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 video here.
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)
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.
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.
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**
