Job summary
Working as a Paramedic with OSR
Medical Ambulance Service will give you a sense of satisfaction that is found
in very few other jobs. Every day is different, yet rewarding, and youll be
giving something back to the community.
You will be responding to 999
calls, working with a crewmate, in Manchester from our York base. You will
assess and treat a wide range of patients. On one shift you could be delivering
a baby or resuscitating a patient whose heart has stopped, the next youll be
chatting to an elderly person who has fallen in their home or supporting
someone in a mental health crisis.
And at every call, people will put
their trust in you and your clinical skills. You will make key decisions on the
treatment they needand whether you should treat them at home, transfer them to
hospital, or take them to a walk-in centre or minor injuries unit.
We are looking for people with
excellent interpersonal skills, and who are empathetic and caring. To work as
an HCPC registered Paramedic with us, you will work as the clinical lead of a
double crewed Ambulance responsible for assessment, care, treatment, and
transport of patients and their carers/relatives in emergency and non-emergency
situations, whilst adhering to the operational procedures and directives of OSR
Medical Ambulance Service and our NHS Trust clients.
Main duties of the job
Your base would depend on where you live. If you live in the Greater Manchester area, your base will be in Bolton, however if you live outside the GM area, your base would be at our York site with a 2 or 3 night stay over in Manchester.
To respond to the patient transport requests and obey the directions and instructions as detailed by the relevant Trust you are operating on behalf of, or OSR Medical Management.
You would work shifts including evenings, nights weekends and public holidays. The work can be physically demanding, so you should have a good level of fitness.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To drive OSR Medical vehicles under emergency and normal driving conditions.
- Undertake a dynamic risk assessment on arrival at the scene of an incident.
- Ensure that all patient report forms both electronic and paper-based are completed.
- Ensure the safe transfer of patients utilising appropriate equipment, training, and agreed ways of working.
- Communicate with patients, relatives, colleagues, members of other emergency services, the public and other healthcare professionals
- To carry out relevant vehicle and equipment checks ensuring that the vehicle is fit for use, with faults or omissions reported.
- To maintain timely communications with EOC and management.
About us
We welcome job applications from candidates who have a disability or who are members of the BAME, LGBT and Armed Forces community (including: Reservists, Veterans, Spouses). Here at OSR Medical we are proud to be a Silver Award holder of the Employer Recognition Scheme. Applicants who have a disability or are members of the armed forces community who meet the minimum shortlisting criteria for their post of interest will be invited for an interview.
As well as standard benefits like generous holiday entitlement and an excellent pension scheme, we offer lots of extras for our staff, such as free secure parking, full uniform, Employee Assistance Program, free CPD and training.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order and as such the role requires you to have an enhanced DBS disclosure on the update service. Any submission will be performed at the applicants cost. Satisfactory references covering the period of employment as a Paramedic will be required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for people with excellent interpersonal skills, and who are empathetic and caring. To work as a Paramedic with us, you can work as the clinical lead of an urgent/emergency care double crewed Ambulance responsible for assessment, care, treatment, and transport of patients and their carers/relatives in emergency and non-emergency situations, whilst adhering to the operational procedures and directives of OSR Medical Ambulance Service and our NHS Trust clients.
We are looking for people who can demonstrate our values of Customers, Staff and Standards in all that they do. So, if you clearly demonstrate that you meet the essential criteria, then we will invite you to an assessment day. This will include checks of your application paperwork, an interview, and a driving assessment in a large, manual, van-sized vehicle. We will need to see your driving licence before we can take you out for the driving assessment and you must have C1 to undertake this assessment.
Driving is an essential skill for this role, so you will need a full C1 or C1 provisional category manual driving licence at the point of application with no more than 6 penalty points, with at least 12 months experience of driving ambulance sized vehicles. If a provisional is held, the applicant must pass their C1 test before their start date. You will also need to have or working towards a nationally recognised blue light qualification.
Please read the person specification & job description carefully and make sure that all the minimum requirements are clearly noted on your application form in the correct place.
Interviews and assessment days will be held at our York Station. You will be required to attend all assessments. These can be conducted in any order; however, they will be on fixed dates.
All checks will be completed after shortlisting but prior to an assessment or interview invite.
We will close the advert as soon as we reach the required number of applications so dont delay apply now!
Whilst we would like to assure you that OSR Medical endeavours to continue with the recruitment for this position as planned, please bear in mind there may be outside factors that may cause changes out of our control. These changes may mean that we must alter our training delivery in which case we would inform you of any changes to the plan as soon as we can.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for people with excellent interpersonal skills, and who are empathetic and caring. To work as a Paramedic with us, you can work as the clinical lead of an urgent/emergency care double crewed Ambulance responsible for assessment, care, treatment, and transport of patients and their carers/relatives in emergency and non-emergency situations, whilst adhering to the operational procedures and directives of OSR Medical Ambulance Service and our NHS Trust clients.
We are looking for people who can demonstrate our values of Customers, Staff and Standards in all that they do. So, if you clearly demonstrate that you meet the essential criteria, then we will invite you to an assessment day. This will include checks of your application paperwork, an interview, and a driving assessment in a large, manual, van-sized vehicle. We will need to see your driving licence before we can take you out for the driving assessment and you must have C1 to undertake this assessment.
Driving is an essential skill for this role, so you will need a full C1 or C1 provisional category manual driving licence at the point of application with no more than 6 penalty points, with at least 12 months experience of driving ambulance sized vehicles. If a provisional is held, the applicant must pass their C1 test before their start date. You will also need to have or working towards a nationally recognised blue light qualification.
Please read the person specification & job description carefully and make sure that all the minimum requirements are clearly noted on your application form in the correct place.
Interviews and assessment days will be held at our York Station. You will be required to attend all assessments. These can be conducted in any order; however, they will be on fixed dates.
All checks will be completed after shortlisting but prior to an assessment or interview invite.
We will close the advert as soon as we reach the required number of applications so dont delay apply now!
Whilst we would like to assure you that OSR Medical endeavours to continue with the recruitment for this position as planned, please bear in mind there may be outside factors that may cause changes out of our control. These changes may mean that we must alter our training delivery in which case we would inform you of any changes to the plan as soon as we can.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - HCPC Registration
- - Checkable CPD Portfolio
- - Up to date ALS certification/training
- - Enhanced DBS on the Update Service
Desirable
- - Mentorship qualification
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years working on Frontline Emergency Ambulances
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - HCPC Registration
- - Checkable CPD Portfolio
- - Up to date ALS certification/training
- - Enhanced DBS on the Update Service
Desirable
- - Mentorship qualification
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years working on Frontline Emergency Ambulances
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).
