Apprentice Emergency Medical Technician (External) - Suffolk & N.Essex

East of England Ambulance Service

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Job summary

We are welcoming applications to apply for the role of Apprentice Emergency Medical Technician.

***External Advert Only, Internal applicants will not be eligible for this advertisement***

Be seen in green and unlock your full potential by joining our extraordinary and diverse workforce. We are looking for enthusiastic, caring individuals that share our vision and values to join EEAST on an Apprentice Emergency Medical Techniciantraining programme.

This exciting role allows you to deliver clinical excellence, improve patient outcomes, and provide a positive patient experience.

Following an initial classroom based course, as an Apprentice Emergency Medical Technician you will continue your apprenticeship and learning whilst out on the road responding to emergency calls as a valued member of the Trust's frontline team.

If you are highly motivated, passionate and caring and want to be part of an innovative, responsive service this role is for you. You will be supported through a full training programme and provided with ongoing support in your operational role. You will receive a salary allowing you to earn as you learn.

Main duties of the job

The duration of the apprenticeship is 12-18 months. During this training period, Agenda for Change Annex 21 salary will apply; starting salary £19,317.20 per annum, but will be adjusted to meet National Living Wage of £21,313.45 per annum. Those that successfully complete the course will then automatically be eligible to continue in a qualified Emergency Medical Technician role with the Trust. Once qualified moving to Band 4 £23,949 per annum (2022/2023 AfC pay scale).

At EEAST we expect our clinical 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. Emergency Medical Technicians 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.

Tablets are issued to all permanent clinical staff, these allow access to electronic patient care records, up to date clinical guidelines, incident management and alternative care pathway applications.

About us

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:

Care - We value warmth, empathy and compassion in all our relationships
Teamwork - Together as one, we work with pride and commitment to achieve our vision
Quality - We strive to consistently achieve high standards through continuous improvement
Respect - We value individuals, including our patients, our staff and our partners in every interaction
Honesty - We value a culture that has trust, integrity and transparency at the centre of everything we do.

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

Date posted

03 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£21,313.45 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

247-A&E-AEMT-Su&NE-EX

Job locations

Suffolk & North Essex

Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Colchester, Clacton

MK41 0RG

Job description

Job responsibilities

To apply you will have:

English and Maths GCSE Grade C or equivalent, or a pass in Functional Skills Level 2. Functional Skills qualifications need to be obtained from an accredited organisation. Awarding of functional skills in 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Candidates invited to interview will need to bring certificates to evidence necessary entry qualifications.
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 valid and eligible residency status
Your own transport to attend training and work

In order to drive our ambulances a Full C1 licence is required

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification within the supporting documents for this position.

Please be advised that if you have previously been employed as an Apprentice Emergency Medical Technician you may not be able to retake this Apprenticeship due to funding rules, which prohibit apprenticeship training providers for using apprenticeship funds to pay for training for knowledge, skills and behaviours previously attained.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To apply you will have:

English and Maths GCSE Grade C or equivalent, or a pass in Functional Skills Level 2. Functional Skills qualifications need to be obtained from an accredited organisation. Awarding of functional skills in 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Candidates invited to interview will need to bring certificates to evidence necessary entry qualifications.
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 valid and eligible residency status
Your own transport to attend training and work

In order to drive our ambulances a Full C1 licence is required

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification within the supporting documents for this position.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

English and Maths GCSE Grade C or equivalent or a pass in Functional Skills Level 2

Skills & Experience

Essential

Experience of dealing with people in difficult and challenging circumstances and / or 'customer care' environment /customer service experience
Be able to work as part of a team to deliver the best possible service
Good communication skills and fluent in English Language, with the ability to communicate appropriately and effectively face to face, over the phone and in writing
Be organised and able to take responsibility for own learning to meet deadlines

Desirable

Experience of involvement or caring for people in a health or social care environment

Driving

Essential

Full UK manual driving licence with 1 year driving experience. A maximum of 3 penalty points for minor offences will be considered

Desirable

Full Category C1 on driving licence at the point of application. (Mark provisional as 1)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

English and Maths GCSE Grade C or equivalent or a pass in Functional Skills Level 2

Skills & Experience

Essential

Experience of dealing with people in difficult and challenging circumstances and / or 'customer care' environment /customer service experience
Be able to work as part of a team to deliver the best possible service
Good communication skills and fluent in English Language, with the ability to communicate appropriately and effectively face to face, over the phone and in writing
Be organised and able to take responsibility for own learning to meet deadlines

Desirable

Experience of involvement or caring for people in a health or social care environment

Driving

Essential

Full UK manual driving licence with 1 year driving experience. A maximum of 3 penalty points for minor offences will be considered

Desirable

Full Category C1 on driving licence at the point of application. (Mark provisional as 1)

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.