Job summary

Following the publication of our new Clinical Strategy the role of the Trainee Advanced Paramedics (tAP) in Pre-Hospital Care is an exciting development within East Midlands Ambulance Service and will provide an excellent opportunity for career development within a clinical role. The post will provide an opportunity for clinicians to be supported to provide advanced clinical management and co-ordination of complex and challenging care to critical care patients in clinically demanding situations and environments. You will work within a team of tAPs and AP's, primarily delivering the Trusts new Critical Care Desk, rotating between the desk in our Emergency Operation Centre, operational response vehicles and wider Trust clinical business.

The tAP will develop a wide-ranging breadth of knowledge and understanding in addition to evidence of critical thinking, patient assessment and clinical care over the period of the training role developing their confidence and competence which will be evidenced through a portfolio process. We are looking for credible individuals with strong and compassionate leadership abilities. The tAP will be expected to work towards the four domains of advanced practice, including contributing to service wide audit, research, training and education with a specific focus on clinical supervision for our Specialist Practitioner cohort.

Main duties of the job

This is a training post working towards Advanced Paramedic status.

The tAP role is a training post with the provision of a fully funded Masters pathway with the end attainment being that of a fully qualified Advanced Paramedic. This is predicted to take between 24 - 36 months (dependent on current qualifications) and supervisory support will be provided through experienced suitable clinicians and / or medics.

The tAP will provide advanced clinical care, leadership, and education / supervision across a range of clinical settings, with a primary focus on the Critical Care Desk (CCD), ensuring that they can demonstrate experience in the full range of AP competencies by the end of a 2 year period. Working as an autonomous practitioner the Trainee Advanced Paramedic (tAP) will be supported to provide advanced clinical management and co- ordination of complex and challenging care to patients in clinically demanding situations and environments.

See job description for main duties of the job.

About us

We are East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS), an organisation focused on delivering a high standard of emergency and urgent care to our patients across the region.

The East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) provides Emergency, Urgent and Non-Emergency pre-hospital care and transport across six counties (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire).

We are committed to developing a workforce capable of delivering the highest levels of quality service and clinical, person-centred care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for full details. Recruitmentinto the specialty is a multi-stage process, designed to be challenging in order to ensure that we recruit the most suitable candidates and that they are aware of the expectations of the role and scope of practice. Please note, shortlisted candidates will be required to undertake a clinical assessment day week commencing 30th September. Full details of assessment will be provided in advance. If successful on the clinical assessment day, the candidate will progress to a formal interview. Interviews will take place week 7th October 2024 at Horizon Place Headquarters Nottingham with a start date of no later than 6th January 2025.

This is a band 7 role and on attainment of a full educational qualification in Advanced Practice alongside internal recommendation, the candidate will progress to a band 8a Advanced Paramedic position. This role is 24 / 7 and attracts unsocial hours as per the Agenda for Change section 2.

Person Specification

Essential

• Will have evidence of level 7 academic modules (PGCert level desirable) working in Advanced Practice, Advancing Clinical Practice or Advanced Clinical Practitioner
• Willingness to undertake further development to become a non-medical independent prescriber
• Emergency ambulance driving qualification.
• Recent experience working as a solo prehospital practitioner
• Extensive experience working in front-line emergency ambulance response
• Significant experience working with and managing staff in a clinical setting
• Significant post-registration experience in patient facing acute care settings (prehospital emergency care / emergency department), specifically 2 years in an extended skills role SP (internal candidate) or suitable setting (external candidate). Experience approved by recruiting manager.

Desirable