About the Role

Don’t miss out on an amazing opportunity, the Neonatal Transfer service for London is recruiting experienced EAC/ECA to join its St John ambulance team.

The Neonatal Transfer service has been established since 2003 and has expanded to its current model of four transfer teams per 24 hours, seven days a week. NTS London has plans to continue to expand as the needs of London grows. Will you be a part of this exciting transformation.?

NTS London and St John are looking for proactive, enthusiastic and hardworking people to join our services. We are a welcoming and culturally diverse team, who have a shared vision and values towards our patient care and we would like to invite you to join our team.

As part of the Neonatal Transfer service for London, successful applicants will work alongside senior nurses and doctors, transferring some of London’s most vulnerable patients. The emergency side of the service provides 24/7 cover for the stabilisation of neonates and transfer to specialist units. The repatriation of neonates is undertaken by an experienced nurse and ambulance tech to transfer babies back to local units to be closer to home, Monday to Friday 07:30-19:45.

This service is integral to allowing sick patients to access specialist care in a timely manner whilst also supporting units in patient flow and families being able to stay together.

If successful you will be welcomed into a friendly and hardworking team, consisting of three consultants, specialist doctors and experienced transport nurses.

Our clinical teams are complemented by our ambulance technicians and work side by side providing the intensive, high dependency and special care our patients need using specially designed equipment and vehicles.

A full induction process is provided with competencies surrounding the transport situation and equipment. Shifts include rotation between dual and single clinician teams. Patterns include days, nights and the twilight team over weekdays and weekends.

The post holders will provide transport expertise for the team, assisting in the stabilisation and provision of specialist care. Successful applicants will be provided training including vehicle familiarisation, the operation of incubators and mounted equipment and team working.

Other opportunities include attending the Resus Council (UK) Neonatal Life Support course and the NTS Neonatal Emergency Simulated Team Training (NESTT). Staff also participate in team based teaching/training sessions, daily case discussions and audit/project work to develop the service.

The skills in the post holder would include being able to work proactively in a multi-disciplinary setting, demonstrating a high level of interpersonal skills, professionalism and accountability, communication skills and be flexible in their approach. If you feel you have the attributes please we encourage you to apply for the position.

As Emergency Ambulance Crew, you will be responsible for responding to both emergency and non-emergency situations where you will assess and treat patients to your trained skill level. You will be responsible for providing high quality, professional and compassionate care for patients and ensuring current clinical practice procedures and requirements are followed.

This unique and rewarding opportunity will allow you to train towards a qualification in Emergency Care and support your community and local ambulance services playing a pivotal role in the fight against COVID-19. As an organisation, we will provide all the necessary training and give individuals the chance to work alongside experienced Ambulance Crews in order to give you all the tools, information and knowledge to feel comfortable working on the frontline.

(Full details and responsibilities can be found in the attached role description)

About You

To be considered for the role you must be educated to GCSE level and have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels. You should have a minimum of 12 months driving experience, and hold a full UK driving licence with a maximum of three penalty points. All applicants must have a C1 or be working towards C1 on their licence. Candidates will need to have an enhanced full DBS and complete a health check to ensure they are able to take up frontline work. If you do not currently hold an enhanced DBS, part of the process will be applying for one. Working hours will be on a shift basis, this is not a 9 to 5 role and will include weekend and bank holiday working.

About Us

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, providing first aid, keeping people safe at events and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people learn how to save a life through our training, education and youth programmes.

Over the next decade, we have bold ambitions to help transform out-of-hospital care, having a positive impact on the people we treat and the communities we serve.

We are a team of 1,600 employees and 18,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through first aid.

You will receive;

• Competitive salary & pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health and Wellbeing portal - Access to financial, health and wellbeing guidance and support.
• Discounts - Blue Light, NHS Discounts and SJA discounts including discounts on mobile phone, gym membership, cinema, restaurants, holidays and shopping-including your weekly food shop.

Interview Date: 14th September 2022

Application Review Date: 4th September 2022

We may review applications before the Application Review Date, however, if you apply after the Application Review Date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

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We are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, so are particularly interested in applications from women, trans and non-binary people, as well as those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with different accessibility needs.

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any speculative CVs submitted without invitation will not be considered.