Qualified Paramedic - Band 6 - Trustwide

Job summary

Are you a Qualified Paramedic? We're offering tailored bespoke training plus a 4 week familiarisation course.

The North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust have a limited number of positions available (trust wide) due to commence on 23rd February 2026 - Please note: you will not be able to take annual leave until after your training period which is anticipated to end on 3rd May 2026

We require you to be HCPC registered and completed 2 year consolidation of learning programme in an ambulance Trust if first registered after 01/09/2016. We also require you to hold a valid UK driving license with a Full C1 entitlement category at the time of applying. (We will request evidence of your full C1 entitlement if you are shortlisted and invited to assessment)

Vacancies are limited and are spread across the service footprint and therefore in some cases travel may be likely.

We're committed to developing staff and support post-registration education such as clinical decision making, minor injuries management, and research.

We invest in your future and encourage progression such as HART, Trauma, or Locality Manager and Advanced Paramedic; the opportunities are endless.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder is responsible for either working as a solo practitioner or as part of an ambulance crew for the assessment, care, treatment and transportation of emergency, urgent and routine calls; providing advanced clinical interventions, including drug therapies at scene and may administer medication within PGD guidelines. Undertake emergency blue light driving and working in a variety of locations including; ambulance/rapid response vehicle, patients homes, primary care settings and accident and emergency care departments.

In addition the post-holder will work with colleagues to provide effective clinical leadership, guidance and mentorship to other less experienced or clinically qualified colleagues to support the delivery of the highest quality of care out of hospital by competent practitioners.

Support the development of an integrated approach to patient care working with other primary and secondary care providers to maximise the number of patients treated locally and left at home.

About us

We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.

Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!

Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.

We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.

We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.

Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".

We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dyslexia Smart Award employer, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.

Employer details

Employer name

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

NEAS Trust wide

Trust wide, all divisions

NE15 8NY

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

NEAS Trust wide

Trust wide, all divisions

NE15 8NY

Employer's website

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

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