# Newly Qualified Paramedic (Bridgwater & Torquay only)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Exeter
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Paramedic
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** Plus unsocial payments under agenda for change.
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Relief contracts)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-09T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-23T15:04:43.664Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Ferndown_Poole_Shaftsbury_Salisbury/South_Western_Ambulance_Service_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paramedic/Paramedic-v8179260
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8179260?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.swast.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Join us as a Newly Qualified Paramedic and you’ll find an exciting and forward-thinking ambulance service with an impressive commitment to supporting clinicians in advanced and autonomous clinical care to ensure the best outcomes for patients.

We can offer:

- An enhanced supportive preceptorship programme to help develop your confidence as an autonomous professional, and support your continuous learning.
- An award winning staying well service

Examples of our clinical highlights include:

- Treating more patients at home without the need to attend ED
- A dedicated team of senior clinicians to ensure that our Paramedics continue to enjoy being able to practise the highest skill level in the UK.
- A wide range of local guidelines to deliver care well beyond JRCALC to maximise clinical autonomy.
- 24/7 senior clinical support for decision making and in cases when you need that little extra help.
- A fully embedded consolidation of learning period to ensure you develop and progress as quickly and fully as possible.
- A structured career pathway with opportunities to progress to specialist Paramedic roles in primary & critical care.

This advert is only recruiting for positions in Torquay (Devon) & Bridgwater (Somerset) exclusively. We will not be accepting any applicants outside of these specific stations.

### Main duties of the job

Upon joining us, we can assure you of a warm welcome as well as help with the practicalities of securing your first NQP role, plus a supportive preceptorship programme to guide you through your early employment.

You must hold a full UK driving licence, with no more than six points allowed for certain offences. If you do not currently hold the full C1 licence you can apply, however you must be able to evidence a C1 pass before commencing employment with the Trust.

Assessment dates will take place throughout August & September 2026.

As part of your offer of employment you will be provided with a funded Emergency Response Ambulance Driving course. If you have obtained this prior to application we will arrange for you to carry out an Emergency Response Ambulance Driving assessment with our local Driver Training team prior to starting.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about this role please see attached the job description and person specification attached.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- HCPC registered Paramedic
- BSc Paramedic Science degree
- C1 Driving Licence

**Desirable**

- CERAD (Blue light Driving qualification)

## Documents

- [swast code of conduct (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2579)
- [newly qualified paramedic (band 5) (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10482331)

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