# Specialist 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/specialist-paramedic-react/41733b1f-ad96-4a43-bf11-3857204fd51f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-paramedic-react/41733b1f-ad96-4a43-bf11-3857204fd51f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Colchester General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Paramedic - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-04T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-24T11:00:44.980Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Ipswich/East_Suffolk_North_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paramedic/Paramedic-v8319678 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8319678?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.esneft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated and proactive Paramedic to join our Reactive Emergency Assessment Community Team (REACT). REACT is an innovative multidisciplinary community service within ESNEFT, bringing together Urgent Community Response (UCR), Hospital at Home, OPAT and Out of Hours pathways to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care closer to home. The service works closely with the East of England Ambulance Service, Hospital at Home, Integrated Neighbourhood Teams and acute services to support admission avoidance and deliver rapid intervention for patients experiencing acute deterioration in the community. You'll play a key role in delivering the national 2-hour Urgent Community Response standard, supporting patients to remain safely in their own homes wherever appropriate and promoting our Home First philosophy. This role offers the opportunity to influence the development of innovative community pathways, strengthen system-wide relationships and contribute to the ongoing transformation of urgent community care services across East Suffolk. The role is available for up to 37.5 hours per week and includes participation in a 7-day service operating between 08:00 and 20:00, including weekends and bank holidays. Proposed Interview date: 15th October 2026 ### Main duties of the job - Provide expert paramedic assessment, clinical decision-making and intervention for patients with acute illness, frailty and complex health needs within their own homes. - Support admission avoidance through rapid assessment and timely intervention, ensuring patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. - Triage and prioritise referrals, including those received through the East of England Ambulance Service, ensuring delivery of the national 2-hour Urgent Community Response standard. - Provide visible clinical and operational leadership during shifts, supporting patient flow, safe caseload management and effective deployment of resources. - Act as a clinical role model and professional leader, supporting supervision, appraisal, education and development of staff across the multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity for a Paramedic looking to work at an advanced level, combining expert clinical practice with leadership, service development and multidisciplinary collaboration. You will work autonomously whilst providing clinical leadership across the service, supporting staff development, patient flow and operational delivery. ### 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** - Professional credibility and integrity. - Positive and flexible approach to service delivery. - Commitment to patient-centred care. - Commitment to learning and professional development. - Ability to work independently and collaboratively. - Resilient under pressure. - Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. - Enthusiastic and motivated to support service improvement. - Excellent organisational skills - Ability to work alone or as team player. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered HCPC Paramedic - Degree in Paramedic Science or equivalent professional qualification. - Evidence of ongoing professional development. - Advanced clinical assessment skills. **Desirable** - Master's level study or working towards. - Leadership or management qualification. - Teaching and assessment qualification - Independent Prescriber qualification - Project management qualification. ### Knowlege & Experience **Essential** - Expert knowledge of urgent and emergency care. - Specialist knowledge of admission avoidance and urgent community response. - Understanding of the national Urgent Community Response standards. - Knowledge of frailty assessment and management. - Understanding of Integrated Care Systems and community pathways. - Detailed knowledge of clinical governance and quality improvement. - Understanding of safeguarding legislation and responsibilities. - Knowledge of Home First principles and community-based models of care. - Knowledge of current NHS priorities relating to urgent care and community transformation. - 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. - Able to interpret, organise and evaluate complex systems and data. - Presentation, teaching, and coaching skills. - Able to establish positive and productive working relationships with relevant stakeholder **Desirable** - Knowledge of Virtual Ward programmes - Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies. - Knowledge of service redesign and workforce transformation. ## 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, 75.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10641150) ## 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.