as a single operative, to conventional 999 emergency calls using the HART RRVs as well as responding to HART specific calls as part of a 24/7 emergency team.
All team members will be required to work shift patterns which will involve night duties and weekend working. Applicants should note that the successful post-holders will be working to the HART job description, and will also be expected to undertake necessary residential training.
Working for our organisation
Great healthcare requires great people. That’s why we are doing everything we can to recruit committed, skilled people – and to make sure we support our new and existing employees, so they choose to stay with us.
You'll have the opportunity to work in one of the most diverse regions in the country, with the vibrant capital city just a stone's throw away and the invigorating North Sea coast to the east.
At EEAST we bring together all our skills to provide 24 hour, 365 days a year urgent care to those in need of emergency and non-emergency medical treatment and transport in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
We are always looking to innovate our approaches and work together to offer the best possible patient care across our counties.
We aim to represent and value the diversity of our local communities through our workforce and service provision. We therefore positively encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as Black, Asian, or other ethnic groups, individuals with a Disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.
We at EEAST want to support our employees achieve a balance between work and other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, family commitments, further learning, and other interests. We therefore welcome flexible working requests.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Those successful at interview will undertake a minimum of 7 weeks training at various times over the subsequent months following offer, some of this training will be residential.
Before completing the application form staff should ensure they have read the following documents
6. HART Questions and Answers
7. Job Description and Person Specification
**Please note any staff appointed to a HART role will be required to pass all required training. If staff do not successfully complete the training, they will be offered a position within our A&E operations, subject to vacancy availability**
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
8. Full UK Driving Licence (up to 3 points may be considered dependant on point code)
9. Category C1
10. Trust approved emergency driving qualification
11. HCPC registered Paramedic
12. Educated to degree/diploma level in Paramedicine or equivalent experience
13. completed the NQP Pathway, this should be over a 2-year period obtaining experience in clinical practice, or less if progressed through the national fast track programme
Desirable criteria
14. ALS, PHTLS, PHEC or other advanced clinical courses
15. Mentorship qualification
16. AIT and/or SORT Trained
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
17. Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing in complex, contentious and sensitive situations
18. Ability to develop and adapt to change
19. Problem solving ability
20. Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
21. Ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision
22. Able to maintain confidentiality of information
Experience
Essential criteria
23. Suitable experience in Ambulance operations (c.2 years)
24. Up-to-date continuing professional development portfolio
25. Demonstrate a high level of professionalism, responsibility and accountability
Desirable criteria
26. Experience of supervision, mentorship and development of a range of clinical staff in relevant practice settings
27. Healthcare experience within NHS, nursing or voluntary organisation
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
28. Ability to develop effective professional working relationships with colleagues and the public
29. Able to use initiative/self-motivated
30. Maintains a flexible and proactive approach to work
31. Act with honesty and integrity
32. Able to ensure care of own health and wellbeing to promote improvements to physical and emotional wellbeing
Physical competency
Essential criteria
33. Ability to work effectively at height and other areas of difficult access
34. Ability to work effectively in enclosed and confined spaces
35. Capable of swimming 100 metres
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.