Ambulance Paramedic

CIPHER Medical have an exciting opportunity for **Qualified Paramedics** to join our growing team**.**

**Main duties of the job**

As a Paramedic, you will be working as part of a double crewed Ambulance responding to 999 calls and facilitating emergency transfers, providing high quality and effective clinical care. This is a challenging yet rewarding position that requires dedication, compassion, and the ability to think on your feet as you will play a crucial role in providing life-saving care to those in need.

**The role;**
- Clinically responsible for all patients under your care and that of your crew mate, ensuring the efficient operation of our frontline support.
- Responding immediately to emergency calls and hospital transfer requests.
- Working effectively within scope of practice, ensuring patients receive the highest quality standard of care.
- Using appropriate knowledge and skills in order to make professional judgements, conducting diagnostic procedures and treatments as required, safely and to the appropriate level of training and competency.
- Responsible and accountable for clinical decisions made during the course of duty.
- Working within the appropriate sections of the JRCALC guidelines, CIPHER Medical policies and procedures, protocols and scope of practice at all times.
- Ensure the prompt, legible and accurate completion of all patient records and incident forms.
- Completing vehicle daily inspections, ensure that the ambulance consumables are stocked before every shift and checking all equipment is in operational readiness.
- Appropriate use of airwaves radios and equipment (terrafix)
- Where trained, carrying out blue light response driving.
- At all times exhibit standards of personal and professional conduct and performance.

**The person;**
- HCPC Registered Paramedic.
- Excellent clinical skills with the ability to adapt to varying situations.
- Excellent interpersonal and team working skills.
- A positive, caring attitude with the ability to show empathy.
- Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- Motivated to maintain own continued professional development.
- Blue Light Emergency Driving qualification (desirable)

**Working for us;**

CIPHER Medical aims to provide a safe and effective service which centres on patient care. This will be supported by a holistic organisational approach in which exceptional clinical standards and improved patient care form the corner stone of our ethos. We aim to excel above standards and believe in improving care by involving patients, staff and management in decisions.

**Our People benefit from;**
- 224 hours of annual leave (full time equivalent) increasing after 5 year’s service
- NEST company pension scheme
- £500 towards CPD annually
- Access to personal CPDMe account funded by CIPHER
- Education hours accrued within rota
- Training and development opportunities
- Uniform provided
- Access to our in-house physio and sports therapy services
- A positive and friendly working environment
- Opportunities to work overtime on Events and within other departments.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £41,600.00-£42,640.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Licence/Certification:

- HCPC registration (required)

Work Location: In person