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Job overview

At NEAS we are passionate about the delivery of high quality clinical care and are committed to developing our services centred around the communities we serve.  As part of our journey, we are developing new roles that increase the clinical and professional leadership of our workforce in a way that advances our professional capabilities to enhance patient care.

As part of this, our new Trainee Specialist Paramedic Critical Care is a key clinical role responsible for delivering enhanced clinical care to people in our communities who have suffered serious illness or injury.  Aligned to the national advancing practice frameworks, the post holder will develop to practice clinically at enhanced level 7 through a post-graduate diploma.

The Trainee Specialist Paramedic Critical Care is a transitional role and on completion of the requisite PG Diploma, post holders will be appointed to Specialist Paramedic Critical Care roles.

Through role modelling of exceptional standards, the role will shape and influence the delivery of critical care through enhanced clinical practice, audit and sharing of practice and knowledge with others.  While delivering this level of care out in our communities, the role will also involve the management of resources, remote assessment and advice by operating the critical incident hub in our Emergency Operations Centre. 

Main duties of the job

The Trainee Specialist Paramedic (Critical Care) will undertake development to deliver care at the enhanced practice level (academic level 7), providing support and supervision of staff across a range of incidents within the pre-hospital environment.  Developing greater autonomy to provide enhanced clinical management and post holders will coordinate the care of patients with complex and challenging health care needs, responding to patients with acute or critical illness, serious injury or major trauma.

Utilising their clinical skills and knowledge required for the role, the post holder is responsible for the competent assessment, diagnosis, care, treatment and referral and/or transport of patients and their carers/relatives in emergency or life-threatening situations.

In addition to providing an operational response using a range of transport platforms, Specialist Paramedics (Critical Care) contribute to the clinical supervision, leadership, advice and support within the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) and the post holder will be expected to rotate into the EOC as part of their core operational role.  They may also work in other emergency or critical care rotational settings.

Working for our organisation

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.