Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) brings an advanced Critical Care Team to serious cases across the region in partnership with UHS. This role is based at our airbase in Thruxton, with service moving to Southampton Airport from February 2026.
Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England’s largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities. Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work. We are committed to a flexible working environment, diversity and inclusion, and fostering an anti‑racist, anti‑discriminatory workplace for all backgrounds.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
To deliver specialised clinical practice within the field of pre‑hospital emergency care, acting as a role model within the Critical Care Team. Key responsibilities include:
* Practice as a solo Specialist Paramedic responder or in partnership with a HEMS doctor to deliver enhanced care to high‑acuity patients in the out‑of‑hospital setting.
* Use collaborative and independent judgement to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement, manage and evaluate clinical care for patients attended by the Critical Care Team.
* Work within the multidisciplinary team to deliver clinical practice, clinical leadership and provide supervision, support, structured teaching and mentorship for multidisciplinary professionals.
* Support specific service development, including the implementation of multidisciplinary guidelines and protocols, incorporating current best evidence in consultation with medical and AHP staff.
* Display responsibility for continuing professional development, supplemented by work‑based and service‑provided training.
* Undertake active and positive engagement with all stakeholders involved with the HEMS Care Group, including improvement, education and clinical governance.
* Collaborate with local ambulance services and the HIOWAA charity to foster partnership working and delivery of high‑quality services.
Person Specification – Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
* Very experienced blue light driver with a UK Driving Licence with no more than 3 penalty points, Level 3 CERAD Emergency Driving Qualification (or IHCD Emergency Driving qualification with willingness to undertake additional training).
* Significant experience in a pre‑hospital emergency care setting. Registered paramedic (HCPC) with no restrictions on practice. Successful completion of a Postgraduate PGCert (or PGDip/MSc) in Advanced Clinical / Paramedic Practice or similar relevant Level 7 study.
* Participation in Audit or Quality Improvement activities.
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