HART Specialist Paramedic
We will not tolerate discrimination on any of the following: gender, marital status, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, religion, age, disability, working pattern, caring responsibilities trade union activity or political beliefs-or any other grounds.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of staff from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. We encourage applications from all backgrounds to improve the diversity of our workforce and to better reflect the communities we serve to provide the right care, at the right time, in the right place; every time.
The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a large number of applications are received.
Due to the volume of applications received for our advertisements, we will only contact those candidates shortlisted for interview via email; we aim to do this within 4 weeks of the closing date. If you do not receive the email, it will be that you have not been shortlisting on this occasion.When applying for this position, it is essential that you read the job description and person specification fully. Please use the supporting information space to demonstrate your ability to undertake this role, drawing on your skills, knowledge and experience.
We also offers a range of excellent benefits including a pension scheme, up to 33 days Annual leave (exclusive of bank holidays), training and development opportunities, access to NHS discounts, Car Lease Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, NHS Mortgages and Childcare Vouchers.
Job overview
Band 7
(plus associated unsocial hours payment under Agenda for Change Section 2)
Manchester HART
Hazardous Area Response Teams (HART) is the generic term applied to staff recruited specifically to operate within the inner cordon or in hazardous environments. An exciting opportunity has arisen for the right individual to undertake a clinical leadership role within a team of 7 HART Paramedics.
The successful applicant will promote and ensure a high level of clinical competence within their HART team. This will involve undertaking clinical observation shifts with team members, undertaking clinical audits, leading on the clinical aspect of training and maintaining the clinical lead amongst their team at incidents.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be an HCPC Registered Paramedic with demonstrable experience in both operational and supervisory/managerial environments. In addition to this, the candidate will be required to possess a comprehensive knowledge of CBRN/HAZMAT, Urban Search and Rescue (USaR), Response to Water Incidents (IWO) and Tactical Medicine along with response to Major Incidents.To be eligible to apply candidates must be existing members of HART and have completed the following courses: HART EDBA Mod 1, HART Incident Unit Response Course Mod 2&3, Safe Working at Height Course (SWAH) and Swift Water and Floor Rescue Technician Course (SRT).
The successful candidate will also display excellent clinical competency, leadership, motivational and organisational skills. They will perform defined enhanced clinical skills for use within hazardous environments.
The selection process will involve the completion of an application form, online clinical exam, micro-teach, professional discussion and objective structured clinical exams. The successful candidates will undergo role-specific training before starting the role.
More information about the role can be gained by having an informal discussion with Special Operations Clinical Lead (Seconded) Kevin Hogg on 07855102276.
Assessment and Professional Discussion is planned for 1st or 2nd July 2025 final date TBC, please ensure that you are available to attend on these dates if shortlisted.
Working for our organisation
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.
Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.
Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.
We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please ensure that you have read and understood the job description and person specification before applying.
Person specification
Skills / Competencies
Essential criteria- • Highly motivated to provide and engender the highest standard of professional practice
- • Knowledge of clinical leadership in the Pre-hospital setting and able to demonstrate credibility
- • Knowledge and understanding of clinical care in hostile, austere and semi permissive environments
- • Demonstrate compassionate and inclusive clinical leadership
- • Evidence of relevant CPD
- • Experience of audit and evaluation
- • Demonstrable experience of line management responsibilities
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria- • HCPC registered Paramedic working to full scope of autonomous practice
- • B.Sc. In Paramedic Practice or Health related Studies
- • Requirement to complete further study and successful completion of Level 7 module in Clinical Reasoning and Assessment Skills for Health Care
- • Formal teaching or mentoring qualification at Level 3
- • Full UK Drivers Licence with cat C1
- • Appropriate emergency driving qualification
- • NARU IRU Qualified
- • NARU USAR Qualified
- • Safe Working At Height Qualified
- • High Risk Confined Space Qualified
- • Swift Water Rescue Technician Qualified
- • Level 3 Safeguarding
- • Investigation Training Level 1
Experience
Essential criteria- • Experience or Supervising/Mentoring others
- • Evidence of Working in Multi agency environment
- • Good Knowledge of HART SOP’s and JOP’s
- • Experience of Incident Management
- • Experience of leading a team
- • Clinical Audit experience
- • Experience of devising, writing, and delivering training packages and lesson plans
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria- • Working together – demonstrate collaborative and inclusive working and challenge behaviour that is not inclusive or acceptable
- • Being at our best – professional and adaptable and takes pride in work
- • Making a difference – act with compassion, kindness and integrity towards everyone
- • Leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand organisation and team performance expectations.
- • Ability to remain calm and resilient under pressure and support others in this respect
- • Ability to handle sensitive, stressful and traumatic incidents effectively, knowing when to use tact, diplomacy and assertiveness.
- • Ability to work as part of a team and be supportive of others
- • Be self-disciplined and conscientious
- • Open to change, flexible and adaptable
- • Ability to establish efficiently an appropriate course of action to accomplish a goal
- • Self-confidence and have the ability to motivate and instil a sense of capability in others
Special Requirements
Essential criteria- • To be part of 24/7 Response Team working unsocial hours
- • Low level of absence due to sickness in the last two years.
- • No outstanding disciplinary sanctions
- • Have a satisfactory DBS check
- • Occupational Health clearance
- • Hold a valid UK driving licence with Class C1
- • Flexibility required surrounding shifts and time away from home, including the requirement to attend residential training courses to achieve required standards
- • Ability to be called for mutual aid with the possibility of overnight deployments beyond normal working patterns
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria- • Ability to deliver high standards of clinical care at height and other areas of difficult access
- • Ability to deliver high standards of clinical care in enclosed, confined spaces
- • Capable of swimming 100m in still water and short distances in swift flowing water
- • Ability to don specialist PPE for protracted periods of time
Any offer of employment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information, provide false or misleading information.
Should you be successful at interview stage successful candidates will receive a conditional offer of employment, this will be subject to the NHS Employment Checks Standards.
Right to work - You will be required to provide a valid right to work in the UK document. North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust are currently able to provide sponsorship for roles that identified under the Health and Care visa, further information on this can be found here Health and Care Worker visa: Your job - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Reference checks - This will cover a minimum of a three year period and will include a request for the number of days and occasions of sickness absence covering a minimum two year period. In line with equality legislation, the earliest point at which we will ask health related questions is when an offer of employment has been made.Absences related to disability may be excluded from these considerations; consideration would be given as to what would be a reasonable attendance level, based on the information available. Absences related to pregnancy, maternity and/or gender reassignment will be excluded from these considerations.
Detailed information on the NHS Employment Checks Standards is available on the NHS Employers website; search ‘employment checks’.
DBS Checks - If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made for this disclosure.
Occupational Health - You will require satisfactory medical clearance.
Whilst not a condition of employment, all staff are encouraged to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as this remains the best lined of defence against COVID-19.
From 1^st September 2018, Section 2 of the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions will automatically apply to the calculation of unsocial hours for all appointments that commence in post from this date (except secondments).
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