Duty Commander - Leicestershire
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
The closing date is 13 October 2024
Job summary
At East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, we are committed to delivering excellent patient care and exploring opportunities for continuous service delivery improvements. We are looking to recruit experienced operational and command focussed leaders to the Duty Commander role across Leicestershire. The role will be accountable to the Divisional Senior Manager (Planning) but also forms key relationships with the area management teams (Heads of Operations, Station Managers and Divisional Senior Clinical Leaders) and the Regional Operations Manager team.
Main duties of the job
As a Duty Commander you will be responsible for establishing and embedding a supportive, motivational and compassionate leadership culture across the station based operational teams. This is a key leadership role in supporting EMAS to deliver its vision and values.
About us
The Duty Commander will provide a daily 24/7 duty command and incident response role and will be responsible for the overall (on scene) duty command, coordination and performance of the Division. This role will provide visible leadership, problem solving / decision making and assessment of risk in a live dynamic environment, effectively overseeing the daily Divisional duty plan. The Duty Commander will undertake the national major incident doctrine role and associated action cards of the 'Tactical Commander' or 'Operational Commander', dependent on the type of incident and command structure in place.
The role will also be the key link and interface with other Category 1 and Category 2 responders, jointly developing cohesive and dynamic plans with partner agencies, utilising the JESIP principles. This role will also take on the function of Ambulance Incident Commander at large-scale / multi-agency incidents and may be required to attend Tactical Coordinating Groups where appropriate, supporting the Trust's overall command structure.
Date posted
27 September 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
335-A-1597
Job locations
Gorse Hill Ambulance Station
Leicester
LE7 7GL
Employer details
Employer name
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address
Gorse Hill Ambulance Station
Leicester
LE7 7GL
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