# Paramedic - REACT > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paramedic-react/d8482022-e097-4074-b57b-1b23df396f86 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paramedic-react/d8482022-e097-4074-b57b-1b23df396f86.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Colchester General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Paramedic - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-04T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-24T10:41:16.758Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Ipswich/East_Suffolk_North_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paramedic/Paramedic-v8319548 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8319548?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.esneft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an experienced HCPC-registered Paramedic looking to develop your clinical skills ? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the REACT (Reactive Emergency Assessment Community Team) service within East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). Working within our Urgent Community Response (UCR) pathway, you will play a vital role in providing rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision-making for patients experiencing an acute deterioration in their own homes. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will support people to remain safely at home wherever possible, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and delivering care closer to home. This is an exciting alternative to traditional ambulance practice, providing opportunities to manage complex patients, develop advanced assessment skills and work alongside therapists, nurses, advanced practitioners, social care professionals, consultants and GPs across the health and care system. The post is available for up to 37.5 hours per week as part of a 7-day service operating across weekdays, weekends and bank holidays. Proposed Interview date: 15th October 2026 ### Main duties of the job - Undertake comprehensive holistic assessments of patients presenting with acute illness, frailty, injury or deterioration within their own homes and community settings. - Use advanced clinical reasoning and autonomous decision-making skills to assess, diagnose, treat, refer or safely discharge patients. - Deliver urgent care interventions in line with the national 2-hour Urgent Community Response standard. - Work collaboratively with Virtual Ward, Frailty, Community Nursing, Therapy, General Practice, Social Care and Ambulance Service colleagues to ensure seamless patient care. - Support admission avoidance and facilitate safe alternatives to hospital attendance wherever clinically appropriate. - Provide expert clinical advice and support to colleagues across the multidisciplinary team. - Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, audit and clinical governance activities. - Support education, supervision and development of junior staff and students. As healthcare services continue to evolve, REACT is at the forefront of NHS transformation, delivering innovative admission avoidance pathways, Virtual Ward services and integrated community care. You will have the opportunity to contribute to service development while making a meaningful difference to patients and their families every day. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent verbal & written communication skills - Ability to manage own workload - Excellent organisational skills - Ability to work alone or as team player. - Commitment to self-development - Self-motivated with the ability to motivate others - Able to analyse and solve complex problems. ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Registered HCPC Paramedic - - BSc (Hons) or Diploma in Paramedic Science (or equivalent) - - Post-registration clinical experience - - Autonomous assessment and clinical decision-making - - Multidisciplinary working - - Managing acutely unwell adults - - Evidence of continuing professional development **Desirable** - - Certificated clinical assessment skills. - - Diploma/Degree or master’s level of Education - - Community or Urgent Community Response experience - - Frailty care - - Independent Prescriber qualification (or willingness to undertake) - - Minor illness/injury qualification - - Experience of SystmOne - - Experience of Virtual Wards ### Knowlege & Experience **Essential** - - Demonstrable knowledge of admission avoidance - - Demonstrates knowledge of the pressure of EEAST, the UCR teams and structures in the Integrated Care System - - Knowledge of national and international guidelines relevant to the role - - Care pathways/whole systems approach to services for emergency medicine and Older People. - - Knowledge of current Frailty Agenda - - Detailed knowledge and application of principles of Clinical Governance and Quality - - High level of clinical reasoning. **Desirable** - - Knowledge and application of research methodologies - - Knowledge of strategies for effective change - - Excel/Teams - - Experience of report writing ## Documents - [staff networks (pdf, 230.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2724) - [dbs information (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1262) - [apprenticeship handbook (pdf, 373.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2499) - [esneft values and behaviours (pdf, 74.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2146) - [value of joining nhs pension (pdf, 125.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2404) - [job description and person specification (docx, 75.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10640998) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.