Band 6
Job overview
Ambulance Paramedic (band 6) or NQP (band 5) within the IOW NHS Trust - NQP APPLICANTS NEED TO BE REGISTERED BY THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER 2025 FULL TIME PERMANENT ROLE The role is as exciting and varied as it is challenging. When you join the Isle of Wight NHS Trust Ambulance Service you'll work with a host of public and voluntary services; Police and Fire & Rescue Service and volunteers from organisations such as British Red Cross, St John Ambulance, RNLI, IoW Search and Rescue & HM Coastguard. Successful applicants will demonstrate high levels of personal commitment to facilitate the delivery of a patient-focused service. We need individuals who have the drive and passion to make a difference to people's lives, but also the personal resilience to work in a high-pressured environment. Successful candidates will need to be available to start in post for September 2025. Main duties of the job
Job Purpose To ensure that relationships and own behaviour is managed in line with Trust and service competencies. Job Statement To respond using advanced emergency driving skills and manage emergency calls / incidents as allocated by the Integrated Care Hub, including emergencies, urgent calls, routine transfers, mainland transfers and other operational details commensurate with their role and responsibilities. Work either as part of ambulance crew or as a solo responder. At all times provide specialist, clinical, social and holistic care to patients in a pre-hospital environment. Formulation and delivery of critical care plans and treatment for patients in accordance with agreed guidelines, Trust / Service Policy, Procedures and current legislation, Health & Care Professions Council including Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee (JRCALC), College of Paramedics (CoP) and National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) as appropriate. Demonstrate a continued commitment to professional development. Lifting, carrying and moving of patients and / or equipment. Working for our organisation
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trusts beach hut in Ryde. We offer flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of roles and responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification. Person specification
Qualifications
Current HCPC Registered Paramedic C1 Driving Licence D1 & D2 (Blue Light) driving qualification Experience
Experience of delivering high quality patient-centred care in a pre-hospital environment Physical skills
Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder e.g. Manual Handling and Lifting 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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