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Ayrshire & Arran - Qualified Ambulance Technicians - Millport – Isle of Cumbrae - (Full-time plus on-call - 37.5hrs average per week)
If you are a qualified Technician looking to settle into life in a relaxed and tranquil setting, but with accessible links to make a quick return to the ‘hustle and bustle’, then this opportunity may be of interest to you.
The management team in Ayrshire & Arran are seeking qualified Technicians to join our community ambulance team serving the Isle of Cumbrae. As one of five clinicians you will be responsible for providing ambulance services to a resident population of approximately 1,550 a figure that increases substantially during the tourist season. The ambulance staff are home-based and work a rolling roster of dayshifts plus on-call overnights.
The Island, also known as Great Cumbrae, is the larger of two islands collectively known as ‘The Cumbraes’ both positioned just off the Ayrshire coast in the lower Firth of Clyde. Considered as Scotland’s most accessible island, it is roughly four miles long and two miles wide and is linked by a short ferry trip (approx 8 minutes) from Largs. Ferries run several times per hour and Glasgow is less than an hour away by car or train. Seafarers have access to visitor moorings and Millport Bay is a popular destination for sailors in the summer. The most dived site on the Clyde is just south of Cumbrae ferry slip – a Second World War Catalina flying boat.
The islands main settlement is Millport, a seaside town with a Victorian promenade that curves around an attractive hillside bay on the south coast of the island. Millport is home to Britain's smallest cathedral, the Cathedral of the Isles, which was completed in 1851 to a design by William Butterfield, one of the leading Gothic revival architects of the day. Watersports such as sailing, power-boating and kayaking are popular all year round, and there is an 18-hole golf course, which sweeps almost to the summit of the island.
During the summer months the island regularly attracts several thousand visitors every weekend. - Hiring a bike and cycling around the island's 11-mile (18-kilometre) encircling coastal road is a popular activity and is much favoured for family cycling, as the roads are quiet compared to the mainland. There are also informal walks all over the island including Fintry Bay, around 3 miles (5 km) from Millport on the west coast, which has a small cafe. There is a curling pond near the highest point on the island, in January 2010 it hosted the Dumfries Cup for the first time in 14 years, and in December of the same year it was also available for public use.
What do we need from you?
You need be an ambulance technician with a FutureQuals L4 APP qualification or an IHCD Technician award (or equivalent), are currently employed directly by an NHS ambulance service in the UK, and you have C1 on your licence. You’ll need your C1 licence as our fleet of A&E vehicles are all Mercedes with a box body conversion, the majority of which are under five years old.
However, if you meet the above criteria and have previously worked as a Technician with the Scottish Ambulance Service you are eligible to apply.
We expect all applicants can undertake the following skills autonomously in their current role:
• Manual defibrillation
• Administration of Technician drugs
• Unsupervised clinical practice
• Attend and manage a full range of emergency calls (not restricted to certain categories of calls) including maternity and paediatric patients
Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from Emergency Care Assistants or EMTs/Technicians who do not hold the IHCD/L4 AAP and don’t undertake a full unsupervised range of Technician skills.
Informal enquiries are welcome and should be directed to: Graeme Brown, Team Leader for Arran & Millport, on Tel: 07870 880396 or by email to Graeme.brown4@nhs.scot