Student Ambulance Technician (FREC Development) - Leicestershire

Job description

Job responsibilities

**Courses are anticipated to commence from September 2023 onwards.**

About You

Firstly, you must be committed to providing excellent emergency and urgent care for patients of the East Midlands. You must also commit to upholding our Trust values of respect, integrity, compassion, teamwork and contribution. You will have experience in work roles that are people facing and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will be able to demonstrate a commitment to personal development and have a realistic understanding of the ambulance service.

You must be occupationally fit to undertake the role of a Student Technician. You must hold a full UK manual driving licence with no more than 3 penalty points for excess speed andmust haveat least a provisional C1 categoryat point of application.

Additionally, you must hold the following:

Essential:

• Three GCSEs at Grade 3 (current grading) or above (previous grading of Grade D or above)
• Evidence of applied numeracy and literacy skills in everyday situations
• C1 driving entitlement (provisional C1 will be accepted at point of application)
• Aged 18 or above

Additional Information

• SoundappliedEnglish & Maths skills. In your supporting information, please detail how you use English and Maths on an everyday basis. You will be required to undertake numeracy/literacy development on the pathway. You will be supported to acquire level 2 (English and Maths Skills) by the end of the development if not already held.

The Student Technician Pathway (Widening Participation) will require you to engage in a range of learning, including but not limited to taught and assessed sessions, self-directed learning, online learning, portfolio development and experiential learning in practice.

EMAS will always ask you for proof of qualifications as detailed on your application form. This also includes proof of the provisional/full C1 entitlement on your driving licence. Therefore, please consider this before submitting your application and please ensure this is available for us to view upon request. If you do not hold evidence of your qualifications, you can request a certified statement of results via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/replacement-exam-certificate.

Additionally, all posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Barring (DBS) check and Occupational Health Assessment.

Our recruitment and education teams are working hard to develop internal progression opportunities for existing EMAS NHS Trust employees who wish to apply for this role. We will be able to share further details, of how internal candidates can apply as soon as they are confirmed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 3x GSCEs (or suitable equivalent) at Grade 3 (previous grade D) or above

Applied use of Numeracy/Literacy

Essential

• Evidence of 'sound' applied use of English (/literacy) and Maths (/numeracy) skills, demonstrated within application and supporting information

Driving

Essential

• (At least) Provisional C1 category on driving licence, at point of application.
• No more than 3 penalty points (for minor speeding offences) on driving licence

Working with People

Essential

• Clear evidence of working in a person focused role and dealing with a broad range of people and situations, ideally in a care setting

Desirable

• Health and/or social care experience in a care related role
• Experience as a Community First Responder (CFR)

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire

Leicestershire

LE4 3BU

Employer's website

https://www.emas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)