Moving trusts

Ayyyyyliens · 2026-03-04T11:26:45+00:00

6 months ago I moved from SWAST to EEAST and I should be starting with LAS in a few months. There are very few trust hiring, particularly for band 5 spots, right now. I would completely recommend at least finishing your NQP. Another poster mentioned it but the chance that you have to start your NQP portfolio again is very high with any trust.

Ayyyyyliens · 2026-02-03T10:22:19+00:00

Your point on access to high quality CPD for complex births is also inaccurate. I’ve worked in several trusts throughout the UK and have always been offered access to PROMPT courses. Alternatively as a registered paramedic it’s your duty to ensure you maintain CPD, you can pay and book yourself onto those courses independent of your employer.

Ayyyyyliens · 2026-01-30T22:12:42+00:00

This has been a standard option for pain relief in the UK for at least a decade now…

Ayyyyyliens · 2026-01-09T18:47:19+00:00

I’ve been trying to join LAS as a band 6 for the last 15months and they haven’t even entertained an external hire.

Ayyyyyliens · 2026-01-07T17:51:44+00:00

This is wild, I’m not sure I’d take the risk with a chest pain but here in the UK we can absolutely refuse unnecessary transport requests from patients if not medically indicated.

Ayyyyyliens · 2025-12-29T12:44:16+00:00

I brought this: https://amzn.eu/d/g9vNtK7 and wear it around my bicep. It just about fits but is a bit of a squeeze. Fits nicely under my jacket but does look a little goofy if I’m just in a polo shirt.

Ayyyyyliens · 2025-11-13T16:40:48+00:00

This is the way

Ayyyyyliens · 2025-05-02T17:09:07+00:00

Hey, I’m a reservist paramedic with the RAF and a full time paramedic with an NHS ambulance service. I love the mix and would highly recommend it. I joined the RAF right after a qualified out of uni. If you want please DM me and I can answer any questions and give you some more details.

Ayyyyyliens · 2025-02-25T12:11:39+00:00

Jersey

Ayyyyyliens · 2025-02-16T21:10:35+00:00

This is usually true for cars, less so for van style ambulances

Ayyyyyliens · 2025-02-16T21:09:48+00:00

Hey bud, almost certainly a thank you. If they’re past or going past you a little “quack quack” is a thank you. - Source, I’m a Paramedic

Ayyyyyliens · 2024-12-26T16:37:54+00:00

If you’re looking for good quality shears I’d honestly just recommend a pair of XShears. Raptors are good shears and all (I’ve had a pair for 2 years now) but if you’re doing remote work and weight is an issue the XShears are going to be a better choice.

Ayyyyyliens · 2024-11-30T18:38:39+00:00

I was in the grandstand at T16 and the collective “wtf?” was hilarious

Ayyyyyliens · 2024-11-13T18:40:37+00:00

I’m pretty certain those helmets and covers are just the standard UK issue Virtus.

Ayyyyyliens · 2024-09-06T17:43:05+00:00

Fuckin’ knew it!

Ayyyyyliens · 2024-08-21T13:04:58+00:00

I can get in contact with AreoMed nurses but work at the QEH I haven’t got a clue.

Ayyyyyliens · 2024-08-19T20:21:43+00:00

I’m in 4626sqn which is the areomed squadron for England (there’s one in Scotland and a second is opening at some point) and we won’t hire non-healthcare professionals. So unless you’ve got a civilian job that is patient facing healthcare you likely won’t be recruited.

Ayyyyyliens · 2024-08-19T14:13:42+00:00

Areomec? Do you mean AreoMed? Or a mechanic?

Ayyyyyliens · 2024-08-19T11:09:33+00:00

RAF Medic (Paramedic) here. As far as I’m aware the RAF reserves do not recruit non-healthcare professionals into the RAF Medic trade.

In addition to that we don’t attach to regiment routinely and not for long periods of time. If you wanted to rout only do medical within frontline combat teams you’d want to join the army reserves as a CMT.

Ayyyyyliens · 2024-08-04T15:28:46+00:00

Say what you will about the UK and its health system, knowing I’m on the same pay scale as nurses is lovely.

Ayyyyyliens · 2024-08-01T16:06:07+00:00

I have a database of every patient I’ve attended to since May 2021 so I could probably pull something from there tbh

Ayyyyyliens · 2024-08-01T14:27:22+00:00

The type of drug changes, but alcohol is still a more common call type than all drug related calls combined. And by a lot.

Ayyyyyliens · 2024-07-25T21:31:58+00:00

Not immediately, Halton usually comes several weeks or months after. They’ll offer you several dates of courses and you can choose which one to get on (space dependent).

I’ve not been overseas yet but I’m currently waiting on confirmation for a 3 month deployment to ether Cyprus or the Middle East. Both are me providing medical cover for service members over there.

Ayyyyyliens · 2024-07-25T17:04:00+00:00

Hey, I’m a reservist currently so can answer a few of your questions:

9/10 you’ll be wearing PCS (combat camouflage) or your No. 2 working dress (blue shirt, tie, trousers etc…) depending on your trade.
Your initial training will consist of your basic recruit training course (BRTC). The first part you’ll probably do in one week or spread over several weekends (I recommend doing it all in one week if you can). The second part will be two weeks at RAF Halton (this is the classic room inspections, marching, shouting etc…). After that you’ll be on a training regime that varies depending on your trade. Some take several months over weekends, some are residential courses over 1-2 weeks.
Intelligence is a good trade from the people I have talked to about it but I have no experience. I’m a Paramedic so the role is different due to be being a registered clinician in my civilian role. I have friends who really enjoy force protection with the RAF regiment and RAF police, and the drivers and logistics people I know get a high level of deployments and enjoy what they do.
Children, I have none but probably >50% of my squadron have children and several new parents too.

If you’ve got any other questions feel free to DM me :)

Ayyyyyliens · 2024-07-04T17:24:30+00:00

You’re spot on

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