Join MET Medical and become a vital member of our frontline team as a Senior Paramedic. This role offers a distinctive opportunity to join our dynamic and committed workforce, delivering top-notch ambulance frontline services to our community. As a senior paramedic, your wealth of experience and leadership capabilities will take centre stage as you provide critical care, uphold the highest patient treatment and safety standards, and inspire the next generation of paramedics.
We are actively seeking paramedics who are passionate about mentoring and guiding our ECAs and EMTs, creating a culture of excellence and knowledge sharing to ensure the highest level of care for our patients. Join us in shaping the future of emergency medical services and making a profound impact with our frontline team.
Job Title: Frontline Paramedic
Salary: £52,000 per annum (base rate)
Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire
Shifts: 4 on and 4 off rota (no nights, family friendly)
Job Summary:
As a Senior Paramedic at MET Medical, you will take on a leadership role in our team, providing critical care and ensuring the highest standards of patient treatment and safety. This pivotal position encompasses responding to emergency calls, assessing patient conditions, administering advanced medical interventions, and delivering exceptional care to those in need. In addition to your clinical responsibilities, you will play a vital role in mentoring and guiding our Emergency Care Assistants (ECAs) and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) to elevate their skills and uphold the MET Medical commitment to excellence. Your expertise and leadership will be instrumental in shaping the future of emergency medical services and making a significant impact on our community's well-being.
We are a small to medium-sized Ambulance Service run by health care professionals. We provide 999 services to East of England Ambulance Service. We also have the opportunity for bank staff and overtime in other areas of our business such as repatriation and events.
One of the main benefits of working for MET Medical is we are a family business, we all look after each other and you can be assured you will be treated as an individual, an asset and not just a number. We are a growing organisation and as such there are opportunities to develop beyond the scope of a Paramedic.
We have 999 shifts in Bedford, Stevenage, Welwyn and St Albans. If you are a Paramedic in Hertfordshire please get in touch, we would love to hear from you.
Overall Job Purpose:

• To respond using emergency driving skills and manage emergency calls/incidents as allocated including emergencies, urgent calls, inter-hospital transfers and other allocated operational details commensurate with their role and responsibilities.
• At all times, provide specialist, clinical, social and holistic care to patients in a pre-hospital environment.
• Handling Prescribing and administering, non–prescription, prescription and controlled drugs
• Provide patient assessment and treatment in line with the scope of practice and within MET- Medical guidelines.
• To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times and that personal / clinical information is only disclosed in accordance with MET-Medical policy, procedure and protocol and in accordance with Caldicott regulations, whilst ensuring that all appropriate information is recorded in a timely and efficient manner.

Benefits:

• A competitive hourly rate at £25-£28 p/hour
• 28 days holiday per year
• Paramedic CPD Training Sessions
• Assigned a personal Paramedic Clinical Team Educator as your line manager
• Auto-enrolment onto our workplace NEST pension
• Access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Company uniform
• Full training including Safeguarding Level 2 3, Manual Handling, Infection Prevention etc.

Essential / Experience:

• Qualified Paramedic with current HCPC registration.
• Hold a valid EU Driving License (No more than 3 endorsement points)
• Evidence of Continual Professional Development
• Emergency Ambulance Driving Certificate (e.g, IHCD Ambulance Driving / Future Quals Level 3 etc)
• Up to date continuing professional development portfolio
• Effective social skills gained from experience, dealing with the public
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

Desirable

• C1 Category licence
• 24 months of post-registration experience working as a Paramedic

Knowledge / Skills / Ability

• Ability to carry out manual handling including the lifting of patients and equipment
• Good knowledge of current operational procedures and clinical practices
• Good verbal, listening and written communication skills
• Able to communicate across wide demographic boundaries in an appropriate manner
• Demonstrate the ability and commitment to providing high-quality patient care, appropriate to patient needs
• Able to operate all appropriate information systems in an efficient and effective
• manner relevant to this post
• Respects and applies patient confidentiality at all times
• Displays good diplomatic skills, is tactful and discreet.
• Good organisational skills is able to identify priority pathways and act effectively under pressure
• Able to produce accurate records in accordance with MET-Medical policy.
• Is self-motivated with ability to work within occupational guidelines
• Displays excellent attention to detail
• Maintains a flexible and proactive approach to work
• Demonstrate a commitment to team working

Equality and Diversity
MET-Medical are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and to avoiding unlawful discrimination in employment. In endeavouring to become an equal opportunity employer we intend that no job applicant or employee shall receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, colour, race, ethnic origin, religion, disability or age; not be disadvantaged by any other conditions or requirements which are irrelevant.
We appreciate the overwhelming response to this position, and we kindly inform all applicants that due to the high volume of interest, we may not be able to respond individually or send an appliaction form to those who do not possess the necessary qualifications or experience required for the role.
A more detailed job description will be sent to you via our HR team once you have registered your interest.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £52,000.00 per year
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Zero hours contract
Pay: £25.00-£28.00 per hour
Benefits:

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

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Application question(s):

• Please note our shifts start at our ambulance station located in St Albans (Hertfordshire). Please only apply for this role if you are able / willing to travel to St Albans for the shift.

Experience:

• frontline: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• HCPC (required)
• L3 CERAD (Emergency Ambulance Driving) Certificate (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person