HART Paramedic

All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English
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The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable., The Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust (WAST) is looking to recruit HART Paramedics to work within the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART).
HART is a specially recruited team of experienced Paramedics who are trained and equipped to provide the ambulance service response to high risk and complex emergency situations.
WAST HART are currently recruiting for a Full Time Permanent HART Paramedic.
This post is at Agenda for Change Band 6 and will include the associated unsocial hours for the current rota pattern.

Main duties of the job
It is essential that applicants for this post are already HCPC registered Paramedics.
WAST, HART is based in Bridgend South Wales but covers a Pan Wales response. As such successful applicants would be expected to be prepared for prolonged deployments if the situation required., Maintaining full HART training and skill sets, the post-holder will work to their respective scope of HART practice.
They will also need to be able to operate at band 6 level Paramedic when required in support of wider Operations, including responding to calls.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac
The Trust actively seeks to recruit and appoint people currently under represented in the workforce. This includes women, people with disabilities, LGBT, and those from minority ethnic groups. All staff are encouraged and supported to learn Welsh. Please be sure to provide full contact details for all referees, including email addresses where possible. Failure to do so may result in significant delays in your application.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

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All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications have been received.