Full job description
Do you dream of working in the UK as a paramedic?
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, based in the UK, provides a range of emergency, urgent care and non-emergency healthcare services, along with commercial logistics services.
The Trust delivers most of these services to the populations of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire as well as non-emergency patient transport services in Surrey and Sussex.
We serve a population of over 7 million and answer over 500,000 urgent calls a year. We employ 4,551 staff who, together with over 1,100 volunteers, enable us to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
We are Recruiting Internationally Educated Paramedics to join our team.
To apply for this position you will need to register as a paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Remuneration for paramedics without a completed training period in Great Britain (“NQP portfolio”) is at the band 5 level (NHS Agenda for Change pay poster 2023/24 | NHS Employers).
We are seeking people who are:
- Highly motivated to look after our patients
- Passionate about high quality patient care
- Professional in everything you do
- Emotionally and physically resilient and a good communicator
- Compassionate and able to remain calm under pressure
- Have excellent driving skills
- Have demonstrable experience of sharing the SCAS values
- Want a varied and challenging job
- Want to work in a challenging environment or situations and deal with patients and relatives with dignity and respect
You’ll need to have the following:
- Paramedic Science degree
- Started an application to the HCPC (as above) – for details on how to apply, please visit: www.hcpc-uk.org
- Overseas police check
- A full valid manual driving licence that is easily converted to a UK licence with no more than 3 points. (The Trust motor insurers need to review each case of any applicants who have had their driving licence removed following a Dangerous Driving or Drink or Drugs offence for a minimum period of 5 years from when their licence is reinstated before we can consider making a job offer).
- Able to commit to on-going shift work
- Evidence of knowledge of English as per the Health and Care Worker visa requirements (if applicable)
- Experience of lifting and moving patients
In return we can offer:
- Certificate of sponsorship
- A structured corporate induction and mentoring program for all frontline staff.
- An initial training course (corporate induction, clinical and driver training).
- Relocation package which includes flights to the UK and shared accommodation throughout your initial training programme of up to 10 weeks
- Ongoing Pastoral Support
- Regular clinical updates.
- Opportunities to get involved in pre-hospital research
- Modern technology to develop staff and improve patient care
- Staff welfare and support
- Investment in staff development through mandatory and non-mandatory training to continue your professional development
- Current UK salary range £28,407 – £34,581*
Benefits we offer:
- Expert training and support from our dedicated in-house education team.
- Holiday entitlement is 27 days rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time).
- Enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
- Access to continual professional development and opportunities within SCAS and the NHS.
- Occupational Health support along with an Employee Assistance Programme.
- NHS Discounts in over 200+ stores including Holidays, Days out, Car insurance, Restaurants and Clothing.
Job responsibilities
The NQP will be expected to operate within Trust clinical policies, JRCALC guidelines, protocols, procedures and SOPs and seek advice or refer to a more senior clinical colleague when a decision to deviate is needed, for example a clinical support desk/hub or other Health Care Professional.
The NQP will always have access to clinical advice and/or support but MUST take clinical advice as dictated by Trust protocol and/or support from an identified source e.g. clinical support desk/hub or other Health Care Professional, whenever they consider it may be necessary to deviate from protocols, procedures, SOPs and clinical guidelines.
Responds to emergency and urgent calls, delivering high quality and effective pre-hospital care (within the scope of practice and competence of the individual) and transportation. This may (but not exclusively) include 999 emergencies, inter-hospital transfers, urgent hospital admissions and other allocated responses commensurate with the role.
Carry out assessment, care, treatment and transportation of patients as an operational practitioner, working in a variety of locations.
Post-holders will initiate appropriate care and effective treatment to patients in pre-hospital environment, selecting and applying appropriate skills and equipment safely and within appropriate level of education, competence and scope of practice.
For more details of the role please look at the job description and person specification available on our jobs website: www.scasjobs.co.uk under apply now.
We offer you a chance to develop and gain experience in a wide variety of work, along with opportunities to develop clinical decision making, as there are a number of hospital options to consider when managing your patients, including Major Trauma Centres, as well as several Cardiac and Stroke Centres. We hold great travel links to London as well as the rest of the UK, this area could offer you what you are looking for!
The finer details:
- Should you be what we are looking for and successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to an online interview.
- All successful candidates who are offered a job with us will have to undertake employment checks as part of our recruitment process, including an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Baring Service) check, which SCAS will fund, clearance from our Occupational Health department, references, ID and right to work verification.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: R671 821,00 – R837 015,00 per year
Application Question(s):
- Have you started your HCPC application?
- Do you hold an in date passport with more than 6 months until the expiry date?
Experience:
- pre-hospital care: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driving Licence (Required)
- Paramedic Degree (Required)