Responding to 999 and urgent calls, and providing emergency care for people as part of an ambulance crew.
The Associate Ambulance Practitioner (AAP) works as part of the wider Emergency & Urgent Care setting, having direct contact with service users or others, providing high quality and compassionate care. Day to day duties and tasks for an AAP would involve working as part of an ambulance crew responding to emergency (999) & urgent calls providing emergency and urgent assistance, driving safely and progressively at high speed. The AAP will assess, treat and manage service users at the scene (reducing the need for hospital admission), either referring service users to alternative care provisions or safely discharging them on scene. Other tasks involve working closely with other emergency services and the wider NHS.
Tasks of an AAP will include evaluating different approaches to solving problems, communicating those results accurately and reliably, with structured and coherent arguments. AAP’s work at a level above that of Healthcare Support Workers and have knowledge of the underlying concepts and associated principles within their area of study, including the ability to evaluate and interpret these. They will have the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment, exercising some personal responsibility. AAP’s will undertake further annual training and develop new skills within a structured and managed environment when employment is secured. The AAP will work under the supervision of a Registered Practitioner in accordance with Regulatory policies and procedures for an initial probationary period of 20 weeks. After successful completion the AAP will be accountable for their own actions, operating within their own scope of practice, and will work alongside professional colleagues of higher or lower grades.
Achievement of the standard makes you eligible for employment by any United Kingdom NHS Ambulance Service or other relevant organisation(s) (1)
Entry will be determined by employers and will include behavioural recruitment to support organisational values; interview; fitness test; 18 years+; Full GB driving licence.
Between 12 to 18 months
Health & Care Professionals Council (HCPC) Registered Paramedic
3 years unless there is evidence of significant change which employers agree warrants earlier amendment
Values: |
Behaviours – The AAP must always: |
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Patient Centred |
Be professional and passionate about the emergency and urgent care services; have a commitment to quality and care for service users and their relatives, a positive attitude in helping to improve patient care/experience, learning from successes and mistakes in line with the NHS Constitution. |
Dignity & Respect for all |
Show understanding and be respectful of all service users, carers and all those who the AAP come into contact with. The AAP will promote equality of opportunity and celebrate diversity, demonstrating high standards of behaviour and conduct with honesty and openness at all times. |
Teamwork |
Work closely and collaboratively with others of all levels in an open/honest and supportive way, acting in the best interest of the service users and others. Promoting teamwork and taking a genuine interest in those whom we work with, offering support and guidance when it is needed. Inspire each other to work together to create better services. |
Care & Compassion |
Deliver a first class service which is responsive to individual needs, recognising and celebrating good performance, striving to maintain a positive, safe, caring and compassionate working environment for all. Ensure that compassion is central to the care provided with humanity and kindness. |
Effective Communication |
Be open and honest with individuals choosing the most appropriate way of communicating, using everyday language, avoiding jargon. Respect confidentiality and personal information about service users and others. |
Competence |
Be personally responsible for own learning and development. Engage with advancing technologies, maximising learning opportunities. Encourage and support others in their personal development to increase and maintain high levels of competency. |
Skills: |
The AAP will be able to: |
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Core Skills |
Engage in organisational effectiveness, and personal & professional development by using & promoting: Effective communication; conflict resolution training; equality & inclusion; implementation of health & safety; safeguarding and protecting individuals and groups; person centred approaches; good practice in information governance; infection prevention & control measures; duty of care and patient’s privacy & dignity. |
Moving & Handling |
Undertake risk assessment prior to moving & positioning individuals, using equipment and other items safely. |
Assessment & Measurements |
Follow a stepwise and holistic approach to patient assessment, undertaking a range of physiological measurements using appropriate equipment in a safe and effective manner. Make appropriate changes or recommendations to the treatment plan within their scope of practice, reporting changes where applicable and necessary. |
Treatment & Intervention |
Manage service users and others across the age ranges - from babies & children to care for the elderly - within the emergency & urgent care setting, to include: airway, respiratory & circulatory management; wounds & bleeding; burns & scalds; medical conditions; bones-joints-ligaments-tendons injuries; use of medical gases; pregnancy & child birth; hostile & major incidents; substances hazardous to health and pain management. |
Intermediate Life Support & assisting the practitioner |
Perform intermediate life support for individuals across the age ranges using appropriate equipment and techniques safely and effectively. Assist the practitioner in the skills of Cannulation, Fluids Treatment and Intubation, including the preparation of live saving drugs, using the skills necessary to deliver effective medicines management criteria. |
Light Rescue & Extrication |
Perform a range of light rescue and extrication techniques in a safe and effective manner, using a range of equipment. |
Knowledge: |
The AAP will be know and understand: |
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Core Knowledge |
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Moving & Handling, Light Rescue, Extrication & Environmental Safety |
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Assessment & Physiological Measurements, Administration of Medications, Treatment & Intervention, Safe discharging & referrals |
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Mental Health, Mental Capacity, Dementia & Learning Disability, End of Life & Bereavement |
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Intermediate Life Support & assisting the registered practitioner |
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Driving & electronic communication |
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By the end of the programme and to become an Associate Ambulance Practitioner, Apprentices must have achieved the following: Level 2 functional skills in English & Maths, if not already achieved; Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Driving (QCF); Level 4 Diploma in Associate Ambulance Practitioner (QCF)
(1) Other relevant organisations may include private ambulance services and medical roles within the military forces
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