Associate Ambulance Practitioner - Apprentice

The Associate Ambulance Practitioner (AAP) works as part of the wider Emergency & Urgent Care setting, having direct contact with service users or others, providing high quality and compassionate care Day to day duties and tasks for an AAP would involve working as part of an ambulance crew responding to emergency (999) & urgent calls providing emergency and urgent assistance, driving safely and progressively at high speed Will assess, treat and manage service users at the scene (reducing the need for hospital admission), either referring service users to alternative care provisions or safely discharging them on scene Other tasks involve working closely with other emergency services and the wider NHS Tasks of an AAP will include evaluating different approaches to solving problems, communicating those results accurately and reliably, with structured and coherent arguments Will work under the supervision of a Registered Practitioner in accordance with Regulatory policies and procedures for an initial probationary period of 20 weeks After successful completion the AAP will be accountable for their own actions, operating within their own scope of practice, and will work alongside professional colleagues of higher or lower grades

Training:

Level 4 Associate Ambulance Practitioner Apprenticeship Standard:

On-the-job training will be based from one of our operating ambulance stations located in Braintree, Chelmsford or Norwich Off-the-job and On-the-job training will be provided by Medicare EMS Group UK Limited. Our EMS Academy is situated within the beautiful grounds of Park View Baddow Park Estate, West Hanningfield Road, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 7SY Further details of our apprenticeship curriculum is available Please contact the EMS Academy on 0330 056 2210 (option 4)

Training Outcome:
Apprentices will be offered a guaranteed interview for an Associate Ambulance Practitioner role upon successful completion of the apprenticeship. This role attracts an annual salary of £40,000 Further learning and development opportunities are available, including progression into a Level 6 Paramedic Degree Apprenticeship (subject to vacancies)

The Associate Ambulance Pracitioner role is extremely rewarding and in return we offer:

Average of 42 hours per week (4on/4off) Designated roster pattern (4 days, 4 off, 4 nights or 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off) Excellent learning & development opportunities (including CPPD) A company pension scheme Generous annual leave entitlement Career development opportunities A positive and rewarding job role and culture Access to Blue Light Card discount scheme

Employer Description:
We are a national company dedicated to providing world class pre-hospital care, event management and education. We are more than just a service provider, we are a team dedicated to supporting our NHS Ambulance Services, providing quality education to those pursuing a career in the ambulance section or supporting clinicians to further their education and safeguarding the health and well-being of your event attendees and artists, while creating a safe and well-managed environment for our workforce to excel. We supply medical cover for an array of venues and racecourses throughout the UK as well as providing ongoing support for the NHS through our frontline division. Medicare are always striving to improve the efficiency and safety of our services we work with you to address all aspects of event management.

Working Hours :
Monday - Friday 8.00am - 5.15pm. including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Problem solving skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Logical,Team working,Non judgemental,Patience,Physical fitness,Compassion & Empathy,Critical Thinking,Dexterity,Professionalism and Integrity,Patient Centred