Job summary
- Main area
- PES
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 242-4731-LR
- Employer
- North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- Trustwide
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 PA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Advanced Paramedic Practitioner
Band 7
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet our minimum selection criteria at each stage of the selection process. We will not tolerate discrimination on any of the following: gender, marital status, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, religion, age, disability, working pattern, caring responsibilities trade union activity or political beliefs-or any other grounds.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of staff from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. We encourage applications from all backgrounds to improve the diversity of our workforce and to better reflect the communities we serve to provide the right care, at the right time, in the right place; every time.
The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a large number of applications are received.
Due to the volume of applications received for our advertisements, we will only contact those candidates shortlisted for interview via email; we aim to do this within 4 weeks of the closing date. If you do not receive the email, it will be that you have not been shortlisting on this occasion. When applying for this position, it is essential that you read the job description and person specification fully. Please use the supporting information space to demonstrate your ability to undertake this role, drawing on your skills, knowledge and experience.
We also offers a range of excellent benefits including a pension scheme, up to 33 days Annual leave (exclusive of bank holidays), training and development opportunities, access to NHS discounts, Car Lease Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, NHS Mortgages and Childcare Vouchers.
Job overview
We are excited to be advertising Advanced Paramedic Practitioner (APP) post vacancies in Cheshire and Mersey, Greater Manchester, and Cumbria and Lancashire; vacancies will be available in all three NWAS areas.
The APP is responsible for face-to-face clinical care at an advanced practice level in unscheduled emergency care, responding to emergencies on a response vehicle as an autonomous solo practitioner to our most unwell and complex patients. In addition to front-line response, APPs are expected to work at the Integrated Contact Centre within the Complex Incident Hub team, where they will identify and review complex incidents and coordinate the dispatch of specialist clinical resources. APPs also offer remote clinical advice and support to crews on scene, often to support time-critical and clinical decision making.
Main duties of the job
APPs will provide a face-to-face response as an advanced clinician to complex incidents, including but not limited to serious trauma, cardiac arrests, acute life-threatening medical conditions, complex mental health, and maternity emergencies. APPs enhance our organisational response to significant and major incidents, supporting clinical leadership tasks as part of our incident response.
APPs will provide 24/7 coverage across a defined geographical area, although may be deployed to calls across the entire NWAS region. Postholders will operate as an autonomous practitioner utilising an advanced scope of practice and demonstrating clinical leadership and co-ordination skills in dealing with incidents or events, which may include liaison with ambulance service managers, other emergency services, specialist teams, and other healthcare professionals.
There is a process of formal internal and external education and training for this role. An MSc in advanced practice is essential for the APP role; however, applications are invited from those who have not yet achieved an MSc, but who are able to undertake higher education at level 7 while in post.
Candidates who are shortlisted will be invited to complete an online clinical knowledge assessment (multiple date options in August). If successful, candidates will be invited to an in-person assessment centre on either 15th or 22nd September 2025, please ensure you will be available to attend on either date before applying.
Working for our organisation
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.
Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.
We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.
Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.
We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding this role, please direct your query to the relevant Clinical Support Manager for the area you are interested in working
Cheshire & Merseyside - Joe Tunn [email protected]
Greater Manchester - Stuart Lee [email protected]
Cumbria & Lancashire - Dave Quirk [email protected]
Please ensure that you have read and understood the job description and person specification before making an application.
Person specification
Skills / Competencies
Essential criteria
- Expert knowledge of Pre-hospital Care and able to demonstrate credibility
- Evidence of relevant clinical CPD
- Ability to work collaboratively with other health professionals.
- Experience of audit and evaluation
- Experience of research in practice
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- HCPC registered Paramedic working to full scope of autonomous practice.
- Masters level qualification in Advanced Practice
- Formal teaching or mentoring qualification
- Full UK driving licence, with C1.
- Appropriate emergency driving qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience working within a clinical setting providing advanced practice levels of care
- Experience of providing clinical leadership to other pre-hospital clinicians
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Working together – demonstrate collaborative and inclusive working and challenge behaviour that is not inclusive or acceptable.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joe Tunn
- Job title
- Clinical Support Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0345 11 22 018
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