Ambulance Emergency Operations Centre Sessional Doctor

Job summary

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is looking for additional doctors with an aptitude for telephone triage. The positions are based in our 999 Emergency Operations Centres in Bristol and Exeter (please note that remote working is not currently available for the EOC Doctor role).

The Trust aims to provide doctor rota coverage between 0800 - 0000 7 days per week. We would specifically encourage applications from doctors interested in evening shift work, although shifts times are flexible.

Main duties of the job

Key aspects of the role will include:

• Telephone consultations directly with patients, relatives and/or their carers
• Working as part of our clinical team to provide primary care support to paramedics, nurses and emergency care practitioners within the EOC along with telephone support to our ambulance clinicians on the road.
• Review, triage and re-prioritisation of 999 calls
• Onward referral to appropriate alternative services

About us

At South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) we have a culture where everyone is valued for being themselves. Our aim is to work together to promote the most inclusive environment possible, which attracts people from the widest range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work that we do together, for the benefit of all of our employees, our patients and the communities we serve. We offer flexible working opportunities, inclusive policies and a range of feedback mechanisms to support individuals and to enable a positive, welcoming environment where our people and their careers can thrive in.

We employ over 5,000 employees mainly clinical, operational and emergency response staff as well as supporting roles. We also employ Doctors and volunteers which include community first responders and fire co-responders.

We take all the steps needed to provide the most compassionate patient care possible whilst also providing an enjoyable and safe place to work. We actively promote a positive set of behaviours as being key to our performance both individually and collectively. Our recruitment, selection and screening processes are designed to uphold these standards and we invite all our candidates to actively share with us through these processes how they will bring these behaviours to life.

To view the Trust's Mission, Vision, Values and Goals clickhere

Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Exeter or Bristol EOC

Exeter or Bristol

EX2 7HY

Employer's website

https://www.swast.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Exeter or Bristol EOC

Exeter or Bristol

EX2 7HY

Employer's website

https://www.swast.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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