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Are you a Qualified Paramedic who has been working for an NHS Trust or a private provider? Are you looking to work on a flexible basis where you can choose your shifts and balance work and personal commitments?
If the answer isyes, then this is your opportunity to work for a progressive, innovative and caring Trust which has been rated ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commissioning group (CQC).
A SCAS bank agreement offers a flexible way of working, whereby you can do as few as one shift in three months or as many as you want (ensuring compliance with the Working Time Directive). Bank working could be your main method of working or a secondary role. As one of our bank workers, you will be able to pick shifts from an online system which will automatically allocate you work without the need to call us, making the process quick and easy.
We are looking for applicants who are:
highly motivated
passionate about high quality patient care
professional
trained to drive under blue-light conditions
compassionate and able to remain calm under pressure
emotionally and physically resilient and a good communicator
All we need you to have is:
Current registration with the HCPC
Qualified Paramedic status in the UK (must have completed the NQP portfolio at the point of application)
Full valid UK manual driving licence including Category C1, with no more than 3 points.The Trust motor insurers would not entertain inclusion of any applicants who had had their driving licence removed following a Dangerous Driving or Drink or Drugs offence for a minimum period of 5 years from when their licence is reinstated. Each case would need to be passed to Trust brokers / insurers in order for the individual circumstances to be taken into account.
Emergency Ambulance Driving Level 3 qualification (IHCD or FutureQuals).
In return we can offer…
Five days of clinical updates training and SCAS familiarisation
A two- day driver training update delivered by our specialist driver training team
Regular clinical updates
Access to continuing professional development (CPD)
Occupational Health support along with an Employee Assistance Programme
The finer details:
For more details of the role please look at the job description and person specification attached.
Note: you will need to meet the essential criteria as a minimum in order for your application to be shortlisted.You must also have completed your Consolidation of Learning portfolio and have demonstrable experience of working as a Paramedic.
For more information visit our website link under the contact section or find us on YouTube – SCAS999films.
Whilst we would like to assure you that SCAS endeavours to continue with the recruitment for this position as planned, please bear in mind there may be COVID19 related Government guidelines for us to adhere to 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.
We actively 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 and Cadets) Here at SCAS we are proud to have a workforce that reflects the diverse community we serve.
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We do require three years’ worth of references (with no gaps) please be sure to provide sufficient information in the referencing section of your application form. We will only contact your referees after we have offered you a job.
The benefits bits:
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see applying from overseas.
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