HART Paramedic Pool | South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£39,959 - £48,117 pro rata per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Eastleigh, SO50 4ET
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	30 Jul 2026
Closing date:	29 Aug 2026

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Summary

The Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) is a specialist capability within the ambulance service required to provide paramedic level care to patients caught within hazardous situations and subsequently increasing their chances of survival. These situations may be large scale major incidents or they may include more routine incidents for example working at height, difficult access or in water. In addition to the extensive additional training in specialist capabilities and working within safe systems of work, HART Paramedics become proficient in the use of a wide range of specialist protective clothing and incident management equipment.

As a HART Paramedic you will respond to complex and possibly protracted incidents. You will deliver paramedic interventions through key HART capability areas:

• Hazardous Materials incidents.

• Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear emergencies (CBRN)

• Marauding Terrorist Attacks

• Safe Working at Height

• Confined Space

• Unstable Terrain

• Water Operations

• Support to Security Operations

SCAS HART is based in Eastleigh, near Southampton, Hampshire

** PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO VACANCIES WITHIN HART, THIS IS FOR A RECRUITMENT POOL ONLY **

This Pool vacancy is for candidates who currently have the Right to Work in the UK (do not require a visa) as we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

We are looking for experienced paramedics to be placed into the recruitment pool for the Hazardous Area Response Team

The process once applied is:

• Application shortlisting

• HART Physical Competency assessment Testing

• SCAS HART swim test

• Safe working at height confidence test, confined space assessment confidence test and a clinical OSCE.

• Successful completion of respiratory mask fit testing

• HART Interview (held on separate days to the physical selection testing day)

• Successful completion of further internal Trust requirements including occupational health screening

The HART selection days will be on the 2nd and 7th October

OSCE will be on 13th and 14th October

Interviews will be on 19th and 20th October

**Please note there are no alternative dates for assessment or interview**

On the selection days candidates will complete the following assessments:

• PCA

• Safe working at height

• Confined Space

• Swimming

Candidates should attend in uniform and wear appropriate boots. Please also bring running shoes and appropriate clothing as well as swimming costumes and goggles for the swim assessment.

You will only attend an interview if you are successful at all elements of the assessment. You will be notified of the assessment results on the day.

Benefits we offer:

• Full training and a range of courses which you can book locally.

• Holiday entitlement of 27 days, rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service, plus an additional 8 days bank holiday (pro rata for part time).

• Automatic enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.

• Access to continual professional development within SCAS and the wider NHS.

• Occupational Health support and direct access to our Employee Assistance Programme as well as our own Health and Wellbeing Team.

• NHS Discounts in over 200 + stores saving money on holidays, days out, car insurance, restaurants, clothing and much more.

• Ability to join our staff networking groups (as a member, ally or just for interest).

Corporate Induction

It’s really important for us to ensure you have the best onboarding experience which allows you to feel a sense of belonging from the start. To help with this, we will book your Corporate Induction as soon as we possibly can (depending on availability).

All new starters need to attend our *Corporate Induction in person, this is held over one and half days from our educational centres based in: Newbury (Berkshire), Bicester (Oxfordshire) or Whiteley (Hampshire). More specific details will be sent to you once your start date has been confirmed.

*Please note – depending on your role additional training may be required following on from your corporate induction.

Detailed information regarding the criteria required for a HART Paramedic is available within the Job Description and Person Specification, however, some of the essential criteria are:

• Registered Qualified HCPC Paramedic. (Completion of NQP consolidation and preceptorship training, with a minimum oftwo years post-NQP experience.)

• Emergency Driving Qualification

• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing with people at all levels

• Evidence of a proactive approach to own CPD and development of professional practice

• You will be able to demonstrate competence in team working, self-discipline, communication skills, adaptability, planning skills and decision making.

• You must have a good level of fitness be comfortable working at height and in confined spaces and be capable of swimming 100 metres as a minimum.

• It is essential you weigh less than 115kg for operational reasons.

• You must not suffer from lung function difficulties or breathing conditions including asthma which is inhaler dependent for treatment.

Applicants should be aware that HART is both a national and local ambulance capability, there may a requirement for flexibility surrounding shifts and time away from home, including the requirement to attend residential training courses to achieve required standards.

In the event of large scale incidents or exercises, staff may occasionally be required to work nationally anywhere in the UK for a period of time.

This advert closes on Sunday 16 Aug 2026

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