Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Paramedic with current HCPC registration
• ALS/ATLS/PALS Qualification for Paramedics
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
• Post-registration qualification in autonomous practice or equivalent

Desirable

• Teaching and assessing qualifications

Previous Experience

Essential

• Proven post-registration experience, including evidence of working in any of the following clinical areas:
  • 1. Accident & Emergency
  • 2. Primary Care environments
  • 3. Minor Injuries / Illness Units
• Experience of working autonomously
• Evidence of teaching and assessing others
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of participation in clinical supervision (either in the supervised or supervisor role)

Desirable

• Experience within Accident and Emergency and Primary Care environments
• Experience in managing a team
• Evidence of team leadership and supervision of junior staff

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of autonomous working and the skills in physical assessment required, diagnosis, and treatment by use of a portfolio, and show willingness to develop
• Able to produce detailed and accurate records
• Evidence of extended skills, e.g., suturing.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Basic IT skills
• Ability to demonstrate clinical expertise and knowledge of audit
• Demonstrable critical reasoning skills and decision-making
• Demonstrable evidence of multiprofessional / multi-agency working
• Ability to prioritise patient care
• Perceptive, flexible, and effective leadership skills
• Ability to demonstrate effective use of staff and resources
• Complete understanding of the medicolegal aspects of the role
• Fully understanding of equal opportunities, diversity and cultural issue which may arise in the role

Desirable

• Evidence of knowledge in:
  • Current professional issues
  • health promotion,
  • Clinical governance
  • National initiatives, e.g., NICE guidelines, knowledge of National Health Service Framework issues
  • Pharmacology
  • Evidence-Based Practice
• Standard for Better Health
• Experience of working in a criminal justice setting

Attitudes, aptitudes, and personal characteristics

Essential

• Friendly and approachable, and has a professional demeanour.
• Good presentation of self, enthusiastic, flexible, innovative, confident, assertive, yet approachable.
• Committed to patient care and first-class service provision.
• Flexible and proactive attitude to working arrangements.
• s able to work alone or as part of a team according to operational need.
• Ability to work within a pressurised environment.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 28 April 2026