Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience of leading a small team of clinicians (including non-registered colleagues).
- Qualifications
Registered Paramedic with the HCPC, without cautions or restrictions and evidence of CPD activity within the previous 12 months
- Additional Criteria
Decision making capability, both when working alone or working as part of a team
- Additional Criteria
Able to work alone or as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Additional Criteria
Able to effectively communicate with others, while paying due regard to patient confidentiality
- Additional Criteria
Able to produce timely, accurate, and legible records relating to patient care.
- Additional Criteria
Displays an even temperament and resilience to pressure
- Additional Criteria
Smart and professional appearance.
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Mentoring students/others.
- Experience
Working in non-traditional ambulance roles (i.e. crowd / event medicine).
- Experience
Accessing alternative care pathways
- Qualifications
Full UK manual driving licence with category B and no more than 6 penalty points
- Qualifications
Ambulance Emergency Driving Level 3
- Qualifications
ALS/APLS/ATLS/PHTLS qualification
- Qualifications
Trainer / Assessor Qualification
Job summary
Respond and manage emergency incidents whilst attending events as an Event Paramedic. Provide specialist, clinical, social, and holistic care to undertake clinical assessment and interventions to those individuals in the out of hospital environment, which may include stadia, concerts, motorsports, road races etc. Will encompass working on both ambulances, solo response and within treatment units.
Main duties of the job
- Attend events and undertake clinical responsibilities to Paramedic level in the out of hospital environment.
- Maintain professional registration as a Paramedic and undertake continual professional development relevant to the role; maintaining skill levels and knowledge to enable you to carry out procedures in accordance with JRCALC Guidelines and in accordance with policy and procedures.
About us
To provide the highest standard and best value service to the community.
To improve public safety through prevention, protection, response and resilience.
Respectful, honest, courageous, ambitious, inclusive and transparent
Details
- Date posted: 09 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £20 to £27.50 an hour
- Contract: Bank
- Working pattern: Flexible working
- Reference number: E0431-26-0015
- Job locations: XL Team HQ, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE110RQ, United Kingdom, Hartlepool, HARTLEPOOL, Cleveland, TS24 8BZ, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
- Attend events and undertake clinical responsibilities to Paramedic level in the out of hospital environment.
- Maintain professional registration as a Paramedic and undertake continual professional development relevant to the role; maintaining skill levels and knowledge to enable you to carry out procedures in accordance with JRCALC Guidelines and in accordance with policy and procedures.
- Undertake clinical supervision and mentor new and junior personnel, providing feedback on performance in a constructive and non-threatening manner.
- Carry out duties involving the care and maintenance of vehicles, equipment, and premises. Be responsible for ensuring that all defects and deficiencies of vehicles and equipment are reported using the correct documentation.
- Ensure vehicles and equipment are ready for immediate use at all times and champion responsibility for the cleanliness of vehicles, ensuring that the interior/exterior are maintained to a high standard in line with current IPC recommendations.
- Maintain accurate vehicle and patient documentation including confidential details whilst remaining sensitive to the nature of the information being recorded.
- Conduct dynamic risk assessments when responding to incidents for protection of yourself and others, recognising that the out of hospital environment is often unpredictable and can pose a variety of threats to welfare (physical, environmental, and emotional).
- Ensure appropriate and timely referrals are made to other agencies (including non-clinical referral relating to safeguarding) utilising agreed procedures.
- Perform any other duties commensurate with these responsibilities, the management level of the post and skills and qualifications of the post-holder.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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This advert is for Event Paramedic (Casual) with XL Team Ltd in Gateshead, England. It is listed as a Paramedic role. The advertised salary is £20 to £27.50 an hour. The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 01 Dec 2026.
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