Job summary
Are you a Nurse that is ready to take the next step in your career and has a passion for Pre-Hospital Emergency Care? Then our Ambulance Nurse role here at South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) is the job for you!
As an Ambulance Nurse you will be working as an independent clinician, supported by an Emergency Care Assistant as part of a two-person frontline ambulance crew responding to 999 calls delivering emergency and urgent care to our patients.
Here at SCAS we have embraced Nurses working in frontline roles since the early 2000's incorporating the breadth of knowledge and skills you bring and share with your new colleagues enhancing our patient care, whilst our Paramedics support you in your pre-hospital practice.
Our training course to prepare Nurses for working in the ambulance environment has evolved over the years and continues to do so in response to feedback but has been running in its current form since 2018 with 10 cohorts having now completed the programme.
As an Ambulance Nurse you will be working as the clinician on an ambulance with an Emergency Care Assistant or Associate Ambulance Practitioner and be accountable for the assessment, treatment, diagnosis, supplying and administering of medicines, scene management, discharging and referring patients in a range of urgent and emergency presentations in out of hospital settings.
Main duties of the job
As an Ambulance Nurse you will be working as the clinician on an ambulance with an Emergency Care Assistant or Associate Ambulance Practitioner and be accountable for the assessment, treatment, diagnosis, supplying and administering of medicines, scene management, discharging and referring patients in a range of urgent and emergency presentations in out of hospital settings.
You will be providing clinical leadership, mentorship, including newly qualified paramedics and students to support the delivery of a high-quality patient centered service.
We will support and develop you for the role through:
Our 16-week Pre-Hospital Emergency Care course which includes
- Classroom learning
- Simulations in our state-of-the-art facilities
- Supervised practice placement
- Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving
- Followed by a supportive 4-month preceptorship period
We are looking for applicants that are:
- Passionate about high quality patient care
- Professional and caring in everything you do
- Compassionate and able to remain calm under pressure
- Wanting a varied and challenging job
- Able to work independentl
Successful candidates will join one of our courses commencing in April 2024 in Bicester and in July 2024 in Whiteley.
About us
About Us
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of emergency, urgent care and non-emergency healthcare services, along with commercial logistics services.
The Trust delivers most of these services to the populations of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire as well as non-emergency patient transport services in Surrey and Sussex.
We serve a population of over 7 million and answer over 500,000 urgent calls a year. We employ 4,551 staff who, together with over 1,100 volunteers, enable us to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Benefits we offer:
- Full training and support when you join and ongoing throughout your employment with us.
- Holiday entitlement is 27 days rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time).
- Enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
- Access to continual professional development and opportunities within SCAS and the NHS.
- Occupational Health support along with an Employee Assistance Programme.
- NHS Discounts in over 200+ stores including Holidays, Days out, Car insurance, Restaurants and Clothing.
- Opportunities to progress your clinical career to a specialist practitioner, clinical mentor, team leader, education manager and other roles within our organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details of the role please look at the job description and person specification attached, as well as SCAS Values and other attachments on this advert.
We will accept applications from candidates with the B category car licence. All candidates MUST have passed their C1 Theory tests before you will be allocated to a course and given a start date with enough time to complete the C1 practical tests which MUST be passed at least 4 weeks prior to your course start date. We can help support and fund the C1 practical for you but ask that you are actively applying for your provisional C1 entitlement on your license when you apply.
We are recruiting in the following stations ONLY, these include.
- Stoke Mandeville
- High Wycombe
- Wexham
- Didcot
- Reading
- Bracknell
- Alton
- Winchester and Eistleigh
- Whitchurch
- North Harbour
- Nursling
- Lymington
The finer details:
- The induction, driving and classroom elements of the course will take place at the Education Centre of the cohort you are allocated to.
- The placement and Work-Based Assessment and Preceptorship period will all take place at your base station or nearby station in line with relief planning.
- If your application demonstrates that you are what we are looking for, then you will be invited to an online interview which will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. A driving and lifting assessment will also be required and will take place from one of our Education Centres in either Bicester, Newbury or Whiteley. Further details will be confirmed to you following shortlisting.
- All successful candidates who are offered a job with us will have to undertake employment checks as part of our recruitment process, including, an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Baring Service) check, which SCAS will fund, clearance from our Occupational Health department, references, ID and right to work verification.
- Our station availability is specific please check the list of locations that are currently available on this advert before applying. You will be asked to complete a location preference form at conditional offer stage. We will take into account your preferences on where you wish to work, and best match this to our available vacancies at the time. We cant guarantee placing you in your first preference but we will do very our best.
Top tips:
- Review all person specifications both essential & desirable.
- Fully consider the job you are applying for; what skills/abilities you have to offer, working in a front-line operational setting is extremely rewarding but it can also be both physically & mentally challenging.
- Demonstrate your work journey & why this is the right next step for you.
- Carefully read through your application before submitting.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details of the role please look at the job description and person specification attached, as well as SCAS Values and other attachments on this advert.
We will accept applications from candidates with the B category car licence. All candidates MUST have passed their C1 Theory tests before you will be allocated to a course and given a start date with enough time to complete the C1 practical tests which MUST be passed at least 4 weeks prior to your course start date. We can help support and fund the C1 practical for you but ask that you are actively applying for your provisional C1 entitlement on your license when you apply.
We are recruiting in the following stations ONLY, these include.
- Stoke Mandeville
- High Wycombe
- Wexham
- Didcot
- Reading
- Bracknell
- Alton
- Winchester and Eistleigh
- Whitchurch
- North Harbour
- Nursling
- Lymington
The finer details:
- The induction, driving and classroom elements of the course will take place at the Education Centre of the cohort you are allocated to.
- The placement and Work-Based Assessment and Preceptorship period will all take place at your base station or nearby station in line with relief planning.
- If your application demonstrates that you are what we are looking for, then you will be invited to an online interview which will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. A driving and lifting assessment will also be required and will take place from one of our Education Centres in either Bicester, Newbury or Whiteley. Further details will be confirmed to you following shortlisting.
- All successful candidates who are offered a job with us will have to undertake employment checks as part of our recruitment process, including, an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Baring Service) check, which SCAS will fund, clearance from our Occupational Health department, references, ID and right to work verification.
- Our station availability is specific please check the list of locations that are currently available on this advert before applying. You will be asked to complete a location preference form at conditional offer stage. We will take into account your preferences on where you wish to work, and best match this to our available vacancies at the time. We cant guarantee placing you in your first preference but we will do very our best.
Top tips:
- Review all person specifications both essential & desirable.
- Fully consider the job you are applying for; what skills/abilities you have to offer, working in a front-line operational setting is extremely rewarding but it can also be both physically & mentally challenging.
- Demonstrate your work journey & why this is the right next step for you.
- Carefully read through your application before submitting.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A full valid manual UK driving licence (including Category B - with no more than 3 points. We will consider applications that have up to 3 points dependent on the nature of the offence. Any offence relating to drink / drugs showing on the licence will be considered on an individual basis. Within the latest amendment to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 s. 89(1), Magistrates now have the power to issue a SHORT DISCRETIONARY DISQUALIFICATION (SDD) (driving licence ban) for events of speeding that are considered to have been above the pre-set guidelines for sentencing within the Magistrates guidelines. In regard to the SCAS recruitment process, any applicants that have received a short ban of this type would NOT be eligible to have their application progressed until the ban was completely free from their licence (3 years after the conviction)
- Registered Nurse on Sub part 1 of the NMC register as either: - RN1/RNA: Adult Nurse, level 1 or RN8/RNC: Children's nurse, level 1
- Educated to degree or diploma level for Nursing.
- RCUK or Trust Immediate Life Support qualification
Desirable
- Advanced History Taking & Physical Assessment course, ALS, PHTLS, AMLS or other advanced clinical courses
- Cannulation & IV Medications certificate
- Mentorship qualification
- Trust approved emergency driving qualification, IHCD, D1, D2 qualification or Future Quals (Training will be provided to obtain this)
Experience
Essential
- Experience in dealing with a diverse range of people in a customer/patient environment
- 2 years post registration experience in clinical practice, ideally in a generalist acute setting such as an Emergency Department, Critical Care or Acute Medical Assessment and/or Community Nursing
- Up-to-date continuing professional development portfolio
- Demonstrate a high level of professionalism, responsibility and accountability
- Experience of supervision, mentorship and development of a range of clinical staff in relevant practice settings
Desirable
- Pre-Hospital Emergency Care or Event Medicine experience within a Voluntary Aid Organisation, Private healthcare or NHS
- Experience of autonomous clinical decision making and working
- If RN Child: Experience of working with older teenagers/ young adults is advantageous
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A full valid manual UK driving licence (including Category B - with no more than 3 points. We will consider applications that have up to 3 points dependent on the nature of the offence. Any offence relating to drink / drugs showing on the licence will be considered on an individual basis. Within the latest amendment to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 s. 89(1), Magistrates now have the power to issue a SHORT DISCRETIONARY DISQUALIFICATION (SDD) (driving licence ban) for events of speeding that are considered to have been above the pre-set guidelines for sentencing within the Magistrates guidelines. In regard to the SCAS recruitment process, any applicants that have received a short ban of this type would NOT be eligible to have their application progressed until the ban was completely free from their licence (3 years after the conviction)
- Registered Nurse on Sub part 1 of the NMC register as either: - RN1/RNA: Adult Nurse, level 1 or RN8/RNC: Children's nurse, level 1
- Educated to degree or diploma level for Nursing.
- RCUK or Trust Immediate Life Support qualification
Desirable
- Advanced History Taking & Physical Assessment course, ALS, PHTLS, AMLS or other advanced clinical courses
- Cannulation & IV Medications certificate
- Mentorship qualification
- Trust approved emergency driving qualification, IHCD, D1, D2 qualification or Future Quals (Training will be provided to obtain this)
Experience
Essential
- Experience in dealing with a diverse range of people in a customer/patient environment
- 2 years post registration experience in clinical practice, ideally in a generalist acute setting such as an Emergency Department, Critical Care or Acute Medical Assessment and/or Community Nursing
- Up-to-date continuing professional development portfolio
- Demonstrate a high level of professionalism, responsibility and accountability
- Experience of supervision, mentorship and development of a range of clinical staff in relevant practice settings
Desirable
- Pre-Hospital Emergency Care or Event Medicine experience within a Voluntary Aid Organisation, Private healthcare or NHS
- Experience of autonomous clinical decision making and working
- If RN Child: Experience of working with older teenagers/ young adults is advantageous
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire
OX26 6HR
Employer's website
https://scasjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
