Salary £29,844 - £38,567 pa inc.
Job type Permanent
Closing date 5 April 2013
Exact salary will depend on location and working pattern
With eight million people from all nationalities and backgrounds living in 620 square miles and around 4,000 calls a day, almost a quarter of which are immediately life-threatening (Category A), there's no such thing as a routine job, let alone a `normal' day for the London Ambulance Service. Factor in the world's busiest airport on our doorstep, the enormous underground network, the busy tourist sites, and the major public and cultural events we deal with, and you'll quickly see why we place so much emphasis on finding the right people to carry out the vital work that we do. Just a year or two in London will give you a level of experience which is second to none with the opportunity to really develop your practice as a paramedic.
We strive to provide our patients with the level of care that distinguishes us as a great service provider. For example, the cardiac arrest survival rate has doubled in the last four years. By 2013 we envisage that we will be taking 200,000 fewer patients to hospital by using alternative pathways, treating more patients in their home and giving more advice to callers over the phone.
Key experience and skills we are looking for
If you'd like to join us in improving our service in London you will need to:
be a registered paramedic with the health professions council and have successfully completed a HPC approved paramedic programme.
have demonstrable evidence of practice within at least the last 12 months.
possess a current manual driving licence, valid in the UK and covering category C1 vehicles, and have no more than three penalty points and at least two years' driving experience.
Beyond that, a dedicated approach to providing top quality care to others could well see you into one of the most satisfying and highly respected roles in the community.
Closing date for your completed application and CRB declaration is midnight on Friday 5th April 2013.
Important
For all operational/patient contact vacancies, you must complete the supporting document attached to the NHS jobs advert (i.e. CRB declaration). Once you have you submitted your online application, please email this document to recruitment@londonambulance.nhs.uk. Unfortunately if you do not send it to us your application will not be short listed.
Helpful tips when filling out your application form
Read through all the guidance documentation attached to the vacancy before filling out the application.
Clearly evidence how you meet the personal specification for this role in the `supporting information' section on the form. An example can be found on page five/six of the guidance notes attached to the NHS jobs advert.
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Read through your application carefully before submitting it to us.
If you are unable to use NHS jobs to complete and submit an application form then please email recruitment@londonambulance.nhs.uk or call us on 020 3069 0260.
Other information
Please note that we will send all of the correspondence to your email address, with the exception of the ISA/CRB application form. Therefore please keep us updated if this changes and ensure that you check this email address regularly. Please note if you do not have an email address then we will send correspondence by post.
We positively welcome diversity and want to be a truly inclusive place to work. We are looking for self-motivated, enthusiastic people from all backgrounds who care about making a difference.
