HART Paramedic (Qualified)

Job summary
The Trust is inviting applications from Qualified HART Operatives (Paramedics & Pre-hospital Practitioners) to join our HART teams.

As part of the HART team, you will be trained in swift water rescue, safe working at height, confined space workings, hazardous materials, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear response and firearms incidents.

You will also respond to specific HART calls as part of the 24/7 emergency team.

You can find out more about the role via a videohere.

Recruitment Process:
All candidates will need to meet the personal specification as outlined in the National Physical Competencies standards for HART. (A maximum and minimum permissible weight applied for an HART operative. The maximum is 124kg and a minimum is 50kg.) Please see attached guidance.

Successful applicants will be appointed to either site as vacancies are confirmed which will be facilitated by a waiting list. Positions would be available in Great Notley (Essex) and Melbourn (Cambridgeshire). Successful applicants may be held on a waiting list for up to 12 months.

Successful Applicants should also note the following training / fitness assessments will be required:

• Interview
• Occupational Health Assessments
• National Fitness Test - 1 day assessment\*
• In house training
• EEAST Induction (2 weeks)

Main duties of the job
Each team member will need to be a HCPC registered Paramedic who has successfully completed their NQP training and signed off as a Senior (band 6) Paramedic OR Fully Qualified Ambulance Pre-hospital Practitioner with relevant professional registration. Post holders will undergo development in the use of various different forms of PPE. All staff will be trained in the use of CBRN PPE, Swift Water Rescue, Safe Working at Height and responding to firearms incidents however, only some staff will be trained in the USAR skills.

Operational HART duties will include responding, as a single operative, to conventional 999 emergency calls as well as responding to HART specific calls as part of a 24/7 emergency team.

All team members will be required to work shift patterns which will involve night duties and weekend working. Applicants should note that the successful post-holders will be working to the HART job description, and will also be expected to undertake necessary residential training.

Many elements of the role require high levels of resilience, team centred working and working under extreme pressure. you should consider these requirements carefully.

About us
Great healthcare requires great people. That's why we are doing everything we can to recruit committed, skilled people - and to make sure we support our new and existing employees, so they choose to stay with us.

You'll have the opportunity to work in one of the most diverse regions in the country, with the vibrant capital city just a stone's throw away and the invigorating North Sea coast to the east.

At EEAST we bring together all our skills to provide 24 hour, 365 days a year urgent care to those in need of emergency and non-emergency medical treatment and transport in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. We are always looking to innovate our approaches and work together to offer the best possible patient care across our counties.

We aim to represent and value the diversity of our local communities through our workforce and service provision. We therefore positively encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as Black, Asian, or other ethnic groups, individuals with a Disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.

We at EEAST want to support our employees achieve a balance between work and other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, family commitments, further learning, and other interests. We therefore welcome flexible working requests.

Job responsibilities
Before completing the application form staff should ensure they have read all the documents attached to this vacancy

• HART Recruitment Application Pack
• HART Eligibility Information
• Job Description, Person Specification and Effort Factors

\*\*Please note any staff appointed to a HART role will be required to pass all required training. If staff do not successfully complete the training, they will return to a position within A&E operations, subject to vacancy availability\*\*

Qualifications
Essential

• Full UK Driving Licence (up to 3 points may be considered dependant on point code)
• Category C1
• Trust approved emergency driving qualification (L3 CERAD)
• HCPC registered Paramedic or NMC Registered Nurse
• Completed the NQP Pathway, this should be over a 2-year period obtaining experience in clinical practice, or less if progressed through the national fast track programme OR Ambulance Nurse Programme

Desirable

• ALS, PHTLS, PHEC or other advanced clinical courses
• Mentorship qualification
• AIT and/or SORT Trained

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing in complex, contentious and sensitive situations
• Ability to develop and adapt to change
• Problem solving ability
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision
• Able to maintain confidentiality of information

Experience
Essential

• Suitable experience in Ambulance operations (c.2 years)
• Up-to-date continuing professional development portfolio
• Demonstrate a high level of professionalism, responsibility and accountability

Desirable

• Experience of supervision, mentorship and development of a range of clinical staff in relevant practice settings
• Healthcare experience within NHS, nursing or voluntary organisation

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Ability to develop effective professional working relationships with colleagues and the public
• Able to use initiative/self-motivated
• Maintains a flexible and proactive approach to work
• Act with honesty and integrity
• Able to ensure care of own health and wellbeing to promote improvements to physical and emotional wellbeing

Physical competency
Essential

• Ability to work effectively at height and other areas of difficult access
• Ability to work effectively in enclosed and confined spaces
• Capable of swimming 100 metres

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.