East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

✨ We hope everyone who celebrated had a safe and memorable Bonfire Night! While many enjoyed the festivities, our dedicated ambulance crews were out responding to those who needed us. 🚑 Faye and Lauren, on duty from Ashbourne Station, captured this stunning photo of a firework lighting up the night sky - a moment of beauty during their busy evening shift. 🌌✨ Thank you to all our teams for their hard work and to everyone who celebrated responsibly. 🎇

Today the EMAS Black Minority Ethnic Network threw a triple-celebration - commemorating Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, and Black History Month. Colleagues joined our Network members to celebrate with some delicious food 💚 From all of us at EMAS, we hope you enjoyed celebrating Black History Month, and wish you a happy and prosperous Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas 🪔

We are recruiting Qualified Paramedics to join our Leicestershire A&E Division. 🚑 We’re looking for a proactive individual to ensure a continuous duty of care to patients and to provide guidance and support to newly qualified paramedics, associate ambulance practitioners/technicians and care assistants. Essential qualifications ⬇️ ✅ HCPC-approved Paramedic qualification (IHCD, DipHE, FDSc, BSc) ✅ Full clean driving licence including Category A - old style licence or Categories C1 - new style licence ✅ Ambulance Emergency Driving Certificate ✅ Evidence of NQP portfolio sign-off Closing date: 03/11/2024 ⌛ Join team EMAS to help save lives across the East Midlands. 💚 View the full job description and apply here: https://lnkd.in/erDv6fkN

Meet Adrian and his son, Ashley. 👋 They both work on the frontline, responding to medical emergencies in Leicestershire. 💚   Adrian trained as a Paramedic and is now one of our brilliant Specialist Practitioners. Ashley, an Ambulance Support Crew (ASC), followed in his dad's footsteps when he joined EMAS in 2022. Both Adult Cadet Force Volunteers, in their spare time they work with young people in their community, passing on their skills and experiences, including life-saving first aid.   Read Adrian and Ashley's full story on our website: https://lnkd.in/eXEMv-XK

📢 Calling all EMAS Apprentices and Placement students. The National Education and Training Survey is your chance to share your experience. You can give feedback on: ✅ What worked well ⛔ What could be improved. Complete the survey before 26 November 2024 👉 https://lnkd.in/eFtkPaD7 The NET Survey is only open to undergraduate and postgraduate students, apprentices and trainees undertaking a practice placement or training post in healthcare as part of their education and training programme.

Today is World Mental Health Day, a moment to reflect on the importance of wellbeing in and out of work. We're committed to providing our staff with support and we would like to remind our colleagues that details of all the support networks available to them can be found in Enews and Insite. We're proud to share a powerful poem written by our Student Paramedic Laura Gorman. Laura, who started at EMAS in 2018, has been writing poetry since she was about 17 years old as she finds it helps with her mental wellbeing. She has two books published, 'Mental scars you cannot see' and 'Mental scars brought to life'. 'Behind the Uniform' by Laura Gorman Know behind the uniform in which we wear, Is someone who joined the job because we care, For the times you call us in the middle of the night, Because your loved one has given up the fight. Most people will never be able to understand, What it's like to sit with those dying, as you hold their hand, And when we are finished, we go to the next call, As if what just happened never happened at all. We’ll walk into strangers’ homes like we’ve been there before, Without knowing what’s before us or what’s behind the door, We’ll be there for you every day of the year, Even on the days, we can’t be with those we hold dear. Screams we remember after telling you your loved one has died, When we close our eyes, we still see you laying by their side, The uniform does not protect us from the things we observe, But when we’re with you, our own emotions we’ll reserve. We don’t do it for the thanks or certainly not for the pay, We do it to help strangers loved ones stay another day, And when a heart stops beating and we’re too late, Know it breaks us, and we carry that weight. Know behind the uniform, we’re just like you, Trying to navigate our lives and make it through, When you see us at the end of the day, as we sit there and cry, Know we gave our all and our very best we did try.

✨New opportunities to join Team EMAS✨ Join our teams saving lives in the East Midlands 💚 ⏰Closing tomorrow - 06/10 🔹Emergency Medical Advisor (999 call handler - Lincoln) 🔹Emergency Medical Advisor (999 call handler - Nottingham) 🔹Head of Operations (Leicestershire) ⏰Closing 13/10 🔹Practice Placement Lead 🔹Motor Vehicle Technician 🔹Medicines Management Coordinator 🔹Duty Commander (Leicestershire) 🔹Duty Commander (Derbyshire) 🔹Divisional Senior Manager (Central) 🔹Locality Administrator (Leicestershire) 🔹Locality Administration Coordinator 🔹Infrastructure and Systems Administrator 🔹Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Administrator 🔹Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Learning and Development Manager ⏰Closing 20/10 🔹Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Senior Clinical Leader All details are on our website - www.emas.nhs.uk/vacancies Find out more about joining Team EMAS - https://lnkd.in/evazEx-E

Meet Dan, Qualified Mechanic and Fleet Team Leader at EMAS. Prior to joining EMAS, Dan was an apprentice mechanic. 🚗 He loves cars and motorbikes.. 💚 Being able to work with great people who care about each other is what motivates him the most. The Fleet team are responsible for ensuring all of EMAS's life-saving vehicles and equipment are safe, efficient, and effective. You don’t have to be clinically-trained to help save lives across the East Midlands. We currently have open vacancies in the Fleet team at EMAS, including Motor Vehicle Technician in Alfreton. Find out more about this role and apply: https://lnkd.in/eb_kwqia https://lnkd.in/eTeBMwrF

Last week we attended the National Ambulance Memorial Service in the beautiful grounds of the National Memorial Arboretum, to remember staff colleagues, and volunteers we've lost. Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development, Kerry Gulliver, lit a memorial candle during the service, before colleagues laid a wreath at the memorial in the garden. We were represented in the procession by standard-bearer Keith Sharpe.

On Thursday 12 September, 13-year-old Brooke Clements from Beeston, Nottinghamshire, received the EMAS Children’s Bravery Award for her heroic actions in calling 999 for an ambulance when her dad had an epileptic seizure. Her father, Kieron Clements, who has lived with epilepsy for many years, credits Brooke and her sisters Layla (12) and Robyn (11) for their ongoing support during his seizures. On the day of Kieron’s emergency on 8 May 2024, Brooke calmly called 999 and provided vital information to Emergency Medical Advisor Sophie Littlefair, ensuring her father received prompt medical assistance. The crew on scene, Paramedic Jonathan Burlace and Emergency Care Assistant Lisa Doyle, also praised Brooke’s calmness and maturity. Brooke also shared advice for children in similar situations, encouraging them to remain calm and follow instructions when calling for emergency help. You can read more about Brooke and Kieron’s story on our website: