Qualified SORT Paramedics - CCRT Instructors - Hybrid Roles

We are seeking enthusiastic, flexible, and motivated Qualified SORT Paramedics to join our team in a hybrid role combining operational response and specialist training delivery.

This unique opportunity blends the responsibilities of a SORT Paramedic and a Civil Contingencies Response Team (CCRT) Trainer.

As a SORT Paramedic, you will provide specialist paramedical care in high-risk environments including hazardous materials, CBRN, MTA, confined spaces, water operations, unstable terrain, safe working at height, mass casualty.

As a CCRT Instructor, you will deliver clinical decontamination training to staff across Scotland and support incident response in command.

This blended role includes support for SORT Dundee and will involve unsocial hours working. This role will also require elements of travel to alternative sites.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical care in challenging and high-risk environments.
• Deliver specialist training in clinical decontamination and further courses aligned to the CCRT role.
• Support multi-agency operations and major incidents.
• Operate in hazardous conditions: CBRN, MTA, confined spaces, water ops, unstable terrain, safe working at height.
• Maintain specialist training and fitness standards.

The Person:

• HCPC registered as Paramedic with a minimum 2 years’ frontline experience.
• Desirable: training qualifications and experience in incident/exercise/operational management.
• Qualified in SORT/HART or CBRN/HAZMAT environments preferred.
• Must complete and maintain all specialist courses relevant to SORT Paramedic and CCRT Instructor role.
• Must meet physical standards (height: 160–200cm; weight: ≤130kg).
• Security Check (SC) clearance required.

Application and Selection:

• SORT Qualified must pass the SORT Paramedic Physical Competency Assessment (PCA), Clinical OSCE, command task and swim test.
• Applicants who are SORT Qualified will deliver a presentation and attend a formal interview.
• Additional security vetting will be required due to the sensitive nature of the role if not already held.

Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be made to the following:

Liam Mearns – Special Operations Manager – North of Scotland – liam.mearns@nhs.scot

Kevin Brown – Training and Development Manager – Civil Contingencies Response Team – kevin.brown2@nhs.scot

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

Please note that The Scottish Ambulance Service is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.