Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity within the Trust for the role of Crime & Violence Reduction Officer (North) and Crime & Violence Reduction Officer (Emergency Operations Centre).

Please specify in your supporting information which of the roles you are applying for (or both). 

Please note this role is Full Time for the CVRO (North) role and Part Time for the CVRO (EOC) role. 

Crime & Violence Reduction Officer (North) will cover Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, BNSSG and Somerset. 

Crime & Violence Reduction Officer (EOC) will cover both the Exeter and Bristol Emergency Operations Centres. 

Reporting to the Crime & Violence Reduction Manager, the Crime & Violence Reduction Officers will be the operational leads within their respective areas to keep our people safe, preventing and reducing abuse. 

This is an exciting time to lead the Trust's Public Health approach to violence prevention and reduction within their areas. 

The successful post holder will work closely with our Operational and EOC Management and Quality Teams to develop processes and systems for abuse reduction within our EOC.

Officers will lead key pieces of work relating to the NHS Violence Prevention & Reduction Standard and Serious Violence Duty whilst retaining operational oversight of incidents which occur within their area. 

Please note this role will be required to work bank holidays including over the Christmas period. 

Main duties of the job

- To proactively engage in national projects in support of the National Ambulance Security Group (NASeG) and also engage in local or regional security/violence reduction management groups. 

- To ensure that appropriate steps are taken to create a good culture within the Trust so that staff and patients accept responsibility for security/crime and violence reduction matters and ensure that any security or criminal incidents or breaches that occur are detected and reported.

- Collaborate with ICB’s, health partners and the police to influence policy and reduce violence towards colleagues.

- Challenge decisions where action has not been taken by the police or other criminal agencies when the post holder feels it should. 

- To work towards ensuring violence prevention and reduction forms part of the overall organisational strategy and workforce planning process

Please see attached the job description and person specification attached for all main duties. 

Working for our organisation

Working for us is an experience like no other.  We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.

We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.  

At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.

If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples’ lives, then we would love to hear from you.

In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.

You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.

Benefits

• Competitive NHS salary
• A standard working week of 37.5 hours
• Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Career and salary progression
• Car leasing scheme
• Free parking across Trust sites
• Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes
• Staff networks
• Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK