Internal Associate Ambulance Practitioner Tangmere

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Job OverviewWe are currently seeking applications for the Internal Associate Ambulance Practitioner (iAAP) Apprenticeship programme for 2024. The Apprenticeship will be commencing from Janurary 2024. Course dates will be advised by the end of October 2023.Course placements will be allocated 2-3 places per dispatch desk.Successful applicants will study the Apprentice Associate Ambulance Practitioner programme in partnership with the Crawley College Group and Clinical Education.The apprenticeship will require significant commitment to learning and completion of work outside of the taught elements of the course and undertaken in your own time. The apprenticeship does not constitute an automatic promotion and a new contract of employment will only be issued upon successfully completing and passing your End Point Assessment as set by Crawley College. The MINIMUM time to complete the course and pass the End point assessment is 53 weeks plus 3 months, learners will pass this point at different dates and therefore uplift in pay will only be given on receipt of a copy of your Future Quals certificate.Completion of this course, the qualification gained will enable you to be eligible to apply and move onto the level 6 Paramedic programme provided in partnership with Cumbria, subject to meeting their assessment criteria. This programme gives a full BSC in Paramedic Science and this reduces down the time needed from 3 to 2 years as the AAP programme is recognised to cover the learning need in external degree programmes gained in year 1.SECAmb will support all travelling and accommodation costs incurred as per eligibility.If you meet the essential and desirable requirements and are able to commit to the apprenticeship, we welcome your application.Main duties of the jobWe welcome applications to the iAAP programme, Please apply for the Dispatch Desk you wish to work in. You can apply for multiple Locations, however the position is for advertised DD and any transfer will only be considered after qualifying as AAP, subject to normal transfer procedure. This is to support quality learning experience and operational needs.To be eligible to apply you will need the following at the close of advert date;

• English and Maths GCSE/ functional Skills Level 2 . You will need to be able to provide certificates for these qualifications at the assessment centre.
• Candidates without this qualification will be assessed on the day and the supported by Crawley College to obtain them*.
• EPA ( End Point Assessment) for ECSW Course
• You will need to complete and attend the college in your own time.
• Depending on your current level you will join a learning programme to achieve English and or Maths before the AAP programme.
• Failure to obtain these will restrict you from completing the programme and applying for promotion.
• 12 months on road clinical experience responding to 999 patientsto have been completed by date advert closes.
• You will need to remain on your ECSW contract until you have passed the apprenticeship end point assessment.
• You will need to be able to attend classroom elements of the programme as fulltime hours. – Part time staff are welcome to apply, however need to attend fulltime hours during face-to-face training.
• A requirement of your conditional offer, no annual leave can be taken during the classroom-based elements of the course, these dates will be confirmed at conditional offer. Attendance of the course is mandatory.
• Be able to work from the Dispatch Desk applicable to this vacancy
• Following feedback from current learners, the programme has changed, including more face-to-face assessments and 30 units instead of the original 42. The Successful applicants will therefore move to an individual rota pattern for 53 weeks on a 5-week pattern as demonstrated below. This will ensure you have access to support every 5 weeks for the year from the college, work with a variety of colleague and time in between taught weeks to undertake consolidation of learning and the academic requirements.

Please ensure when applying, that you complete a full personal statement, outlining why you wish to be considered for this programme, as we anticipate a high volume of applications. You must also record in the qualification’s exact details of your English and Maths qualifications.Please note, if you have been successful at the assessment date, a position will only be offered to the highest scorers per the dispatch desk, please make it explicitly clear your preferred dispatch desk.Please note that the salary range noted on the vacancy is in line with agenda for change (AFC) pay scales. All successful applicants would be placed automatically at the bottom of the banding, unless proven, relevant NHS or equivalent experience can be demonstrated.Following the revision of current national legislation (Vaccine as a Condition of Deployment), the Trust has reviewed our requirements relating to staff uptake of the SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) vaccination.Going forward, for patient facing positions, we strongly recommend that new starters will be appropriately vaccinated unless medically exempt in order to offer greater protection against exposure to the virus for front line staff.In line with this recommendation, if you are successful in your application for a front line post, we will seek information from you in relation to your vaccine status, including exemption status, as applicable.Please note, all positions come with a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check relevant to the post. This will either be a basic, standard, or enhanced check depending on the role. The level of check will be outlined in the conditional offer letter sent to successful applicants.As part of the application process, you will be asked to declare any unspent/unfiltered convictions. If you are shortlisted you will then be sent a self declaration form, which must be completed prior to attending interview. for any queries relating to declarations, please contact the Recruitment Advisor listed on the vacancy.The Trust is passionately committed to being an inclusive employer - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. As an employer we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement networks, facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds.We actively support equality of opportunity for all our staff and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief. The Trust is making progress towards its aim of becoming more reflective of the diversity of our community in our workforce and guarantees an interview to candidates with disability who meet the essential criteria specified. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and disabled applicants and those from other under-represented groups.The Equality Act 2010 protects disabled people - including those with long term health conditions, learning disabilities and hidden disabilities such as dyslexia. If you tell us that you have a disability we can make reasonable adjustments to ensure that any selection processes - including the interview - are fair and equitable. We are a committed Disability Confident Employer and offer on-going support, should you be successful, with any adjustments you may need when performing your role.When completing the application please use your name as it appears on your passport and please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.Please note that under our Trust policies, we’re unable to employ anyone under the age of 18 years old.The majority of our roles will include some travel between sites for business purposes. If the vacancy you’re applying for includes work related travel, you will be required to ensure that you hold and have covered the cost of suitable car insurance to support this.If you have previously applied for this role and were deemed not appointable at any stage of the recruitment process, you cannot normally apply for the same or similar role for a minimum of six months from the date of application. This is to allow time for the candidate to receive feedback and undergo the appropriate development.Should you require an application form in an alternative format including large print or braille, please contact recruitment@secamb.nhs.uk stating the vacancy reference number and we will be happy to provide this.When completing the reference section, please include details to cover the last three years’ history.Due to the high volume of applications at SECAmb, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interview. If you have not heard from us within 10 working days of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion.Please note that we contact all applicants via Trac Jobs and would advise you check your Trac Jobs account regularly.Please be aware that the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. For this reason we recommend completing your application as early as possible.If you are a current SECAmb employee and applying for a substantive position, if successful you will move to the terms and conditions associated with the post. Any unsocial hours payments will be paid under the Section 2 agreement of agenda for change. If you are currently paid under Annex 5 and this post is the same banding as your current role, you can request to remain on Annex 5, or move to Section 2.Section 2 unsocial hours will automatically be paid via your monthly timesheet. More information regarding section 2 can be found in the Agenda for Change handbook and on the our dedicated Section 2 page on The Zon e .If you are a current SECAmb employee and applying for a Secondment/Acting Up position, this would not be classed as a permanent change to your terms and conditions so if your application is successful, your current unsocial hours arrangements will not change for the duration of the secondment/acting up period.Follow our recruitment on Twitter @SECAmbRecruit and check out our Facebook page - SECAmb NHS Recruitment. You can also find us on Linkedin under South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.