Apprentice Emergency Care Assistant – Cambridgeshire East of England Ambulance Service Trust

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Full time
This advert is for roles in Cambridge, Peterborough and Huntingdon. Training courses will commence from April 2025 onwards.

Take the first step into a career where you can make a real difference when you come to work. We are delighted to accept applications for the Apprentice Emergency Care Assistant role.

You will be joining a workforce recognised for delivering outstanding care to our patients, where teamwork and quality is embedded into our day-to-day practice. We support an open, honest and respectful culture and actively seek out opportunities to improve every element of the service we provide to our patients and our staff.

Our vision

- Outstanding care, exceptional people, every hour of every day. #WeAreEEAST #WeAreTheNHS

The duration of the training is approximately 12 months. During this training period, Agenda for Change Annex 21 Training salary will apply; starting salary £19255 per annum. Applicants who successfully complete their apprenticeships will then be eligible to continue in a Qualified Emergency Care Assistant role with the Trust.

Upon completion of the apprenticeship programme you will progress to the bottom of Band 3 £24071 per annum (2024/25 Agenda for Change pay scale).

At EEAST we expect our clinical workforce to deliver the very best care to our patients with the support of a dedicated team of clinical staff, volunteers, call handlers, dispatchers and support staff. In addition, paramedics will routinely work with other allied health professionals in partnership organisations in both hospital and community-based services to ensure timely referrals and discharge.

A shift on an ambulance is like no other workplace. You will operate in a wide range of environments, across both urban and rural areas managing everything from birth to end of life, chronic conditions to critical illness or injury.

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.

For a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the role, including all its specific requirements and responsibilities, please consult the attached Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides an in-depth overview that will give you a clear and detailed picture of what the position entails.

Please note, should you be successful in your application, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, prior to receiving an unconditional offer. If full employment checks cannot be achieved (this will include existing and unserved disciplinary sanctions), then your offer may be withdrawn.

How to apply? Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (attached). Complete the Supporting Statement - Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.

Please note that this job role requires you to obtain your Provisional C1 Licence and Theory before you can be offered a start date.

Please see the attached support document with information to support you to obtain your Provisional C1 Licence and Theory.

This advert closes on Monday 6 Jan 2025.

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