Student Paramedic - INTERNAL

Job summary

Main duties of the job

No day is ever the same! One of the many things our colleagues enjoy about being a part of the WMAS Team responding to 999 calls is the variety of patients that you will get sent out to and that you will play a key part in helping members of the community.

You may have watched from afar and now feel that a move into frontline emergency response is for you.

You'll work in a range of emergency and non-emergency situations, and you'll be trained to be able to use your judgement and skills to quickly access a patients condition and make life-saving decisions whilst working as part of a team.

This position involves regulated activity therefore will require an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check. The disclosure will include information against the Independent Safeguarding Authority barred lists for working with children, adults or both

Successful applicants are required to cover the cost of the DBS check. The cost of £55.76 for an enhanced check is payable to our online provider at the time that the DBS application is submitted. Upon receipt of your DBS you will then be required to sign up to the DBS online update service.

We do endeavour to respond to all candidates on an individual basis. Therefore we do ask for your co-operation and patience whilst the short listing process takes place. After the closing date please ensure you check your emails (including junk mail) regularly as contact is usually made via this method and NHS Jobs will NOT be updated following this.

Job responsibilities

West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating an inclusive, supportive, and accessible workplace for everyone where our colleagues feel empowered to succeed.

Each person plays a vital part to ensuring our organisation meets the differing needs of our communities ultimately enabling us to save lives. We acknowledge that a workforce that reflects the communities that it serves provide better patient care and we are therefore looking for self-motivated, enthusiastic people from all backgrounds that care about making a difference to our patients.

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity at all levels. We are proud to have maintained Disability Confident Leader status and as part of our commitments to this we guarantee to invite all applicants who meet the essential criteria for a role to attend assessment or interview. If you have a disability or learning difficulty, and prefer to disclose it, please feel free to do so in your application. You can also contact the Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@wmas.nhs.uk if you wish to have a confidential discussion. We use this information, with your permission, to ensure you are fully supported during the recruitment process.

The Trust is proud to support our Armed Forces community and have signed up to the Step Into Health initiative. We welcome applications from Armed Forces Veterans and Service leavers.