About this role
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 now looking to recruit experienced operational and command focused leader to the team in Lincoln.
The role will be accountable to the Head of Operations, but also forms key relationships with the area management teams Divisional Senior managers , Station Managers and Divisional Senior Clinical Leaders) and the Regional Operations Manager team.
Base stations TBC.
Persons who have recently completed DC development will not be able to apply for the secondment role
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.
The Duty Commander will provide a daily 24/7 tactical command and incident response role and will be responsible for the overall (on scene) tactical 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 tactical 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.
About us
At East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, we are committed to delivering excellent patient care and exploring opportunities for continuous service delivery improvements.
Job description Job responsibilities
The Duty Commander will provide a daily 24/7 tactical command and incident response role and will be responsible for the overall (on scene) tactical 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 tactical 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Operational or Tactical Command qualification, or will complete Tactical level within 12 months of commencement in role. On-going CPD around National Occupational Standards Major Incident Management Appropriate level registered clinical qualification, e.g. Paramedic, ECP and ability to act as a first responder Management diploma or equivalent demonstrable experience
Experience Essential
Minimum of 2 years supervising/managing a team Working on own initiative to deliver Trust and national polices and guidelines Full driving licence including the provision of emergency driving
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address Lincoln HQ
Lincs Headquarters
Lincoln
LN2 4HL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.emas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)