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Job summary

Main area
A&E Operations
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (24/7 operational hours, covering a variety of shift patterns)
Job ref
335-A-1750
Employer
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Leicestershire Division
Town
Leicestershire
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 per annum including Section 2 unsocial hours enhancements
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust logo

Qualified Ambulance Technician - Leicestershire

NHS AfC: Band 5

We are East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS), an organisation focused on delivering a high standard of emergency and urgent care to our patients across the region.

The East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) provides Emergency, Urgent and Non-Emergency pre-hospital care and transport across six counties (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Rutland and Northamptonshire).


 

Job overview

We are currently looking to employ Qualified Ambulance Technicians to join the team at EMAS NHS Trust.   As an Ambulance Technician you will serve our diverse community responding to 999 calls as part of an emergency ambulance crew. You will deal with a range of different people and situations and use clinical guidelines to manage and direct patients to the most appropriate care pathway. 

You must be already working as a fully Qualified Technician, with at least 12 months experience as a Newly Qualified Technician and hold one of the following clinical qualifications: 

  • IHCD Technician/Ambulance Aid 
  • Futurequals Level 4 Associate Ambulance Practitioner (AAP) 
  • Qualsafe Awards FREC 5 (underpinned by evidence of FREC 3 & 4 and SALM), Diploma in First Response Emergency & Urgent Care 

We are also interested in hearing from applicants holding alternative clinical qualifications: 

  • British Red Cross Ambulance Technician Qualification (BRC Technician underpinned by IHCD BRC Ambulance Crew) 
  • St John Ambulance Emergency Transport Attendant (ETA) 
  • Class 1 Combat Medical Technician (CMT)/RAF, Royal Navy Equivalents 

Please note, applicants with alternative qualifications may be considered to undertake an EMAS Technician conversion course. 

Main duties of the job

As an Ambulance Technician you will serve our community responding to 999 calls as part of an emergency ambulance crew. You will deal with a range of different people and situations and use clinical guidelines to manage and direct patients to the most appropriate care pathway. 

  • AFC Band 5 (£28,407 - £34,581) + unsocial hours enhancement as per the current Agenda for Change terms and conditions of service. 
  • Attend cases of accident and sudden illness and respond to urgent, special and planned patient transfer requests. 
  • Use advanced driving skills under blue light and normal traffic conditions to respond to emergency and routine calls as required. 
  • Delivery of high quality and effective clinical and personal care and the transportation of patients, selecting and applying appropriate equipment and skills in line with the scope of practice and associated training. 
  • Working as a crew or solo, you will initiate appropriate care and effective treatment to patients in both hospital and pre-hospital environment, selecting and applying appropriate skills and equipment safely and within appropriate level of training, competency and scope of practice.
  • You will already hold your full C1 category on your driving licence and you will need to provide evidence that you have completed a nationally recognised emergency driving qualification allowing you to drive under blue light conditions in a C1 size vehicle. 

Working for our organisation

Here at EMAS, we can offer you: 

  • Great staff support networks, including LGBTQ+, BAME, Disability, and Peer to Peer
  • Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours. 
  • 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service plus bank holiday entitlement 
  • Contributory Pension 
  • NHS Discounts 
  • Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service 

Our Recruitment Process:

Candidates who are successful at shortlisting stage will be informed of the next stages of the process in due course. The selection process will likely include a clinical scenario and interview, either in person or remotely. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for more details of the role. 

Please note that we are recruiting across all divisions within the Trust. Please only submit one application. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • IHCD Technician/Ambulance Aid
  • Futurequals Level 4 Associate Ambulance Practitioner (AAP)
  • Qualsafe Awards FREC 5 (underpinned by evidence of FREC 3 & 4 and SALM), Diploma in First Response Emergency & Urgent Care
  • Nationally recognised emergency driving qualification

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Full C1 category on driving licence

Experience

Essential criteria
  • At least 12 months experience as a Newly Qualified Technician
  • Experience of working as a lead clinician and supporting/developing other staff/clinicians.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Applied anatomy and physiology in Technician practice
  • Legal and ethical practice in Technician practice
  • Evidence based clinical practice in Technician practice
  • JRCALC clinical practice guidelines
  • Basic pharmacology in Technician practice
  • Alternative care pathways

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work well under pressure
  • Ability to empathise with other people, a caring and respectful disposition.
  • Able to use initiative within Technician practice.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingDyslexia Award Logo

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
EMAS Recruitment Team
Job title
EMAS Recruitment Team
Email address
[email protected]
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