Ambulance UK June 2023

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First SECAmb staff
complete Apprentice
Paramedic
Programme
The first cohort of South East
Coast Ambulance Service NHS
Foundation Trust (SECAmb)
staff to undertake the Trust’s
Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship
Paramedic Programme have
been recognised at a special
ceremony to celebrate the
completion of their journey to
becoming a Paramedic.
The programme, delivered in
partnership with the University
of Cumbria, sees staff complete
their paramedic education over a
two-year period as an apprentice
while working for SECAmb. The
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individuals previously worked in
frontline roles for SECAmb before
becoming Student Paramedics.
The event, which took place at
the Crown Plaza in Crawley on 11
May, was held locally to recognise
the significant efforts made by the
staff throughout the programme,
ahead of a formal graduation
ceremony later this summer.
SECAmb Consultant Paramedic
responsible for Clinical Education,
Ashley Richardson said: “It
was a privilege to attend
our celebration ceremony to
congratulate colleagues who had
embarked upon their educational
programme, successfully
completing with such enthusiasm
and commitment. It’s a real
milestone to see our first cohort
of staff complete their degree
apprenticeships and each and
every one of them should be
extremely proud of their efforts
over the past two years.
“The apprenticeship degree
programme provides colleagues
already employed by SECAmb with
career progression, qualifying as
paramedics. I look forward to many
more individuals progressing in their
careers in this way in the coming
months and years and am excited
to see their ongoing journey within
the Paramedic profession.”
University of Cumbria, Senior
Lecturer and Programme Lead,
Jane-Louise Reid said: “Our
academic team were honoured
to be invited to the celebration
ceremony to rejoice in the success
of our first cohort who have been
instrumental in the development of
this new and exciting educational
pathway in which to become
Paramedics. The commitment,
dedication, and professionalism of
these first Apprentice Paramedics
have formed the early footprints
for future Apprentices to follow, on
their journey to success”.
SECAmb has 97 apprentices
enrolled on its apprenticeship
degree and will continue to run
three new cohorts each year
providing staff with ongoing
opportunities for career
development.
SECAmb congratulates the
following staff:
• Ricky Braiden
• Grace Collins
• Aidan Fudge
• Jay Gupta
• Emily George Lewis
• Angela Phipps
• Laura Playfoot
• Murray Robinson
• TJ Staples
• Paul Taylor-Duchesne
• Daniel Timpson
• Shawn Richards
Two additional awards were
presented to TJ Staples for ‘Best
Student’ Jay Gupta for ‘Most
Improved Student’.
EEAST
Mental Health
Joint Response Car
launched for Mid &
South Essex
A new vehicle has been
launched to help with mental
health issues in the Mid and
South Essex areas.
The Mental Health Joint
Response Car is staffed by
an ambulance clinician and a
mental health specialist and can
help ensure people with mental
health emergencies can get the
right care.
The car is the first of its kind
on the roads in Mid and
South Essex and follows the
successful rollout of similar
vehicles across the EEAST
region.
The vehicle and emergency
clinicians are provided by the
East of England Ambulance
Service NHS Trust (EEAST)
emergency clinicians while
mental health professionals from
Essex Partnership University
NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT)
join the team. The scheme is
supported by Mid and South
Essex Integrated Care Board.
The vehicle is ready for callouts
from 1pm to 1am 7 days a
week, and the onboard team
can assist with issues involving
the legal framework around, for
example, the Mental Health Act
and Mental Capacity Act and
concerns regarding risk to the
patient and public.
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