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Apprentice Ambulance Support Practitioner
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust —Newcastle upon Tyne
- £24,937 - £26,598 a year
- Full-time
- Vital signs
- Driving
- Patient care
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- In-person
- Training & development
- Communication skills
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Apprentice Ambulance Support Practitioner

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust -
Newcastle upon Tyne

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Job details

Full-time
£24,937 - £26,598 a year

Qualifications

First aid administration
Driving Licence
Vital signs
Pre-journey vehicle safety checks
Infection prevention & control
Category C1 Licence
Vehicle maintenance checks
Driving
Patient care
Infection prevention and control standards
Cross-infection control
Stocking
Pre-ride vehicle checks
Patient observation
Manual handling of patients

Full job description

We are recruiting for Apprentice Ambulance Support Practitioners; this role is part of our Emergency Clinical Care Team.

The training course is a 13-month program, a level 3 apprenticeship-Diploma in Ambulance Emergency & Urgent Care Support & Emergency Response Ambulance Driving. Continued progression within NEAS is subject to you obtaining these level 3 qualifications.

You must hold a level 1 qualification or above in Maths and English or be able to demonstrate a working application of Level 1 or above. You will be asked to provide your certificate as evidence of this before interview.

If you do not provide this we will ask you to complete a BKSB (Basic & Key Skills Builder Test) to confirm your functional skills at a later date.

You will also be supported to obtain literacy & numeracy level 2 if you do not already have them or the equivalent within 12 months of starting in post. You will also be required to sign a learner agreement for this level of commitment

You MUST have a UK (Manual) driving licence with either full C1 entitlement or a Provisional C1 Licence & proof of passed Theory section of the Test at the time of applying.

Please also note that you will be required to have the full C1 entitlement on your driving licence on day one of starting with NEAS.

The post requires competence in the safe moving of patients therefore safe moving and handling techniques must be deployed including the use of all relevant mechanical equipment, handling device and restraint/clamping systems including baby/child seats and wheelchairs, chairs and stretchers. All Infection Prevention and Control policies must be abided by to reduce the likelihood of a health care associated infection The post will also require an element of patient observation, recording of vital signs and providing hands on support in CPR and resuscitation. To use advanced driving skills including blue light and normal traffic conditions to respond to Emergency, urgent and routine calls as required. To undertake daily vehicle inspections, restock hard and soft items according to the vehicle inventory.

Initial Training consists of 10 weeks clinical & 4 week driving on entry to the role & it is pass or fail result.

Ability to attend emergency care and blue light driver training for the position. Full UK/EU driving licence together with holding either full C1 entitlement or alternatively a Provisional C1 Licence and proof of successfully passed Theory section of the Test at time of application.

We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.

Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!

Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.

We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.

We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.

Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".

We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dyslexia Smart Award employer, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.

Successful candidates will be placed into a pool for 2027 start dates.

Please see the Station Map document for stations and division areas.

**Please ensure you understand the C1 driving entitlement element for this role - you can do this this copying and pasting the below link into your browser**

https://www.gov.uk/adding-higher-categories-to-your-driving-licence

Please refer to the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities for this role.

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