Vacancy Bulletin 16 th March 2016

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1 Vacancy Bulletin 16 th March 2016 Priority for all advertised vacancies will be given to applicants who are considered as at risk. To apply for a South Western Ambulance internal vacancy on NHS Jobs please click on the following URL Please only use this link if you are currently employed by South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. Disclaimer - We aim for 100 per cent accuracy with the content of this bulletin. However, we accept that there are times when errors might occur when producing high level and regular communications against competing and conflicting priorities. This statement reminds all readers to continually feedback to hrservices@swast.nhs.uk any mistakes or inaccuracies to enable corrections. Thank you. South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is committed to equal opportunity Logistics Logistics Desk Administrator Band 3 plus unsocial Based at Bristol Clinical Hub An opportunity has arisen within South Western Ambulance service based at our Clinical Hub in Bristol as a Logistics Desk Administrator on a fixed term or secondment basis. The successful post holder will act as the first point of contact for all Trust users reporting Logistics related incidents, providing 1st line support and fault triage, ensuring updates are provided to users and issues are accurately recorded in the Trust s service desk tool. This will include coordinating remedial action to a wide range of Logistics related resources to minimise vehicle, equipment and crew downtime. Applicants must have 5 GCSE s (Grade C or above) or equivalent, including English and Mathematics. When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact: Closing date for return of applications is: 30 th March 2015

2 Education INTERNAL APPLICATIONS ONLY Macmillan Project Manager hours per week // Fixed Term until 30 th September 2018 Indicative Band 8a Based at Trust HQ, Exeter The Trust are delighted to be working in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support to support the delivery of person centred coordinated care project for people affected by cancer in the South West. This pioneering national pilot project involves a team of 3 highly trained and experienced Cancer Care Development Facilitators to deliver three core objectives over the 3 year project period. An exciting 30 month opportunity has arisen for a 0.5 WTE band 8a, experienced project manager to support the delivery of this exciting new initiative. The post holder will have significant experience in project management, including management of risk and project evaluation. They must be a registered clinician with excellent interpersonal skills, who is innovative and passionate to improve the delivery of cancer care and long term conditions. The project manager will be required to manage the CCF team, manage project delivery deadlines and key milestones, manage the budget and report to the project steering group and board. There will be a requirement for the successful candidate to travel and be away from home on occasions. For an informal discussion about the role, please feel free to contact Elizabeth Wright the Macmillan Development Manager on or Neil Lentern Learning and Development Manager on Interviews for this position will take place on the 29 th March. When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact: Closing date for return of applications is: 23 rd March 2015

3 Medical 111 Clinical Advisors Band 6 plus UCS unsocial Based at Devon 111 Are you looking for a new challenge that will develop your expert clinical assessment skills in a unique way? South Western Ambulance Service are seeking qualified Nurses, Paramedics, Advanced Paramedics and Advanced Nurse Practitioners to join our 111 Clinical Hub at Trust HQ in Exeter. Joining our 111 service as a Clinician will provide you with a great opportunity to make a real difference by working for an organisation that is dedicated to delivering safe, responsive and patient focused service to people requiring healthcare advice and assistance. There are full and part time posts available, shift patterns cover 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. We aim to ensure that our clinical rota supports a good work, life balance and meets the needs of the service. Our Clinical Advisors work collaboratively across all areas of the Trust whilst mainly focusing their attention on our Urgent Care Services. The role also involves the support of non-clinical staff and will also see you working autonomously to deliver safe and effective patient focused care. Working alongside other clinical professionals, you will have the opportunity to develop your current skills, with the support of a national clinical assessment tool. Clinical supervision is offered to all of our clinicians within the 111 hub. There will also be opportunities for personal development, subject to experience. Applicants should be a Registered Nurse Level 1 Sub 1 part 1 with current NMC registration registered Paramedic or Emergency Care Practitioner with current HCPC registration. When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact: Closing date for return of applications is: 24 th March 2016

4 Governance INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY Health, Safety and Security Trainee Band 5 Based in Taunton This position will give the successful post holder the opportunity to develop and progress into a Health, Safety and Security Officer within 18 months following completion and successfully passing the NEBOSH General certificate and having completed 1 year s work experience post completion of the NEBOSH general certificate. The post holder must also be prepared to become an Affiliated member of IOSH progressing to Technical Member (TechIOSH) on completion and successfully passing of the NEBOSH General certificate. Responsibilities will including providing advice, guidance and instruction on health and safety and security management matters to all Trust employees to ensure the Trust minimises risk, meets its statutory obligations and achieves high safety and security standards. They would also need to develop and implement programmes of work to ensure that all health and safety, and security management requirements are managed across the Trust. Interviews will be held on the 5 th April. When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact: Closing date for return of applications is: 23 rd March 2015

5 UCS INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY Ringfenced to At Risk members of staff UCS Administrator (UCS Service Line Manager Support) Band 3 Based at East Clinical Hub, St Leonards The post holder will provide Senior Administration support to UCS Service Line Managers and work as a team with other UCS Senior Administrators and UCS Administrators. The post holder will provide Administrative support to the UCS to PA Lead. The responsibilities of the post holder will include monitoring s and managing appointments and diary bookings on behalf of the UCS Service line manager, taking minutes at meetings, answering phone calls and supervising the UCS administration team generic mailbox ensuring that all requests are actioned. All applicants must have 4 GCSE s at grade C or above. When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact: Closing date for return of applications is: 23 rd March 2015

6 Medical Clinical Supervisor Band 6 Based at West Clinical Hub, Exeter We are currently looking to appoint Nurses/Paramedics to increase our Clinical Supervisor team in our 999 control room to be based in our West Clinical Hub, in Exeter. Our Clinical Supervisors provide clinical advice and assistance to Control Staff as necessary. They monitor the quality of emergency call categorisation and make interventions across the whole spectrum of health and social care to direct callers to the most appropriate care. You will provide clinical support and advice to Emergency Medical Advisors, and members of Control. You will also provide clinical advice to callers as appropriate. Applicants must be a registered Paramedic, Nurse or other appropriate healthcare professional, with a broad general experience as a qualified professional. You must have a wider knowledge of healthcare pathways, and have experience in triaging patients When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact: Closing date for return of applications is: 23 rd March 2016

7 Delivery OOH Triage Clinicians Band 6 Based at East Clinical Hub, Dorset An opportunity has arisen within South Western Ambulance Service for part-time Triage Clinicians based at the East Clinical Hub within the Dorset Out of Hours Service.(OOH) Candidates must currently be registered with either the HCPC (Paramedic) or NMC (Nurse). The successful candidates will be responsible for providing and ensuring a consistently safe, responsive and patient-focused service to those requiring assistance and information from Urgent Care Services for the Trust. They will perform a telephone triage assessment for members of the public directed to OOH via NHS 111. They will manage calls from Healthcare Professionals requesting contact with the OOH G.P s. They will act as the Clinical Lead for the shift whilst on duty, supporting the Supervisors and Dispatchers and offering clinical advice where necessary. They will also be available to work within the Dorset 111 service as directed. The successful candidates will be trained in NHS Pathways and will be expected to commit to a detailed training and supervised practice programme When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact: Closing date for return of applications is: 23 rd March 2016

8 Medical Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Emergency Care Practitioner Band 7 Based at Poole and Bournemouth This is a great opportunity for Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Specialist Paramedics with a Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification to work in an interesting and diverse health care setting with a part time permanent contract (8-24hrs a week). You will be working for South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust at either Bournemouth Treatment Center or Poole Emergency Department as part of a primary care stream. Both centers are based in the respective hospitals. Your responsibilities will include seeing, treating and discharging primary care patients in the local treatment centers and/or in the Emergency Department. The shift patterns are: Bournemouth Treatment Centre: at weekends and Bank Holidays or or Poole Emergency Department: ( Primary Care Stream) 13:00-20:00 weekdays and 10:00-22:00 weekends. Pay is at an enhanced rate for all hours undertaken. When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact: Closing date for return of applications is: 29 th March 2016

9 Education Training Administrator Internal Vacancy Band 3 Based at Derriford, West Division An opportunity has arisen for a Training Administrator in our West Division Training Department, Derriford. You will provide administrative support and co-ordination to the Training Department in conjunction with the requirements of the Head of Professional Development and Education, Training Manager and Tutors. You will ensure a high level of administrative support in the department including booking conferences and accommodation, ordering and processing of all equipment, stationery and provisions. You will also be responsible for the ordering and secure storage of examination papers as well as providing general administrative support as required. You must have RSA Typing Level 3/Word Processing qualification or equivalent, and be educated to NVQ 3 level. You should also have significant experience of working in a busy administrative environment. Interview Date: 5 th April 2016 When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact: Closing date for return of applications is: 23rd March 2016

10 Training and Education Learning and Development Officer Band 7 plus 5% unsocial Based in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Dorset The successful candidate will be responsible for a range of duties including operational learning and development reviews, and facilitation of classroom delivery. The role will also include the support of organisational need as it arises, for example associated with training needs analysis, return to work and remedial training. The candidate must be able to effectively manage workloads, be proactive and dedicated working both independently and within a team. The successful candidate must have the minimum of a 3 years post registration experience working within an Ambulance Service environment as a Paramedic or Nurse, hold a clinically related degree and preferably studying at post graduate level, along with a teaching qualification preferably PG Cert or equivalent, and preferably driving assessor s qualification. When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact: Closing date for return of applications is: 6 th April 2016

11 Community Responders Community Responders Voluntary Based in Devon Exciting volunteering opportunities have arisen within South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust for Community First Responders to join the Community First Responder Schemes within the Devon community. We welcome applicants from throughout Devon; however we are particularly interested in people from the following West Devon areas: Tavistock, Horrabridge, Plympton, Plymstock, Princetown, Noss Mayo, South Brent & Bere Alston. Please be aware, if there is not currently a Community First Responder scheme running within a 3 mile radius of your home postcode you may not be short listed. Should you wish to respond from your work place as well as or instead of your home address, please detail this in the additional information section. A Community First Responder (CFR) scheme is made up of a group of trained volunteers who within the community in which they live or work attend emergency calls on behalf of South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust to provide patient care, including basic life support, until the arrival of an emergency ambulance. As a volunteer and a member of a Community First Responder Scheme you would provide this community based service willingly and without pay. This role is highly rewarding and offers opportunities to meet new people and learn valuable lifesaving skills through the training provided by South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. Applicants will have a good all round education; a full clean driving license held for at least one year, with no more than 3 current penalty points and has a vehicle with current tax, MOT and insurance for your use. Following shortlisting, applicants will be invited to attend a formal interview whereby they will be expected to have some knowledge of the role and South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust. When applying for this position, please also be aware that you must be able to attend the following interview dates and four day training course. Interviews are scheduled to be held in Exeter on the 12 th, 13 th and 14 th of April The four day training course is scheduled to be held in Exeter on the 7 th and 8 th and 14 th and 15 th of May CANDIDATES MUST BE ABLE TO ATTEND ALL FOUR TRAINING DAYS. If you are unable to make any of the training days please apply for the next recruitment drive. When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact: Closing date for return of applications is: 27 th March 2016

12 Delivery Lead Paramedic INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY Ring-fenced to existing Dartmouth Paramedics Band 5 plus 500 pa Based at Dartmouth An exciting opportunity has arisen within South Western Ambulance Service for a full time Lead Paramedic based at Dartmouth Station. The successful candidate will support the Operations Manager (OM) and Operations Officer (OO) in the day to day management of the Operational Base with particular responsibilities for the administrative arrangements of the base. They will assist the OO and OM in ensuring that operational personnel carry out their duties in accordance with Trust policy, service instructions and to the standards of conduct and performance defined in the Institute of Health and Care Development (IHCD) Ambulance Service Basic Training Manual/ IHCD Paramedic Training Manual, out-of-hospital care guidelines published by Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee (JRCALC), and Trust Clinical Notices. They will promote and establish a healthy and safe working environment, ensuring health and safety policies are complied with particularly those relating to accident reporting and investigation procedures. Ensure health and safety checks are actioned in line with agreed recommendations and timescales and ensure that appropriate standards of cleanliness of vehicles and equipment are maintained, as agreed with the OM. The successful candidate will assist with the induction of new staff, ensuring that they are aware of all necessary procedures, policies and information in order to carry out their role effectively. They will assist the OM and OO with the setting up and maintenance of local systems and controls to ensure that time sheets, annual leave, sickness records, travel claims etc are correct and appropriately authorised. They will maintain accurate records of resources issued and requisitioned. Maintain drug audit records of distribution, requisition and use. The interview date is 4 th of April When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact: Closing date for return of applications is: 22 nd March 2016

13 Audit and Research Clinical Information and Records Assistant 12 months FTC Band 3 Based at Trust HQ, Exeter An exciting opportunity has arisen within South Western Ambulance Service for a full time Clinical Information and Records Assistant to be based at our Trust Headquarters in Exeter. This is for a 12 months fixed term contract. The successful candidate will receive and process and validate clinical records and associated information. They will conduct data and record quality checks on the Trust s Electronic Care System, reporting findings to relevant ambulance clinicians, managers and other staff and, where appropriate, escalating issues to the Clinical Information Systems Manager. They will collate, input and retrieve clinical information for national quality reporting, clinical audit, research and service planning. The successful candidate will be required to have a GCSE in English Language and Mathematics at Grade C or above, or an equivalent qualification. They will also need to have at least 1 year s administrative experience, which should include a familiarity with databases. Interviews are planned to take place on 14 th April Application forms, job descriptions and person specifications are available online at When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact: Closing date for return of applications is: 30 th March 2016

14 Delivery Operations Coordinator - Bournemouth Band 3 Based at Bournemouth Ambulance Station An opportunity has arisen for a full time Operations Coordinator that will provide admin support to the Operations Manager, who manages the A&E Staff in Dorset. In this role you will be expected to use you data inputting skills to assist the coordination of staff appraisals, mandatory training and driving licence checks. This enables you to use your attention to detail skills to ensure accurate records are kept. You will also be using your coordination skills for complete return to work meetings, sickness reviews and employee relations investigations working alongside the HR Business Partners. We are looking for an organised person with experience of a busy office environment, supporting the operations manager and operations officers in the day to day running of a busy sector This is an exciting opportunity working in operations; please see the job description for further detail. Interviews for this position will take place on 13 th of April. When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact: Closing date for return of applications is: 27 th March 2016

15 Governance Safeguarding Referral Assistant 30 Hours per Week Band 3 Based at Trust HQ, Exeter An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen within the trusts safeguarding service. The post is essential to the team, as the main function of the role is to support the safeguarding referral process. Currently 1000 safeguarding referrals are processed in any one month which requires liaison with outside agencies including Police, Social Care, Fire and all Health colleagues. This is a demanding role which requires the successful candidate to be flexible, able to prioritise any high risk situations, to possess excellent IT skills, have excellent communication skills and be able to see their role as a trust wide relationship building role. The postholder will be based in Exeter but will be part of the wider team who are based in the North and West of the Trust and will therefore be prepared to travel, on occasions to attend relevant meetings. This position is 30 hours per week. The hours will be flexible to the needs of the service and will be over 5 days with a longer day on Mondays. If you require more information on the post please ring Amanda Robinson on or Amanda.robinson@swast.nhs.uk Interviews will take place on the 31 st March When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact: Closing date for return of applications is: 23 rd March 2016

16 IM&T Information Governance Assistant Band 3 Based at Trust HQ, Exeter An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Information Governance team at SWAST. The successful post holder will be highly involved in the Trusts data protection, processing subject access requests under the Data Protection Act and providing administrative support to the Information Governance function. The post holder will be will be providing assistance and advice to those who are requesting information from the trust under the Data Protection Act, and to Trust staff asking about general Information Governance issues. The post holder will have 4 GCSE s at grade C or above including English and Maths as well as previous experience in data entry and general administrative experience. Interviews will be taking place on the 12 th April. When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact: Closing date for return of applications is: 30 rd March 2016

17 Rolling Adverts Delivery Emergency Care Assistant Band 3 Trustwide Emergency Care Assistants provide essential support to our team of qualified Paramedics to deliver high quality and effective clinical and personal care. South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is seeking compassionate, caring and committed individuals to use advanced driving skills and provide support to our dedicated team of Paramedics attending accidents and sudden illnesses. If you re looking to make the most of your life skills in a challenging but extremely rewarding environment and are willing to work shifts, this could be the ideal opportunity for you. You will need a full, clean driving licence, including C1 category and GCSE English and Math s at grades A-C, or equivalent qualification/functional skills certificate. On offer of employment, SWASFT will provide you with comprehensive clinical training and driver training to prepare you for the role of ECA. Subject to passing this training, you will then commence fulltime employment for the Trust. We do not currently require applications for the Devon/Cornwall region. Please keep an eye on this advert as this may change in the future. The Role As an Emergency Care Assistant you will attend cases of accident and sudden illness and respond to urgent, special and planned patient transfer requests.you will use advanced driving skills under blue light and normal traffic conditions to respond to emergency and routine calls as required. You will be required to assist a qualified practitioner to support the provision of high quality and effective clinical, personal, social and holistic care to patients. Would you be suited to this type of role? The nature of this role often means the ECA will be assisting the qualified practitioner in dealing with life and death situations. You need to be compassionate, caring and committed. You need to enjoy helping people whilst understanding their needs and treating them with dignity and respect. You need to be enthusiastic, reliable, self-disciplined and

18 flexible. Able to work the shift patterns as required, including unsocial hours and weekends? Able to stay calm in pressurised and emotional situations. Able to handle sensitive situations assertively and tactfully? Are you able to deal with blood? Due to the emergency nature of the services provided by SWASFT, staff may be required in the interest of patient safety to work beyond their normal finishing time, are you prepared for this? Full salary of 16,633 per annum will be paid on completion of probationary period. During this period (3-6 months, subject to reviews) you will receive a reduced salary of 14,595 per annum. Upon successful completion of the 9 week training course and commencement on station, you will also receive up to 25% additional pay as an enhancement for unsocial hours work. Shortlisting/Assessments The online application form on the NHS Jobs website. It will be shortlisted based on the information you have provided, against the essential requirements of the role. If shortlisted, you will be invited to an assessment and interview day, where you will complete driving assessments (theory and practical), physical assessments, and a face-to-face interview. Upon successful completion of all the assessment processes you will be placed into a Holding pool to await a vacancy in one of your preferred areas of work and a training course place. The HR Team will call you when an opportunity comes available, at which point we will commence pre-employment checks.. When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact

19 Urgent Care Service Nurse Practitioners / Advanced Nurse Practitioners Band 6 or 7 Based across Gloucestershire Out Of Hours Service We have a range of full/part time and bank roles for band 6 Nurse Practitioners and Band 7 Advance Nurse Practitioners across the Gloucestershire Out Of Hours Service. South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is proud to be the new provider of the Out-Of-Hours service across Gloucestershire from 1 April The Trust is committed in its vision of providing seamless service for patients across the OOH, 999 and 111 services which in turn provides a satisfying and rewarding environment in which clinicians can provide joined up, integrated care, practice autonomously whilst benefiting from all the professional support a clinical organisation of our size can offer. We provide a supportive nursing clinical and management structure that will ensure nurses meet the NMC revalidation requirements in the future. The out of hours work is delivered in a number of different ways which provides some variety and opportunity in the way in which your work can be organised. We will take into account your experience and your own preferences but whether your manning one of our response vehicles, attending patients in their own homes or working out of a treatment centre, minor injuries unit or an Emergency Department you ll be responsible for the assessment, treatment and care of patients who use our services. As an established provider of out of hours GP Led Services we are looking for passionate clinicians to join our team, committed to their own professional development and that of the team they work with whilst also contributing to how the service is run and evolves, to the benefit of the patients we respond to. Candidates will be a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registered Nurse emergency care or primary care experience. You will have a BSc/MSc degree covering history taking and physical examination skills. Independent Prescribing will be required at Advanced Practitioner level. Posts will be offered at either Band 6 or Band 7 dependent on skill level and this will be assessed at interview stage. This is a great opportunity for band 6 nurse practitioners to move into this new service and benefit from the development pathway to secure a band 7 level role.. When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact:

20 Delivery Qualified Paramedic Band 5, plus unsocial hours enhancement Join us and you ll find an Ambulance Service that understands the better we look after you, the better equipped you ll be to look after our patients. We listen and work with our staff to ensure a progressive, clinically advance service which takes account of feedback, organisational learning and provides staff with the equipment and support necessary to help them fulfil their demanding roles. Geographically we are the largest ambulance service in the country, covering one fifth of the country including some of its most beautiful and life enriching locations. Whether you crave a coastal location, the best of the British countryside or the historic cities of Bath, Exeter, Bristol and Cheltenham to name but a few, our location provides the best of everything. Our diverse geography which includes some very remote rural communities has driven our ambition to equip all our staff with the training, support and skills they need to deliver a higher level of care, enabling more of our patients to be treated closer to home and resulting in the lowest conveyance rate across the Ambulance Sector. Our commitment to supporting our staff is evidence by many of our better than average staff survey results and in our commitment to a dedicated clinical career framework, which supports the career development of paramedics into specialist and/or managerial roles with many of our current staff in these roles having developed internally. We are particularly interested in applicants looking to work in the Gloucestershire (Cotswolds and Forest of Dean) and Wiltshire (Swindon and Chippenham) areas. Candidates who successfully secure a position with SWAST may be eligible for a 2000 'golden hello' and up to 8000 in relocation fee reimbursement. Incentive package offerings are location-dependent. Please note that the salary stated is a basic salary of NHS Band 5, plus up to 25% enhancement for unsocial hour s work (which may vary dependent on local rota arrangements). Please clearly state in your application form, in the Supporting Information section, which station/s you are interested in working in, and ensure you complete the additional documentation attached to this advert Applicants must have held a full driving licence for at least 1 year, with no more than 3 penalty points allowed for some offences. You must also hold the C1 category on your driving licence. Applicants who already hold the IHCD Advanced Driving qualification will be prioritised; however SWASFT can provide this course if you are not yet qualified. Interviews and assessments are scheduled at approximately 6 weekly intervals, and shortlisting will be done in line with this timescale. All candidates will be informed of the shortlisting decision, although this may be outside of the SWAST standard 4 week notification period mentioned below. Application forms, job descriptions and person specifications are available online at When applying please quote ref: If you are unable to access the online application form please contact