Paramedic Needed - Southampton - Career Growth Potential

Your new company
Your new organisation is a rapidly developing organisation with a clear ethos of delivering high-quality standards of care and is seeking hard-working and driven candidates who are keen to continue our strive for excellence. The organisation has developed into a highly regarded, clinically led organisation with excellent standards and a focus on patient care. Having initially delivered enhanced and critical care to a range of events, they now oversees the medical cover to a range of large-scale events each year, whilst also operating 24/7 frontline ambulance and clinical services and providing medical education at all levels. They are currently looking for Paramedics within the Southampton and Portsmouth area.

Your new role
Whilst your job will primarily be focussed towards frontline delivery, it will give you exposure to a variety of service environments that will contribute to your professional and clinical development. You will work alongside a passionate multidisciplinary team, utilising your clinical skills to carry out first aid and minor treatments, through to urgent and emergency care, treating patients within a defined scope of practice. This job is ideal for Paramedics who aspire to develop their clinical skills by responding to a range of emergency and non-emergency situations whilst delivering high quality, professional and compassionate care.As part of our ambulance services, you may be required to undertake routine Patient Transport, Urgent Care GP Admissions, Inter-facility transfers or respond to 999 emergency calls on our frontline contracts.
As part of our event activity, you will have the opportunity to work at high profile events across the country, ensuring timely and effective care to patients irrespective of injury, illness or location.
You will engage with CPD opportunities, displaying the organisation's values and professionalism in all engagements.

What you'll need to succeed

• HCPC registered paramedic with a valid driving licence
• Evidence of CPD and commitment to lifelong learning
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure and cope with challenging situations
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Flexibility and willingness to work across different service areas and locations
• Awareness and adherence to health and safety regulations and infection control measures
• Respect for diversity and equality of opportunity

What you'll get in return

• Secure contracted activity
• Competitive salary of £46750 to £54600 (pro rata) plus unsocial hours payments

• Individual self-directed annual study budget for all roles
• Pay protection in the event of sickness and death in service benefit.
• 16 hours of funded essential education for all ambulance clinicians and monthly CPD sessions run by our multidisciplinary Education Faculty
• Bespoke, modern ambulances that are less than 5 years old, all fully equipped to a high standard and made ready and maintained by our dedicated Make Ready team.
• Opportunities to work across all operational activities as part of your core contracted hours with a desire to move to 50/50 frontline working for those who wish to by the end of 2024.
• Access to senior leadership and senior clinicians to support you meet your work aspirations.
• Self-rostering within agreed 4 on 4 off roster plan and flexible working options, including part time/job share opportunities.
• 224 hours of annual leave (inc. bank holidays)
• Opportunity to work across a range of operational activity and work within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Gain experience across a breadth of clinical presentations and management
• Work for an organisation where education is prioritised.
• Regular team training days
• Discounted courses
• Personal study budgets for all employees
• Monthly free CPD sessions

What you need to do now
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