HEMS Paramedic

Job Overview
We are delighted to announce this exciting opportunity for experienced SECAmb
Paramedics
to be seconded for a 21-month period to Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS), in the role of HEMS Paramedic. KSS is a charity that delivers the regional HEMS service to the South East of England on behalf of SECAmb.

KSS operates from Redhill Aerodrome in Surrey and is predominantly a helicopter-based service although rapid response vehicles are used to deliver the service during periods that the aircraft are unavailable. The service provides two enhanced care teams by day, and one enhanced care team overnight.

The aircraft or response vehicles are allocated tasks by a dedicated HEMS dispatcher located in the Medway or Crawley Emergency Operations Centres (EOC). The service tasking criteria aims to dispatch the enhanced care team to potentially serious traumatic incidents and severe or complex medical emergencies. However, there will be occasions when the service is requested to attend lower acuity patients to either provide timely helicopter extrication from a remote location, or to assist a land ambulance team.

The enhanced care team comprises of a HEMS Paramedic, HEMS Doctor and two HEMS Pilots and provides a senior medical response to patients with the ability to undertake, where indicated, advanced interventions that are appropriate to the patients' needs. The enhanced care team can also transfer patients to the most appropriate hospital for their definitive ongoing care using, where indicated, established pathways and operational delivery networks.

Main duties of the job
The HEMS Paramedic is a key member of the enhanced care team bringing operational expertise, leadership, and experience to the complex and often time critical situations that the service attends.

It is anticipated the secondment will commence in February 2026, and the successful candidates will be required to attend and pass a Medical Induction course, Class 2 aviation medical and subsequent sign-off period. Salary: This is a full-time position with salary based on band 6 plus fixed unsocial and HCAS supplements (
Specific salary will depend on point of band 6
) located at Redhill Aerodrome, Surrey working a fixed 24/7 rota pattern, which includes both operational shifts and governance days.

This is a challenging but hugely rewarding career development opportunity, and you will be fully supported throughout your secondment to maximise learning.

Working for our organisation
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb)
has a vision of 'aspiring to be better today and even better tomorrow for our people and our patients.'

Our 3,500 staff provide services to 4.7m people across Kent, Surrey, Sussex and North East Hampshire. We handle over 1 million calls to 999 and 1 million calls to NHS 111 every year.

KSS operates from Redhill Aerodrome in Surrey and is predominantly a helicopter-based service although rapid response vehicles are used to deliver the service during periods that the aircraft are unavailable. The service provides two enhanced care teams by day, and one enhanced care team overnight.

Please note that the salary range noted on the vacancy is in line with agenda for change (AFC) pay scales. All successful applicants would be placed automatically at the bottom of the banding, unless proven, relevant NHS or equivalent experience can be demonstrated.

Following the revision of current national legislation (Vaccine as a Condition of Deployment), the Trust has reviewed our requirements relating to staff uptake of the SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) vaccination.

Going forward, for patient facing positions, we strongly recommend that new starters will be appropriately vaccinated unless medically exempt in order to offer greater protection against exposure to the virus for front line staff.

In line with this recommendation, if you are successful in your application for a front line post, we will seek information from you in relation to your vaccine status, including exemption status, as applicable.

Please note, all positions come with a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check relevant to the post. This will either be a basic, standard, or enhanced check depending on the role. The level of check will be outlined in the conditional offer letter sent to successful applicants.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to declare any unspent/unfiltered convictions. If you are shortlisted you will then be sent a self declaration form, which must be completed prior to attending interview. for any queries relating to declarations, please contact the Recruitment Advisor listed on the vacancy.
The Trust is passionately committed to being an inclusive employer - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. As an employer we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement networks, facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds.

We actively support equality of opportunity for all our staff and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief. The Trust is making progress towards its aim of becoming more reflective of the diversity of our community in our workforce and guarantees an interview to candidates with disability who meet the essential criteria specified. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and disabled applicants and those from other under-represented groups.

The Equality Act 2010 protects disabled people - including those with long term health conditions, learning disabilities and hidden disabilities such as dyslexia. If you tell us that you have a disability we can make reasonable adjustments to ensure that any selection processes - including the interview - are fair and equitable.

We are a committed to offering opportunities to individuals with disabilities and offer on-going support, should you be successful, with any adjustments you may need when performing your role.

When completing the application please use your name as it appears on your passport and please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

Please note that under our Trust policies, we're unable to employ anyone under the age of 18 years old.

The majority of our roles will include some travel between sites for business purposes. If the vacancy you're applying for includes work related travel, you will be required to ensure that you hold and have covered the cost of suitable car insurance to support this.

Should you require an application form in an alternative format including large print or braille, please contact stating the vacancy reference number and we will be happy to provide this.

When completing the reference section, please include details to cover the last three years' history.

Due to the high volume of applications at SECAmb, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interview. If you have not heard from us within 10 working days of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion.

Please note that we contact all applicants via Trac Jobs and would advise you check your Trac Jobs account regularly.

Please be aware that the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. For this reason we recommend completing your application as early as possible.

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If you are a current SECAmb employee, by applying for this position, if successful you will move to the terms and conditions associated with the post. Any unsocial hours payments will be paid under the Section 2 agreement of agenda for change. Section 2 unsocial hours will need to be claimed via your monthly timesheet. More information regarding section 2 can be found in the Agenda for Change handbook and on the
our dedicated Section 2 page on The Zon
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