HART Paramedic

Job responsibilities

As a registered practitioner you would be responsible for undertaking and documenting a comprehensive patient assessment, providing appropriate care and treatment, and referring, discharging or conveying patients to the most suitable place of definitive care, this may include specialist centres e.g. heart attack centres, major trauma centres or hyper acute stroke unit.

Working to the current HCPC standards of proficiency for Paramedics, the paramedic will lead on the clinical and operational development of students and staff, providing high-quality mentorship and education in practice.

Assist in the development of an integrated approach to the delivery of unscheduled care involving all relevant stakeholders including health and social care organisations, particularly within the primary care field.

HART staff work closely with other emergency service teams, providing paramedic care at a range of incidents including hazardous material incidents, either as a result of accidental or deliberate release, structural collapse and Urban Search and Rescue incidents, confined space incidents, working at height, specialist firearms incidents and working on or in water.

All applicants should have significant post-qualification ambulance operational experience. You will need to be a Registered Paramedic with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and have successfully completed an HCPC-approved paramedic programme.

You must have fully completed the NQP process and be a minimum of 2 years post initial HCPC registration and a Band 6 Paramedic at the close of the application advertisement.

You must have demonstrable evidence of Paramedic practice within the last 12 months.

You will also need a currentmanualdriving licence, valid in the UK and covering category B and C1 vehicles. You must have no more than three penalty points and at least two years of driving experience.

It may not be possible to progress applications from staff who suffer from certain conditions e.g. vertigo, claustrophobia, skin allergies, or inhaler-dependent asthma[DP1].

Please be aware, those taken forward will be subject to an enhanced medical and fitness assessment, clinical and competency assessment, interview and DBS check. Assessments include working at height, confined space, physical fitness, face fit, and swimming.

HART resources are double staffed however staff need to be able to work as a solo responder.

Trust FRU course eligibility[DP2]:

• Driving licence checks must be current with no more than 3 penalty points.
• Section 19 must be up to date.
• Minimum of 12 months experience of emergency driving on a DCA[DP3].
• Minimum of 12 months incident-free of a blameworthy or noteworthy driving incident.
• Must be able to be eligible and complete an initial 1-day FRU course with a qualified driving instructor.
• Individual portfolio must be up to date.
• Any medicines e-learning must be up to date and all PGDs signed.
• No pending investigation or resolution hub investigation awaiting an outcome.
• Up to date with most recent Statutory and Mandatory updates (or booked to attend).

Due to the nature of specialist roles and the amount of training required this role is subject to a repayment of costs contract clause which lays out a scaled repayment of costs schedule within the first 2 years of the contract.

Also, this role isnot eligibleto be seconded from in the first 2 years.

Please indicate if you are currently FRU trained in your application.

Assessment Dates:

Please note that all shortlisted applicants will have to attend one of the following dates for the assessments. If you are unable to attend either of these dates your application will not be progressed:

HART West, Clock Tower Rd - 14th February 2026 (8am - 5pm)

HART East, Cody Rd - 15th February 2026 (8am - 5pm)

Assessment dates comprise of a physical fitness test and a number of physical/clinical skill stations.

Interview Dates:

Applicants successful at assessment will be invited to interview during the week commencing 2nd March 2026.

Please note candidates that are appointed to current vacancies will be expected to attend national residential training (Sun-Fri) between the 17th of May 2026 to the 26th of June 2026.

Further details:

Colin Pinnington

Colin.Pinnington1@nhs.net

07879480564

Interim Head of CBRN/HART

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registered Band 6 Paramedic
• Minimum of two years' experience in emergency ambulance operations
• Full manual driving licence, valid in the UK including vehicle categories C1 and B (not B auto.)
• Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving (CERAD) or equivalent IHCD blue light driving qualification
• Practice Educator (PEd with PEd modules 1 and 2 completed or commitment to work towards completion) or equivalent

Desirable

• FDg/ DipHE or BSc in Paramedic Science or relevant field of practice, or a clinically relevant extended practice qualification
• Certificate in Practice Education or equivalent teaching/mentorship qualification

Experience

Essential

• Commitment to CPD activity
• Demonstrable experience in clinical patient facing role
• Demonstrable and credible experience of working as team member and as a lone practitioner with the ability to work independently with confidence

Desirable

• Experience of supervision, mentorship and development of a range of clinical staff in relevant practice settings

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Detailed understanding of appropriate care pathways, and ability to support mentees in their use.
• Understanding of a range of adult education approaches and strategies in practice settings
• Ability to assess and examine patients presenting with a broad range of conditions
• Ability to recognise 'red flags' for medical conditions and evaluate clinical risk in line with nationally accepted best practice
• Demonstrate a high level of professionalism, responsibility and accountability
• Critically reflect on practice in order to improve patient care, including the future mitigation of errors
• Ability to analyse, problem solve and make decisions
• Experience of using a range of computer programmes

Personal Abilities

Essential

• Excellent, highly developed listening, verbal and communication skills
• Ability to communicate sometimes highly complex, contentious, challenging and/or highly sensitive messages face to face
• Excellent report writing skills to ensure accurate and honest documentation in a timely manner.
• Ability to safely and sensitively manage the expectations of a variety of stakeholders
• Minimise clinical risk through reasoned and justifiable clinical decisions; including clinical risk assessment of triage decisions
• Adhere to the Trust values and behaviours

Other requirements

Essential

• Understanding of and demonstrable commitment to diversity as an employee of LAS and as a provider of services to the public

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).